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bluesbreaker
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Post subject: DB 1200 restoration
 Posted: 29.04.2010, 12:50
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Luxembourg
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| Hi, I'm from Luxembourg, a country where DB's used to be very popular since the cropmaster-era. Quite a lot have survived, mainly those of the 990-996 family, and I am currently restoring a 1200 built in 1969. She was fitted with an LF 12 loader in the early 70's. The mudguards and the nose cone come from a scrapped 1210. For export to Benelux, the 1200 had those mudguards originally, but the position and indicator lights were separated and smaller (after several months of search, I finally got them). As you see, I will have to spend a couple of hours more to do the "tidy-up" |
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Posted: 29.04.2010, 17:02
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| Hello Bluesbreaker and welcome to the Forum and thank you for posting the photos. I have also PM'd you. |
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simonwill69
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Posted: 03.05.2010, 21:43
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| Hi Bluesbreaker,thanks for the info. Have a 1200 too,so keep the pics coming. Do you think the bonnet fron a 1210 would be the same as the 1200 too? Mines very rusty and not sure if its worth saving. Regs, Simon |
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Powerrabbit
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Posted: 03.05.2010, 21:56
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| All the 12 series pre-Q tractor bonnet and noses are the same, 1200, 1210 and 1212. |
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simonwill69
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Posted: 03.05.2010, 22:25
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| Many thanks Mr.P, will bear it in mind if i ever get that far. Having not seen an oil can for 40 years,every nut and bolt is a trumatic experence!! |
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bluesbreaker
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Posted: 05.05.2010, 09:08
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Hello Simon,
well, my 1200 is in fact a "wolf in sheepskin". As the tinwork looks still fine, with only a bit of welding to be done, the parts underneath need some more attention. I've replaced the brakes, know now every part of the differential lock  (despite having pushed down and fixed the pedal, everything was blocked by rust and dirt), have assembled some parts that were missing, and are now preparing a test run to see what needs to be done with the engine, power steering and hydraulics.
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simonwill69
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Posted: 06.05.2010, 23:20
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Hi BB, Mine's more of a bear in wolves clothing!! Have just finished renovating the dash panel and wiring (after lots of advise and head scratching),connected it up today and all electrics work fine.Renovated steering box as well, (no power steering)and leaky fuel tank.
Decided to move on to some mechanical issues...bolt heads rusted off hydrolic filter housing(think mine spent its life in a slurry pit!),axel pivot pin.Not got as far as brakes yet,oh,and the pto clutch will leave till next year(will get a professional in for that!) Good luck..we'll need it!!
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simonwill69
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Posted: 09.05.2010, 10:45
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| Hi BB,do you have any pics of when you did the brakes?Did the diff lock bits go back ok? was it a 2 man job? thanks, Simon |
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bluesbreaker
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Posted: 09.05.2010, 22:14
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Simon,
here are some pics of the brake renewal operation: I used a mobile workshop crane with nylon slings to remove and reinstall the final drives, it worked very well. Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, the diff lock was not engaged when I pushed the pedal down and I had to reinstall it. Therefore, I made a tool inspired by the I&T workshop manual ... by assembling plumbing devices. The dimensions are the same as detailed in the manual, but I lengthened the (outside) shaft. The locking sleeve shouldn't be too loose on the pipe, but the tool must be able to be pulled out afterwards, therefore we added a bit of tape. (The floor tiles size on the pics is 30 x 30 cm)
Maybe it's possible to do the reinstalling alone, but as you have to push the sleeve against spring resistance, turn the tool and keep the fork in place, you better ask someone to help. Don't get nervous when it doesn't work the first time(s) ...!  Good luck! |
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Dieter
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Posted: 10.05.2010, 19:23
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Hi Bluesbreaker,
I'm from The Netherlands and I'm restoring a 1200 from 1967. I started 2 years ago, have had everything open except the engine 
Are you sure these mudguards were mounted for the export 1200's to the BeNeLux, or were they an option?
My 1200 also had these big mudguards fitted, with smaller lights, however, also a bonnet from a 1210. I've seen a number of 1200 with shell fenders in The Netherlands as well., so I'm a bit comfused there... 
I noticed that tour tractor also has the full power steering, not the power assistor steering and the bigger brakes with the extra distance plate in between for the wider brake shoes. Do you know if these are from factory, or fitted later on?
Which ratios are the final drives? Mine has 9/50 reductions fitted, so slow on the road.
Hereby a picture of how I bought it, you can see the smaller lights on the mudguards, are these the ones you mean? |
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Posted: 10.05.2010, 20:16
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| The first 'series' 1200 had the slightly lower powered 67hp engine and were fitted with power assisted steering as an option. The later series 2 1200 engine was increased to 72hp and were produced for a very short time alongside the 1210 and some of the very last to be produced were fitted with the full hydrostatic steering. All the export ones had the full fenders to comply with the European and American law. |
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simonwill69
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Posted: 14.05.2010, 10:39
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Great set of pics BB,always nice to see it being done,than reading it from a book (i'm a 1st timer too)
regs Simon |
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