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I think this may be a thwaites alldrive 3000, it's very similar to the one I'm working on at the moment. Would you be able to measure any parts for me? Or if convenient if I could call in with you to do so myself depending where you are in the country. I have a couple of key parts missing and need t...

I managed to upload a few pictures, first two are the two where I need to make replacement covers, I don't have the originals so it would be a fantastic help to be able to get measurements from an original part. Third picture is the lower centre pivot, significant rust has occured there and it is ve...

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I am working on restoring one of these little machines at the moment, I can find very little information on the internet about them, mine has a Petter BA engine I think, this is seized but I have found a replacement which has electric start so I'm planning to fit that if it will go in without making...

That's fantastic!

Im hoping to find a grading machine, something old and interesting, ill not be fazed by condition and brambles, as long as its mostly there and viable.

Is this still looking for a good home?

I have a project to build a small timber forwarder based around a small 4 x 4 dumper, i've chosen a 2 ton thwaites with a duff engine (petter ph2). Its quite an old machine currently fitted with the old 4 speed forward/reverse 2 lever shuttle gearbox that was famed for its weaknesses. I had one of t...

You could consider a 'dynastart' unit, that is a vee belt dynamo/starter combined unit that is fitted to a few of the older marine diesels like volvo md1 and the like. You could put the vee belt directly around the flywheels machined edge, you would have to make a couple of incisions in the tinwork ...