Nuffield 3/45

Well here it is, at long last painted up in its true Nuffield colour, 'Poppy Orange'.

This project has been kick started after 3 years of nothing happening.

It was essential that the main body of the tractor be painted in warm weather in order that the final assembly can take over my winter months.

The final items have now been shot blasted and primed including the wheel rims and centres. I now have to remember how it goes together!

The tractor is still up at Andrew Tipping's mum's small holding premises.

The tractor is a Nuffield 3/45, built in 1967 in Bathgate and was not a successful tractor and only a small number now survive. The 3 cylinder BMC diesel engine was underpowered for this size of tractor. It was also built at a time when British Leyland owned Nuffield tractors and shortly afterwards, Leyland tractors took over and the Nuffield marque died.