The first b5100 Delorean

[Russell King]

You are welcome and just ask if you want to see something else on the tractor.

I looked around on my tractor and didn’t see anything like that bracket on it. I also didn’t see anything like that anywhere that a spring was attached

 

[johngwalsh]

Think I found that bracket on the drawing. There is still paint on one side as if it was bolted to something so went around the tractor till I matched the square shape and hole centres. Anyone have ideas what it's for? 37 says hook spring on parts manual.

 

[Russell King]

Think I found that bracket on the drawing. There is still paint on one side as if it was bolted to something so went around the tractor till I matched the square shape and hole centres. Anyone have ideas what it's for? 37 says hook spring on parts manual.

Looks like you get to make the other half now! LoL

i would say it bolts to the steering box holes and maybe ties the hood down (assuming the hood hinges at the front).

 

[johngwalsh]

After discovering the unsolved part was for tying down the bonnet I had to remake it the correct shape. I had to make 2 X tensioner bolts for the brakes. The left hand tap arrived today so I got going and made them out of a galvanized bolts. Not sure how they look but they will be out of the way underneath and shouldn't rust.

 

[johngwalsh]

I'm going to have to order brake pads and the few springs I'm short for pedals and throttle lever. I nearly collapsed when I saw the Kubota dealer prices for the brake shoes over €600.

Luckily I found a spurious company www.tracpartz.com should have them delivered for under 100. Anyone use them before? Said I'd ask here before pressing purchase.
The springs seem only available from messicks anyone have any other recommendations where to get them?

 

[johngwalsh]

Happy Paddy's Day to all from a very wet Ireland

 

[johngwalsh]

Did a little more today. Foot pedal creation. I'll have to fit again and see how it all lines up. Need to get a look at the linkage and see how the spring attached to this foot pedal.

 

[Russell King]

The spring on my tractor is a torsional spring that uses the pedal rod as centee point and clips to the pedal rod and then to the static floor plate.

I think you could use a normal spring and have a tab on the rod and then another one on the floor plate to pull it back into the idle position. Don’t make it too hard to push down or you might regret it.

looks good but you might want to chamfer the top edge of the button plate so you don’t catch the edge on your boot sole. The one on my tractor is something like a mushroom cap rounded off

 

[johngwalsh]

Thanks Russell. I ordered a few parts today and included the original accelerater spring so I'll try use that on mine. Must refit it to the tractor and see how things are lining up next.