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Fordson Barton Pump and Robertson Rescue Stretcher tested
Over the last few days, John and I have been doing a lot of work at the Farm. The big push to get the Barton Pump running before John returns to sea on Monday. We stripped down, cleaned, greased, repacked, … Continue reading →
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Fordson Barton Pump restoration
The front-mounted Barton Pump has been stripped down, in most places, to bare metal, and repainted. The difference between thick loads of paint, and a fresh coat is incredible. It really does look brand new. I have started to re-assemble … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barton pump, painting, priming
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Barton American Fire Company Brochure for front-mounted pump
As we are restoring the Barton front-mounted pump on the Fordson, with the aim of making it work in time for next season, a period brochure of the pump from the Barton American Fire Company is going to be rather … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barton American Fire Company, Barton pump, front-mounted pump
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