#Matbro manual cracked
#Matbro manual manual

So I had to fabricate a replacement myself.

It seems that Brockhouse used several different sump designs, depending on the vehicle application. However, the sump didnвЂ™t fit the Matbro it was too high.

#Matbro manual cracked

Also, the aluminium housing was cracked in two places, which I welded and flattend with my Bridgeport milling machine.ДЄ replacement Brockhouse automatic gearbox/torque converter unit was sourced from a scrap yard and rebuilt. So, a new one was sourced, together with new bearings and seals. This box contains a five-fold chain to transfer the power from the gearbox (above the axles) to the axles but, in my case, this was broken. These parts only needed cleaning and the fitting of new seals. But, in the front axle, the crownwheel is placed on the other side of the pinion, so that the wheels turn in the opposite direction. I thought readers might be interested in a summary of the restoration work done, so here goes.Д«oth front and rear axle are standard Super Major components, without brakes and linkages. Then, however, I had to stop my work on the project for family reasons, and wasnвЂ™t able to get things moving again until 2012. He was able to supply me with some of the parts I needed, and was kind enough to send me copies of the original drawings for the tinwork. The Matbro Mastiff Minor in as-bought condition, back in 1997.

Now heвЂ™s a dealer in spare parts for the older machines. Mr Clark was one of the few remaining members of the original Matbro Company, having started work there in 1963. The first thing I did was to get in touch with Matbro, in England, and my letter to it was forwarded to Bill Clarke of AC Spares, based in Horley, Surrey.

#Matbro manual manual

The original gearbox had been replaced with a manual unit from a Fordson Major, and there was no tinwork left at all. The example I bought was in a very poor state all of the pivot points were totaly worn out. The principle of the machine is the same as that of the 6/100MT tractor. It was based on Fordson Super Major components, and was a spin-off from the Matbro Mastiff loading shovel.В As IвЂ™m a technician, IвЂ™m very interested in the many Fordson Major conversions that were created down the years, which is why, back in 1997, I bought the wreck of a Matbro Mastiff Minor loading shovel. IвЂ™m sure that many of you reading this will be familiar with the articulated 4WD tractor, the Matbro Mastiff 6/100MT. Jurrie PotzeвЂ™s 1968 Matbro Mastiff Minor loading shovel, now in perfect working order.