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Energético D 9 B4L Le Pin

It was 11 grados en una mañana de mediados de octubre cuando partí alrededor 9 Voy a rescatar a esta anciana bastante oxidada.. Después de un viaje suave y rápido, llego unas 2 Horas más tarde después de un pequeño desvío y una pregunta por direcciones en el destino del pueblo.. I had no name, an address that did not on the face of it exist and a mobile number – I seem to have been here in this situation before!

I stopped and asked directions from a gaggle of children and young adults.” That’s my grandfather’s motoculteur” a voice piped up, as I explained the address and phone number and showed the pictures I had printed off from the advert. Being a small village and it seems everybody knows each other, después de un cambio de sentido, un camino corto sin pavimentar y curvas cerradas más tarde salí al patio de una gran Maison de Maitre.

Vi el raro Energic D9 B4L debajo de un granero lateral, it looked pretty rusty even from that distance. Crikey.

Grandfather Bruno was located and dragged from his veg patch to deal with the prospector. He greeted me with”You were meant to ring before you arrived!”. Me han recibido con más hostilidad antes, así que sonreí y solté mi francés agrícola.. Bien, Sabía lo que quería decir.

Los niños se dispersaron cuando nos pusimos técnicos y el perro fue liberado.. Una persecución de cola oscilante spaniel, who embarrassed his owner and a semi obedient lab who just was at the wrong height for a man.

El padre del padre de Bruno era dueño del Energic D9 B5L de algunos nuevos 88 hace años y había sido el pilar de su modesto imperio agrícola durante muchos años hasta que fue reemplazado por un tractor Energic el confiable 511. Which Bruno had great delight in showing me as it was the first tractor he drove and it brought many fond memories back of yesteryear. Aún no se había restaurado y tenía un accesorio de arado en el medio del costado..

Volvemos a la D9 B5L. Bruno explained in a deep tone, how complete the motoculteur was and how easy it would be to get up and running. Yeah right!. Señalé una serie de defectos., missing pieces and mechanical issues that would preclude me from starting it the moment I got home. namely; the exhaust had rotted away and the water damage moisture had worked its way up to the cylinder head ceasing the exhaust valve. Falta también la tapa de los empujadores laterales y el filtro de aire acaba de desaparecer ( I expect that it was a casualty of the water as well – seen this before). También, el cebador del carburador estaba atascado, never a good sign. I looked at the capot and the plaque was greened up but I thought I saw D9. These challenges somewhat took the shine off his expectations when negotiating the price. It had a manivelle/starting handle though, normally this goes walkabout.

I saw some very original green and orange undercoated paint, true for that period of motoculteur. on the fuel tank. This was about all the paint that was left on the old girl. Me parece que ha pasado mucho tiempo expuesta a la intemperie y ha sufrido daños por condiciones climáticas bastante extremas..

Hablamos un poco más y luego pasamos a posicionar el tráiler con algunas hábiles técnicas de marcha atrás.. Armé mi confiable cabrestante a batería y después de un momento de pánico, as the cable got wedged, Subí los 440 kg al remolque.. Plenty of wood on the floor of the trailer offered some protection from the dual metal wheels that would eat your trailer wooden flooring. Bruno swung on the back of the B4L as it made its ascent for freedom. I always get a kick out of the people who help load as they sway up and down left to right as the metal wheels move from lug to lug. Been there and although satisfying in loading is quite a painful process, especially if you are 75 going on 40 as Bruno tried to be.

Loaded, now tethered with 5 straps. I was almost ready to go. ups, mire para asegurar el mango de arranque, stowed in the van with the capot/bonnet and fuel cap. Caja de herramientas energética cerrada con cable, yes I think we are there.

Bruno looked at me and grunted”No cheques”, I understood and we conveyed the agreed reduced amount of dosh. It swiftly disappeared into his knurled hands and the straight into the pocket. And then we continued briefly the pleasantries. Into the cab, started the engine and we were rolling, very slowly out of the drive down the wiggly narrow side streets and onto the paved road. Un saludo rápido a sus familiares que se reunieron para ver la reliquia del abuelo en el camino y un gruñido de un bulldog con sobrepeso que se yergue orgulloso al final de la calle.…I was away.

Before hitting any real speed on the dual carriageway, I stopped tightening all 5 correas de amarre, taped up the open fuel tank as it looked like rain and sped off home.

Loading into the barn, con la ayuda de Baz, el más joven, que trató de sujetar la parte delantera de la bestia de más de 400 kg mientras rodaba hacia atrás siendo guiado fuera del remolque por su servidor. After a bit of pushing, creciendo y maniobrando Estaba estacionado en el granero. para comentar de “where will the next one go dad”. I will find room somewhere.

I later took more photos, motor number, y noté que tenía un magneto Morel no estándar. I took a closer look at the capot. After a light clean up of the plaque with oil, yes it was not the original I would have liked to have had those serial numbers but it was not to be. El capot estaba en mal estado con muchos daños por agua y era de un D9 con un motor M9. UN 405, very early number 466 so 1936’ish. A find in its own right. Yet more confirmation of serial numbers, models of that early uncharted Energic history. I added this to my serial, model history and understood more of what was!

Nuevo proyecto Energic motoculteur D9 5BL recién encontrado! muy oxidado, estado afuera por mucho tiempo.

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