hip replacement surgery.

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a better way.

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before & after.

following the unveiling of our refurbished l4300dt (the ‘l’ in the name identifies our tractor as a mid sized machine, while the ‘dt’ means ‘dual traction’ which is a really weird way of saying ‘four wheel drive’) it may not be immediately clear why i embarked on the long & arduous journey of restoring it…

final touches.

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almost there!

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no more paint booth?

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250,000 km.

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swiss cheese.

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building a power plant 4.

it was a little slow getting to this point but it looks like we’re rolling now. on monday things were still looking a bit unchanged: a slab, by now properly seasoned and literally as hard as stone. bits and pieces made of rolled mild steel, hopefully cut to the appropriate lengths. at this point the…