Replacement parts
The phrase ‘one thing leads to another’ is very appropriate when it comes to my David Brown 25D. It featured in the November issue when I replaced the radiator hoses and fan belt, but doing this uncovered some other niggly faults with the tractor.
It is my intention to use the tractor at ploughing matches and road runs in the future, so I need it to be reliable. Whilst attempting to fit the new fan belt it was noticed that a chunk of the water pump pulley had been broken off at some point.
Having invested in a new belt I wasn’t happy to leave it, which would probably chew up the new belt in a short time. Some slight play in the fan shaft was present too, although the pump itself wasn’t leaking, but as a new pump has its pulley already fitted, I chose to replace the complete pump.
The other item that was
