The Classic Machinery Network

Trouble is these days they don't credit kids with having any commen sense so they are not allowed to do anything and because they are under the constant watch of the risk aversion police they never learn anything about risk taking . Not saying it was a perfect world because it wasn't but I'm glad i ...

Nice one Pete . Particularly like the footage of the lorry being loaded . I was 6 in 1964 and I used to stand and watch scenes like that whenever I could . I was totally in awe of the men and the machines they were driving. Those were the days when you could let your kids play in the streets so our ...

Jcb all up and running now. I'm surprised at how much more responsive it is .I guess that's because of new hydraulic oil and a clean suction strainer. ( plus no leaks) Thank you all for your help and advice.
Regards chris.

Thanks for the info Sandy re steering strainer. I will have another look tomorrow couldn't find it before so not sure it has one . I will check the serial number.
Cheers Chris

Well famous last words. Where is the steering pump located? Is it behind that panel underneath the steering column ?
Because I couldn't do that I spent half the day greasing everything thing and repairing the hand throttle cable which has been broken since I got the machine.

Got my sump refitted yesterday also got a face full of crap when I had to clean of all the old gasket material. However job done now just got to refill with clean oil . Ive decided to go with 15w 40 mineral oil and have ordered 20l online . I m going to change the oil in the old thwaites so none wil...

Hi hair bear. Can't you ask the ram supplier to send you some new couplings to suit the ram fittings and then have them grafted onto your existing hoses . That's assuming you have a bit of movement in the existing hoses ? Might be better than a constant drip ?

Well I did get onto the job of removing the sump today. In fact that's as far as I got because there was at least half inch of solid sludge at the bottom and mud stuck to the oil that's been leaking all over the outside of it. That turned into a major clean up job. By the time I'd done that I though...

Hi all i haven't posted here for a while although I've been regularly lurking in the background. Always makes interesting and informative reading. I have been giving the jcb3c a good going over to try and sort out a few issues that have been there since I've had the machine. First one was a crack in...

Have to be honest that wheel doesn't look too bad to me . I would get them blasted repaint and save yourself a few quid .