Restoring old zetor tractors .............

NuckingFacker

Ye boys need to do a crystal! I sold mine about 5 years ago and still regret it. Give it another few years and they'll be extinct.

colm_mcm

I have a thing for zetor crystals and ursus 1014s

mo-chara1

Well gentlemen, some lovely restoration work going on here. A google search brought me to this post and am wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. The father in law is just putting the finishing touches on his 4511 restoration and the last piece of the jigsaw is the chrome bonnet/grill emblem
I don't know if it comes in two halves or it wraps around the grill and bonnet in one piece but he can't seem to source one anywhere. So if anybody know where to get one I would be very great full if you could let me know. Thanks.

Silvera

Just read through this thread and I must say....brilliant work lads!!

It's great to see the old Zetors and the two Sierra vans 'restored from the dead'!

The new 'period' reg plates on the Sierra's are a very nice finishing touch!

greendragon3

thanks for all the kind comments lads , yeah im keeping my eye out for a " crystal " , maybe even a six cylinder one !!!!!

in response to your post mo-chara1 , if you ring barlows in England they will post you the chrome you need , they were the only ones that we could get the chrome from , its expensive enough for that particular piece £85 sterling i thing not including postage but it really finishes the tractor off .

here is a link to their web site

http://www.zetorspares.com/

mo-chara1

greendragon3 wrote: »

thanks for all the kind comments lads , yeah im keeping my eye out for a " crystal " , maybe even a six cylinder one !!!!!

in response to your post mo-chara1 , if you ring barlows in England they will post you the chrome you need , they were the only ones that we could get the chrome from , its expensive enough for that particular piece £85 sterling i thing not including postage but it really finishes the tractor off .

here is a link to their web site

http://www.zetorspares.com/

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately they won't have them until later on in the year.
A few months at least.

Silvera

Silvera wrote: »

Just read through this thread and I must say....brilliant work lads!!

It's great to see the old Zetors and the two Sierra vans 'restored from the dead'!

The new 'period' reg plates on the Sierra's are a very nice finishing touch!

Great work on the tractors too guys!!
(I've always been a David Brown tractor fan, but it's great to see a vintage tractor of any make or model restored!).

I just realised...I need to correct myself about the Sierra reg plates!
Technically speaking the correct period plates for the Sierra's are Euro plates - as europlates were first introduced in January 1991.

(Btw, If ye can source silver-on-black plates with large digits for the tractors that would complete the priod look on them).

Keep up the good work!

colm_mcm

I was driving through west clare on Sunday and saw signs up for this classic zetor meet

http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-wanted/zetor-tractors-wanted-4-zetor-gathering/5331664

Don't suppose you're going?

greendragon3

hi colm , thanks for that lad , yeah we are going down with the three of them .

colm_mcm

Class, ill see ye there so

Slidey

I dunno how I didn't see this thread til now.

Great work T, good to see your doing a bit. Hope the Niall Egan run was a success again this year. Maybe I'll make next years one

thomasthomas19

do you sand blast all your tractor before spraying
and how much paint does it take to spray them . hoping to do up a 6711 ,
thanks

gazahayes

Anyone see the 2011 at the vintage display in the tullamore show? Not too many around.
I have a 3011 in the shed I'm trying to fix up a little (wouldn't have the expertise to fully restore) got it running again last night and the brake lines are leaking just wondering where I could get new ones?

NuckingFacker

gazahayes wrote: »

Anyone see the 2011 at the vintage display in the tullamore show? Not too many around.
I have a 3011 in the shed I'm trying to fix up a little (wouldn't have the expertise to fully restore) got it running again last night and the brake lines are leaking just wondering where I could get new ones?

Could you not buy a roll of cupronickel brake line and a flarer and make them up? You could re-use the unions and it migh save a bit of hassel.

ace86

I have seen a zetor 3611 in a shed lately and there is a Manufacturers plate down the left side of the Instrument panel. I can make out the stamp numbers but what there for or mean I don't know can anyone tell me or post up a photo where the chassis number is stamped on the plate if thats where it is located?

greendragon3

hi all , bit of an update , we started work on the 5511 today , we got her started and ran her up and down the road for an hour or so just to check for leaks etc , it was hairy enough at times as there isnt a stitch of brakes anywhere on her !!!!!!

anyway we discovered that the steering was well worn and all over the place with an awfull lot of play in the front axle itself and the center pin especially ,

when we got her back into the shed we started to pull the front apart and the axle practicality fell out of it !

pins bushings shims and anything else that was a moving part had disintegrated , all for the want of a bit of grease .

got on to Jacobs zetor dealers in enniscrone and got all the bits overnight ed and put her back together yesterday and its like a new tractor .

you could turn the steering with your baby finger now .

now we have started on the brakes , again they are shot but we will replace everything and hopefully she will be good when we are finished , here are a few pics .
this is how we got the tractor before we started stripping it down .




and how she looks at the minute ,

greendragon3

another update lads , we finally got her finished at last , here are a few pics ,

NuckingFacker

Lovely work there, but judging from the tidy appearance of the house and yard, you're no stranger to that! Great thread, my personal favorite on the whole of boards as it happens.

greendragon3

thanks mate , ah sure its only an ould hobby for us and it keeps the ould fella out of the pub lol .

heres a few pictures of our next awaiting projects ,




its a 5611 that has been abondend under a tree for over twenty years , when we got it the back and a nd the engine had siezed solid but when we got it home we discovered that the handbrake bands had siezed onto the brake hubs so we jsut cut them off and got her free , we then pulled out the four injectors and sprayed in a drop of wd40 into each cylinder and gave her a gentle tow and whey hey away she went , stuck the injectors back into her and fresh drop of diesel and she runs like a small watch , the cab is red rotten and will need extensive work or replacing we haven't decided yet .

greendragon3

after that is this baby ,

NuckingFacker

The 3545s are a lovely little tractor - great one to have in your collection. Did you get the Sierra van sold after?

TheBody

I'd love to have the knowledge to take on a restoration like that. Fantastic work. Well done. Keep the pictures coming!!

greendragon3

thanks for the reply's lads , no i didn't get one genuine call about the van , lots of muppets ringing for a chat !! isn't that what the Samaritans are for ??

seems like done deal is full of these donkeys nowadays .

Shirleysrumbler

lads looking for front mask 6711-5316f(saw it on new part on 2511. Barlows? I know Beno in czech republic,don't have them

greendragon3

chris brogan in tuam stocks them , not sure of price as we bought a lot of different bits off him , he did have both fiberglass and metal ones ,

chris brogan tractors , 0866 8143082

Greenfeet

Hi Lads
took this and thought it would give some hope to anyone thinking of restoring an old tractor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oakfield_photography/13304796223/
Yup there greendragon3 s tractors he was showing you all right through their restoration. Its time to give them some justice.
Cheers
Pat.

Lurching

Greenfeet wrote: »

Hi Lads
took this and thought it would give some hope to anyone thinking of restoring an old tractor. http://www.flickr.com/photos/oakfield_photography/13304796223/
Yup there greendragon3 s tractors he was showing you all right through their restoration. Its time to give them some justice.
Cheers
Pat.

Awesome, great line up!

greendragon3

hi all , im back after a bit of a hiatus , back trouble !!!

anyway the fleet has kind of grown somewhat since i last wrote , i am now the proud owner of a 79' zetor crystal 8011 and also a low hours ( but not running ) zetor 4011 and a 3011 that spent some time in a pond judging by the state of it and the amount of water i took out of the inside of it !!

we also purchased a 5545 which was the one we were looking for to complete our " 5 " series line up , here are a few pictures to whet your appetite , there will also be an update to follow on the progress of our 5611 , stay tuned ............

greendragon3

and a few pictures of the 3011 as we found her and some of the 4011 which is now pulled apart in the shed ,

greendragon3