Restoration projects:
At Happy Old Iron we restore tractors and equipment the way it should be done: complete dismantling, cleaning, checking, repair, sand blasting and painting. You can see in the pictures that we're not afraid from projects.
The start The gearbox had to be cleaned
Yes, this has to become an engine again, and yes, this is a detail from the oil pump. We re-used most parts. Actual oil pressure is 1,5 Bar at idle speed.
The children show their interest.
The bottom panel was a little rusty and deformed.
Partial assembly and the bottom panel already looks better. It is formed from a single sheet.
New side panels and details from some sandblasted parts.
The oil pan just needed cleaning........
And the result is ..............
.........A nice running eye-catcher and a one of a kind.
Make: Champeyrache
Type: Unknown
Built: Alais/Gard/France (actually Alès)
Engine: Chapuis Dornier
Cylinders: 4
Bore 75mm
Stroke 130mm
Displ. 2296cc
HP 12
Clutch: Dry cone in leather, open housing.
Gearbox: 1 forward, approx. 3 mph, 1 reverse.
Winch: Large drum between the wheels. On the same axle and driven from the same gear, wheels disconnected.
Differential: Solid axle, to turn 1 wheel has to be disengaged.
Blade: Lifted and lowered by the main gearbox.
Pulley: The belt pulley can only be shifted with the engine shut off.
This is as far as we know the only exisiting example. Nothing more is known yet, except some pictures and references in books but they all refer to this one.
