A bit agricultural?

Thanks to the new lathe that is occupying space in the workshop I have been trying to shift things around a bit to make some more space to work, including moving some to the centre of the room to allow easier access to the storage around the walls. That meant moving this beastie out of the centre.

It’s a Lister CS5/1 that I’ve had hiding in plain sight for a few years now. I originally got it for a project I had planned that ended up going in a different direction, but it’s such a lovely little engine that I couldn’t part with it. I do have both the flywheels, but this photo was taken after I’d removed one of them as the engine is almost impossible for one person to move otherwise. I’d not be surprised if each of the wheels weighed around 45kg so it’s quite hard to “walk” across the floor when they’re both installed.

I noticed there was a date of manufacture on the casing. It had it’s eightieth birthday two and a half weeks ago.

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