[SEL] Engine sort of day

[Listerdiesel]

Just sitting down after a pretty hectic day, involving machinery
moving, an engine purchase and an ebay item pickup.

Started off moving our two small milling machines out of the workshop
and onto the trailer for delivery to a new owner and storage
respectively. Our workshop is about a foot below street level, so it's
a bit of a Pul-Lift job to haul them out and up again onto the trailer
bed which is about another 14" off the deck.

Once that was done, we drove up to Leicester, through that ancient
village called Kibworth Harcourt where her Dollyness lives, and
eventually got to Leicester where we picked up up a nice motorised
engraving tool diamond dressing wheel. It failed to sell on ebay so we
made an offer which was acceptable. We have two engraving machines now
and this would see some use and save sending the tools away to be
faced up.

Over to Coalville, west of Leicester where we delivered one of the
milling machines to its new owner, had a bit of a game getting it off
but eventually it was on his garage floor and we left him to play with
his new toy.

Down the motorway, back to the field and feed the nags, then over to
Chris' farm and drop off the other machine which is going on ebay,
then home. Just about had the energy to put the trailer away!

The engine or engines are a pair of Albin marine twin-cylinder units
with gearboxes, props, dynastarts etc. Got the pair for about $40,
bargain or what? We'll pick them up probably tomorrow and will get
some pictures posted.

Albin are Swedish, and these are still being made and supported. Not
sure exactly which model, but 880cc twin sidevalve (L-head?) sounds
about right.

We shall both sleep well tonight!



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Peter A Forbes
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