Renault tractor – More Ex Renault FT tank parts found
Further evidence for the theory… More evidence supporting the theory Renault kept using surplus tank parts on their initial post war tractor production run. Both…
October 6, 2014
Further evidence for the theory… More evidence supporting the theory Renault kept using surplus tank parts on their initial post war tractor production run. Both…
Renault GP tractor arrives from Belgium One of the biggest and most obvious challenges facing us in the FT & TSF projects was the need…
Engines reveal parts suppliers Close examination of the ball bearing casings from both our tractor and FT engines has revealed the three letters RBF. This…
Parts number match Having stripped back nearly a century of grime and oil, we uncovered the number 98613 stamped into the Renault tractor and FT…
Mystery Renault con rod parts numbers Whilst the conrods from the Renault GP tractor are stamped with the number which matches the Renault spare parts…
Collecting for the interior of the FT has been a challenge. Collecting for the interior of the FT has been a challenge. We were most…
Idler wheels give us an answer The only idler wheels in England for the Renault FT were those on the very rare prototype un-armoured example…
See the process behind re creating these intricate wooden wheels. The only idler wheels in England for the Renault FT were those on the very…
In with the new We made a pattern using the original carburettor as the master. Three blanks were cast in brass using the new pattern.…
Restoring the old One of the most elusive items we have hunted for in the gathering of parts for our FT and TSF projects has…
Manufacturers stamp found Berliet symbols The Berliet symbol is a representational train inside a circle. We found this symbol on the end caps which screw…
After testing the technique could we scale it up? Having successfully tested our rust removal technique on a single engine bore we decided to scale…
What’s the best way to remove rust from an engine bore? Some months ago detailed examination of our second Renault engine block revealed extensive rusting…
Can a combination work? Our new floor plate, which we made to match the original, is complete for both the Renault FT and TSF. We…
FT and TSF engine restorations begin We have now started restoration of the two Renault engines which will power the FT and TSF. Engine number…
Even after nearly 100 years it is still sometimes possible to detect the presence of the workers who put these machines together. Surviving archive photos…
Work begins on the firewall. Both the Renault FT and Renault TSF had a firewall between the crew compartment and the engine bay. The side…
During a visit to the Brussels Museum we make an extraordinary discovery. All of the surviving FTs save for a single example are without their…
Final stages of completion The Bluing Process . . . This article has 7 words Reading time: Less than a minute There are 5 photos…
Having restructured the magazines we turned our attention to the magazine cases Repairing the KwK magazine box KwK Magazine Case 1 KwK Magazine Case 2…
2 cm cleaning kit We thought you might like to see an original example of a KwK cleaning kit, or Reingungskasten as it is known…