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Rare Hoes and Thinners?
Occasionally, a long-forgotten machine may turn up in a book reference or a magazine article, and if we are lucky, an actual example may appear in the tinwork. But sadly, it seems, some of these machines are nothing but a… Continue Reading
Aspera & Tecumseh Engines
Tecumseh is one of the main engine brands we see on many vintage machines, including mowers, rotavators, wood chippers, and even mini bikes. In the USA, Tecumseh bought the small engine manufacturer Lauson in 1955, and in 1956 the company… Continue Reading
Mowers and Bicycles
It is often overlooked, but many of the manufacturers of vintage horticultural machinery were also involved in manufacturing an array of other items. Just because we know them for horticultural items doesn’t mean they didn’t have interests (or beginnings) in… Continue Reading
Quiz 2024 – Locations and Countries
Here are twelve questions for a short quiz. Usually, the questions are quite random but this time they have a theme! How good is your machinery/manufacturer/geography knowledge as the questions and answers all relate to places around the UK and… Continue Reading
Vertex Engine
Earlier this year there was a discussion on the forum about how many different manufacturers (or brands) had produced engines that were fitted to horticultural machines. The list became long and would have been longer if I hadn’t stopped adding… Continue Reading
The Hare And The Tortoise
There are many horticultural items that we now take for granted. These include secateurs with their introduction in the early 1800s (read more about them here), and rotary mowers with the early Rotoscythe being described as unorthodox with the suggestion… Continue Reading
VHGMC Machinery Log Sheet – Download
Here we are at the beginning of a new year and it won’t be that many weeks until the shows and events start. The first main event is Tractor World at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern on Saturday 24th… Continue Reading
Quiz 2023
Here are twelve questions for a short quiz. These very random questions relate to horticultural items; technical knowledge is not required but a bit of guesswork might be useful.
A pencil and paper is handy to write down the answers.… Continue Reading
Briggs & Stratton powered…
Imagine going back thirty years to 1993 (yes thirty whole years) and, quite randomly, you are allowed to put a small Briggs & Stratton engine on absolutely any machine of your choice. What would it be? Perhaps a lawnmower or… Continue Reading
Battery Power! Is it the future…again?
Battery-powered machinery has been hanging about in the horticultural machinery world for several decades. Probably the best-known machines with batteries as their means of power are lawn mowers, for instance, in the vintage arena are cylinder mower models such as… Continue Reading
