80 YEAR OLD TRACTOR - WILL IT START!

[@CalamityKim1]

Hey all, thanks for the feedback! Just a note for you all. There’s nothing that holds the gudgeon pin in. It floats in the piston. It has little Ali caps on the end of it to allow it to rub the bore without damage. There’s no way to secure it or put clips in.

[@thisoldminewithlars5324]

This was common in some engines back in those days. I have even seen this in aircraft and large stationary engines. As long as the pin does not stick in its bore, no problem.

[@pisstinpete4700]

Indian motorcycles also did that

[@lectro88]

When I saw you stick the cylinder on, I thought to myself.. hmm something looked waaaay too easy in that clip,. I had to go back and re-watch it, I saw you easily aline the wrist pin, but I didn't see any snap rings, cir clips or button caps. Good job putting this pin comment. You did an outstanding job, A little polishing on the timing and Carb and she will be purring.

[@commanderkratticus7255]

Hell yeah, that smile when she fired up says it all.

[@wales4me139]

Your smile when it started says it all 👍

[@sparkymadmike]

I worked at Ransomes for five years in the Lawn mower department in the mid 60's. A great place to work and very friendly bunch of workers. These MG tractors often came in for servicing and they were still building the odd one now and then when I was there At that time there were just under 3000 workers in the whole of the Ransomes works.

[@braveonethanks3535]

Makes me wish I lived in England. There's nothing finner then a woman who loves working and restoring old equipment. Good job

[@multipower617]

Kim, your skills, dedication and resourcefulness is second to none, making nuts and bolts particularly impressed me

[@mikejohansson6711]

Ah.... a lovely Britt with the accent. Who knows her way around a shop and tools to boot! I spent 5 years stationed in England in the Cotswold. Very beautiful place. I love working on the old iron. God bless.

[@LordMuck]

I think you're doing yourself down, to get a 1930's engine to fire up and run as well as it does first time out is a great achievement. You can tweak and tune it after a few hours running 👌🏼

[@billupstateny9151]

Lord Muck with a compliment, receiving his respect is well worth the work effort 👌🆗

[@TimKeeler-g1d]

Second what Lord Muck says. Quite an achievement. Wear it Proudly.

[@bishopcorva]

Using the lathe for rust removal on the inside of the fuel tank is a nifty idea. Only you'd need something more than just sand. A short length of smaller link size (think chain dog lead) of chain rolling around the inside would help get any scale pieces off the inside. After that follow with steel nuts and bolts of about 8-9 millimeter size, maybe about as long as the end of your finger turning at as slow a speed as your lathe can manage. Polish with steel shot and or blasting sand.

[@jackreed3445]

I loved your smile when it started and ran. Great job and a great result. Now on to putting around the yard with it. Take care, stay safe, jack, In The Valley of The Sun, Arizona, U.S.A.

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks Jack and good lord you’re up late! 😂

[@whatscoldoing5627]

Well done on a classic restoration. These old girls are always worth the effort Kim. These little workhorses have found their way around the world including here in Australia.👍🏆

[@CalamityKim1]

There’s quite a lot of them in Australia I think? Always see people posting in the groups about them. Thanks 😊

[@thisoldminewithlars5324]

I have one here in California. Not running, yet.

[@richardmortimer9917]

Hi love the great job you have done. I have just bought a MG5 and was wondering where you got the track hardware/rubber washers from as mine all need replacing. Your help would be much appreciated

[@CalamityKim1]

Hi Richard, all of the parts came from Neil Jarrett. His email is [e-mail] if you ask him about an up to date parts list. He’s in the Ransomes group on Facebook. That groups called Ransomes MG Crawlers, a lot of very good info in there.

[@MADKIWI]

Spot on Kim, I know of a Ransomes crawler in a sad sight atm also one that uses a a single furrow, for plowing matches..... Mucka will be proud of you. 10/10 from me....😊

[@MADKIWI]

Also, they are in NZ. Next trip here, I hope.....

[@rickradford3920]

We all smiled when it started, but your smile says it all! Congratulations Kim 😊 🎈

[@CalamityKim1]

😁 thank you. I was thrilled!

[@easymoney4796]

Kudos young lady your smile when it fired up was beautiful❤️👍

[@MrNigel1340]

Doing an excellent rebuild Kim, great to see you bringing this charismatic little machine back to life...Waffer thin...those who know will understand, I have my own channel but nowhere near as professional as yours, well done.

[@CalamityKim1]

A few people have remarked on me saying that. I’m not sure why I say it like that 🤣 it’s not an accent thing. I’m just a bit simple. 😂

[@seanworkman431]

You're smile at the end made it all worthwhile. Great job Kim.

[@pcplayermalc]

That's an awesome effort, it looks really good! You should be proud of yourself. I always remember one of these being at a vintage rally as a kid, it was the coolest thing there.

[@molsky13]

Well done the look of joy on your face when it started 😄

[@gogglet72]

Well done Kim the look on your face when it started shows how pleased you were to get it running. Excellent project you have done a brilliant job!!

[@farmerbill6855]

Very good. So many pieces missing or worn out that would have sent that little dude to the recycler in most cases. Your willingness to manufacture new parts is impressive to say the least. I always enjoy your content Kim. Well done. Best regards from Indiana, USA.

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks a lot Bill 😁

[@cheechU38K]

Fabulous restoration Kim! Such a cute little crawler. 😍 you’re an inspiration to all young girls 😎

[@CalamityKim1]

Thank you ☺️

[@michaelkeen5010]

Fantastic restoration Kim, just a little fettling and it will be running fine.👍

[@richardjones5255]

I am guessing that several of those bags of bolts and bits of fuel line, cost more than items like the crank shaft or perhaps a chunk of the engine when it was new. The look of pure joy on your face when it ran made the whole project worthwhile.

[@CalamityKim1]

I bet the pipe and bolts cost more than the whole thing. Stuff was a lot cheaper back then

[@dutchgray86]

Stuff was mostly more expensive back then, when you look at what an annual wage was versus what things cost.

[@tonynicholson3328]

Major milestone, Ransomes looking handsome and its alive! Always good to have a win👍.

[@andrewforeman5716]

Your smile and look of relief at it starting show your commitment to the restoration. Well done Kim.

[@CalamityKim1]

I’d been fiddling with it for a few hours before it finally went. So I was relieved!

[@chox2001]

Congratulations the hand cranking isn’t easy, it’s surprising how tiring it is to do. Hopefully you can get the last few bits finnished and get it all running and starting perfectly and get it to one or 2 summer shows for restored equipment. 👍👏

[@CalamityKim1]

That’s the plan 😎 I’ll be doing the last few bits inbetween jobs. Be done soon I hope.

[@kenmurray4232]

There is nothing more satisfying than getting an engine running for the first time. A very tidy job done on the Ransom. Thanks for sharing.

[@jameshodgson1609]

Great work Kim, your smile when it started was as big as Leo’s when Tally ho starting sailing on his video yesterday. Only problem is your delaying me going out to the shed to get my 1952 Atco lawnmower to start ( currently no spark). Look forward to further videos on this Ransomes

[@tomcarr8666]

As already said by many, but that smile at the end 😍

[@whitestream5233]

You have done an amazing job on that Ransomes Crawler . It sounds good and looks like new. And you looked happy when it fired up. Looking forward to your next video Kim. All the best

[@ianmckay1780]

Yes! She starts, and run . Granted she's a bit rough, but a bit of fettling will see her right. Well done Kidder!!!

[@eweunkettles8207]

when crank it over you should hear a click from the magneto impulse coupling as its winding up the armature is not moving so it retards the timing in relation to the crankshaft then the dogs move inward ad the spring flicks the mag opens the points and voila big spark also the timing advances as the dog weights are moved inward by centrifugal force if this is working and the mag is good it should only need a short pull to start , not cranked till your exhausted mag coil resistance between ht out and points wire in should be around 4

[@rodgercaldwell7804]

A proper nut and bolt restoration. Top job!

[@bostedtap8399]

Excellent restoration Kim, ref screw threads, there was a myriad of thread forms used pre 1970s, the magneto mounting threads maybe British Cycle?, total guess obviously, but threads were chosen on the assembly type, ref cycle threads for running gear etc. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@stuartkeen5234]

Fantastic job there Kim amazing how the Ransomes has come along . Hope to see more videos of its first drive out. Well done. 🙂

[@davidgibbings6085]

Great vid Kim , you’re so talented n glad to see mucker to. Both you’re channels are brilliant 👍👌 as mucker would say party gas n send it 🤣🤣

[@chris-zl4wm]

That woman should call herself Lady Muck, She has fantastic qualities and the images of her trying to start that up cranking away with the handle for England is what makes the video a great one. Remember she is female and putting herself in a mans arena which itself is hard but she ploughs through the difficult phase to end up with a successful good end result and she shares with us her good feeling through her expressive body language. She gets a top score from me anyway.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Don't worry, you're doing great, Kim! Every Time I try to fix a machine I haven't had my hands on before I have to re-do stuff bc I forgot something or had to figure out bc stuff was missing.. Esp. the 50cc scooters are prone to double work. Bc they are not mandatory to go to german TÜV ,and only needs insurance, EVERYONE is messing with them around.I am at the state where I open up every machine , just to have a look at it before driving, despite it "runns fine". There is not one Scooter that wasnt fiddled with or had screws mixed up.Or holes in airfilters or shit done to make it run faster , so that some 16year old can go 5 km quicker than his friends..haha. I guess thats why people finally leave them alone... ( and all the Plastic "wrenching" which isnt fun at all).And move on to higher cc! Love your videos. would watch them even without fast foreward. Interesting stuff!

[@CalamityKim1]

It’s always the way isn’t it. I’ve done a fair amount of that with this. It can be very frustrating.

[@Equiluxe1]

Great job Kim, loved the smile when it did run, you could try advancing the ignition a bit might make it run better.

[@CalamityKim1]

Yes I’m going to have a play with it. It’s not a two second job to time it differently though.

[@patkelly7999]

Fantastico Kim and Kurt, fair play to Ya Kimberly, very well done👌👍🙏😎

[@coniow]

For clearing rust out of old fuel tanks I have seen old nuts, bolts and washers used to remove most of the rust, (shaken up or rotated as you have done), followed by some molasses with hot water to finish off the clean. It seemed to be effective. They also used to use Coka-Cola to remove rust in Portsmouth Dockyard.

[@chrishughes8011]

Beautiful job! - Makes a nice change from Kurts rough-as-guts approach 👨‍🏭

[@LordMuck]

Some of us see beyond the paint and I'm in the business of getting stuff running to allow others to take it further.

[@chrishughes8011]

And at the end of the day, you both get a result!

[@LordMuck]

@@chrishughes8011 a lot of folk aren't as fortunate as us to have workshops and facilities so it's nice for others to take them to the next level

[@andy2950]

Congratulations, Kim.🎉 That crawler is beautiful. It's museum quality and should be on display. 👍

[@casto-]

Yay she’s alive!😁👌you’ve done well to get it done in a year. Just need to get you into a field with a little plough on it now😍

[@darploin5071]

Now if you're having trouble cranking that with a hand crank what I suggest is going get a go kart bump box And those are used for starting racing engines on go cards but we've used it to start diesel engines even engines that size here in the United States it would probably be a real saver to just buy a go cart bump box and put it in a dapter piece for that engine

[@hedgerowpete]

Congratulations on your first cranking handle fight. Been there many times. Easier in the summer. A nightmare in the cold. Many times my shoulders dropped fighting that handle

[@peteberry6425]

That big ol grin when it fired, it's always a great feeling that! I guess thats a major milestone/hurdle crossed, looking forward to seeing it done and you going out and pottering about on it

[@daviddavies1596]

Well done Kim, your smile on startup says more than words can!

[@CalamityKim1]

Thank you David, I thought so. I was thrilled!

[@potrzebieneuman4702]

The dots on the camshaft reminds me of when I had a Ducati 450 Desmo Silver Shotgun as the shaft drive to the cams have the same thing. Simply align the dots and the cam timing is done. Gorgeous little tractor !.

[@paulg9483]

Your smile said it all when it fired up Kim, well done you ❤️👍👍👍👍

[@rodgercottrill3342]

Well done hard eork paid off

[@andrewpass3721]

look on your face when she kicked up , awesome 👍👌

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

I think you need a well deserved pat on the back for this. The look on your face said it all when it started. For a first start, it's running ok. Let her run and settle in and you wil tune it perfectly. Great Job! Looking forward to seeing it move under it's own power.

[@kirk1065]

I use to sell Ransomes mostly golf mowers and other equipment. I have only seen pictures of a crawler so this is super KOOL to watch thank you.

[@philhermetic]

Brilliant! And doesnt it look well! Can’t wait to see you driving it! Phil

[@bobpaterson1845]

Great effort Kim 👍 that is a restoration to be proud of 😁 the smile when it fired up and ran just said it all 👌 one of the issues with these is getting the engine to tick over slow enough to allow you to select the gears as the centrifugal clutch can be a pain 😐 now all you need is a Ransomes TS41 plough to go behind it 👍👍

[@jtreg]

normally get turned off UK restoration channels but she is great!

[@CalamityKim1]

Thank you 😊

[@jimbrewer2893]

I had to laugh a bit when the silencer popped off. Good work there Kim. Can't wait to see it go.

[@alan4391]

lovely old job kim

[@davida.p.9911]

Fantastic job Kim!! 👍😎🔧 Sounds great, too! The hard part now is getting it dirty 😬 Unless you want to make it a show piece, and it would make a very nice one!

[@robertanderson-yx8mo]

I'm absolutely amazed your friend had a spare cylinder,there can't be many of them around.Amazing job credit to you.

[@CalamityKim1]

It’s just what people are breaking. Not many people want an old damaged cylinder but I would rather get done what I have had done rather than fit a barrel with rotten exterior and thin fins. Take what you can get with things as old as this. Thanks 😊

[@aricp9173]

I'm not sure how you got recommended to me, but I want to thank them. Keep up the good work!

[@thomascurran2990]

good job, enjoyed that. a lot of hours gone into restoring it id say. i see you had your thumb facing the right way when operating the crank handle.

[@wilsonlaidlaw]

That Sturmey Archer engine sounds good.

[@65cj55]

It's so damn cool, you've done a amazing job..the crank handle takes me back to childhood, starting the big pumps on the farm.

[@EntraVenuS]

A ball Pein hammer is also good for cutting gaskets too (the dome shaped end) for tapping the stud / bolt holes out

[@CalamityKim1]

That’s tends to damage things unfortunately but yes you’re right.

[@leeboy8689]

Wonderful job ma'am 👏 you are a treasure who puts so many keyboard mechanics to shame

[@MatthewHenson.]

Excellent job, probably the best mg2 around. A real credit to you. one thing I would say is, It's probably best to get the engine to compression and then pull up on the handle. Pushing down on the compression stroke could break your arm if it backfires. Looking forward to seeing it move under its own power.

[@bobroberts6155]

Good advice, kickback when hand starting can catch out those new to the art, keeping your thumb out of the way is also wise. What a great restoration, loved every part of it.

[@johnkaijankoski5508]

Great job! I loved your smile when it started!

[@keithnewby7949]

Well done Kim the smile on your face when the old girl burst In to life was priceless absolutely brilliant restoration

[@LincolnshireRose]

you are doing amazing work, restoring an 70 year old Lister D myself. Theres not enough of us doing this work

[@joemcateer6398]

Job well done girl. congrats

[@edkeniston4786]

Very well done! Beautiful restoration.

[@peterwadham9788]

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this series. Congratulations on getting it to run!! I look forward to seeing it move and do some work.

[@Peter-xm6ve]

Get in nice one, Ma Lord Muck could have swung that handle for ya.

[@fenlandrob6203]

I need doubted for a minute you wouldn’t complete this mission of getting the little Ransoms running again and looking fabulous! Well done you, I was willing it to start as you were turning it! Fenland Rob

[@trevordeane3940]

Thanks Kim. I have been fllowing this one since you started it. Great job -- well done.

[@808v1]

its gorgeously functional and brutal.

[@codysp]

I appreciate you pointing out when mistakes are made. Any of us that tinker on things know mistakes are made. It's part of the learning process. Great video as usual, thanks! 🙂

[@firebeard]

Congratulations, you have done a great job. I spent a lot of time as a child restoring an MG6 with my dad, they are great little machines

[@davidt898]

Well done Kim !! That gorgeous smile when you got her to fire up, its made us all smile. Looking forward to seeing you getting the machine finished.

[@H3adcrash]

Nicely done! I just can't get over how massive the fuel tank mounts are, lol!

[@MrButtonpresser]

Far less "calamity" and much more "capability". Great job Kim. Your videos are so enjoyable.

[@xccxvindaloo]

Love the video, it’s great to see old machinery brought back to its former glory in life. The fine thread that you couldn’t find might have been (BSW)whitworth fine, I might be wrong but though it was worth a mention, as it’s what I used years gone by. 😉👍👍

[@CalamityKim1]

Thanks it’s coming along nicely! BSF is the fine variant of BSW. Almost everything on this is BSF but it’s much finer than that.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Yippieee , Sunday Treat! I LOVE this Thing!🤓🤓🤓Grüße aus Deutschland in die UK

[@joemartell2916]

Your patience on that project is admirable.

[@garymucher4082]

The smile on your face says everything. And you should be proud as well... Thumbs Up!

[@stuartrance277]

Great restoration, the paint work colour is so nice , all your hard work was amazing to watch, great to see it start up , thanks 👍👍👍👍😊😊

[@markthecraneman8465]

I concur with everyone... that smile on starting was grin factor 10..well done

[@theoriginalwelderpaul]

Brilliant Kim well done. Testament to your skills, patience and ability!

[@allandoyle3555]

Excellent work.....and what a beautiful smile..hi from Australia

[@danellsworth7102]

Thank you Kim! Amazing job!

[@MegaBadwolf]

Just stumbled across your channel, love the content, dedication and attention to detail

[@simon-oy6um]

Looks like the carb from a british seagull 😊😊😊❤

[@anconablue72]

outstanding, a great restoration, 💯%, you should be very proud of your achievement, puts a lot of chap's of shame, i know a few who can't even operate a screwdriver😁 .

[@philgardener7018]

wow it looks amazing. Cant wait to see it finished

[@mikeroutledge6929]

Nice one Kim

[@bobuncle8704]

What a beautiful piece of kit. I proved I was one of the special people(or crazy. Pick your poison), quite some time ago. Quite enjoy the goings on.

[@crozwayne]

Great work there Kim and team!

[@TheDistur]

Good job Kim! Happy to see the dozer again.

[@alfadoofus]

Awesome job getting that old iron running you did forget one thing 👌

[@CalamityKim1]

Oh no, go on?

[@65cj55]

Washer Fluid & Wiper Blades ?

[@alfadoofus]

@@CalamityKim1 👌the ok rev.