Fordson Dexta restoration

In the last issue we managed to run up the rebuilt engine to ensure that it ran satisfactorily and I also finished working on the brakes. Now our attention is to be focussed upon the tinwork, which was removed and stored early on in the restoration process.

There is always a point in restorations such as this where one has to decide whether to repair or replace parts. These days the availability of replacement tinwork is much better than it was a few years ago, and also the quality has also improved with time. However, there are arguments either way as to whether it should be repaired or replaced. As far as we are concerned, originality is important – so unless anything is