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Lynx Engineering project John Deere 6800: All finished now, but why so late?

UPDATING A CLASSIC

› Part 1 Meet and greet (profi 5/2022)

› Part 2 Tractor rebuild and paint (profi 6/2022)

› Part 3 Front linkage and pto (profi 9/2022)

Part 4 Getting it back together (profi 3/2023)

› Part 5 Reversible fan and pick up hitch (profi 4/2023)

Difficulties sourcing certain parts, matching the original paint finish, deciding what to repair, replace or update plus fitting the project work into a normal working day are part of the reason why this Lynx Engineering project took a lot longer than initially expected. There was also the need to focus upon the key aim of demonstrating how a tractor made 30 years ago could still be fitted with

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