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The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: doubleboost on June 17, 2015, 04:56:37 PM

Title: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: doubleboost on June 17, 2015, 04:56:37 PM

Hi
Lads

I did a MOT on this today

It is 1928 vintage

Modified for farm use during the war years

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/AUSTIN%20HEAVY_zpsra2obtxn.jpg) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/john970s0/media/AUSTIN%20HEAVY_zpsra2obtxn.jpg.html)

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii63/john970s0/clampit%202_zpsqgmqd1i6.jpg) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/john970s0/media/clampit%202_zpsqgmqd1i6.jpg.html)

Old even by My standards

John

Title: Re: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: awemawson on June 17, 2015, 05:01:57 PM

I hope that you passed it John !

Title: Re: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: doubleboost on June 17, 2015, 05:07:34 PM

Sadly not
It had a track rod end so badly worn you could have pulled it apart
Apart from that it was good
The cable brakes passed with flying colours
It is exempt from most things
It is actually MOT exempt
The owner wanted it testing for peace of mind
John

Title: Re: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: awemawson on June 17, 2015, 06:06:31 PM

Sensible owner, and hopefully not too hard a fix. I was always slightly concerned that my JCB 3CX was MOT exempt yet road registered and extremely heavy and able to do someone a lot of damage. Trouble was it would have been a major exercise to get it to a suitable tester.

Title: Re: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: micktoon on June 17, 2015, 06:55:42 PM

Suits You Sir  :thumbup.................. perfect for bootsale trips and the Lister will fit on the rear deck. Quility looking machine John, did you offer to take it off his hands when it failed lol
cheers Mick

Title: Re: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: lordedmond on June 18, 2015, 10:47:06 AM

So John
When do we see the video of you making a track rod end for it I am very sure that halfrauds will not have one in stock nor would a BMC garage stock one

Stuart

Title: Re: Austin Heavy 12
Post by: Joules on June 18, 2015, 10:57:30 AM

Can I borrow it for doing some moonshine runs ?   :drool: