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Dale Whitcombe

Vintage tractor restorer

Restoring 1950s tractors in my machine shed

I’m Dale. I restore old farm tractors in my machine shed and film every job. Watch the work, then shop the guides and courses I use.

From $5
Half-restored vintage tractor in a machine shed

The 1952 tractor in the shed

Six jobs on one half-restored tractor, and where each one is.

  • Engine
  • Electrics
  • Hydraulics
  • Body

Carburettor Guide

Engine

Strip, clean and set up the carburettor on a 1950s tractor engine.

$12Add to bag: Carburettor Guide

Ignition Guide

Electrics

Points, coil, condenser and timing, in the order I check them.

$10Add to bag: Ignition Guide

Hydraulics Guide

Hydraulics

Pump, valves and rams: how to find a leak and rebuild the lift.

$14Add to bag: Hydraulics Guide

Paint and Decals

Body

Prep, primer, original colour codes and where each decal goes.

$9Add to bag: Paint and Decals

Wiring Diagrams

Electrics

Redrawn wiring for the common 1950s tractors, with colours.

$8Add to bag: Wiring Diagrams

Engine Rebuild Basics

Engine

A course on stripping, measuring and rebuilding a small tractor engine.

$39Add to bag: Engine Rebuild Basics

Digital downloads

Downloads

Online course

My course

Printed to order

Merch

My designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful.

Vintage tractor towing a wagon through a corn field

About

Hello, I’m Dale

I’m Dale, and I restore 1950s farm tractors in the machine shed behind my house. Most come out of hedges and barns, and I take each one down to the frame and build it back up.

I film every job and post a new video each week. I sell the restoration guides I write as I go, a parts finder list, and two video courses.

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