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  • April 8, 2014 at 2:08 pm #7223
    will-haggle
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    I’m showing my Four Oaks Spraymobile with some other sprayers this year and I’ve been looking through my litarature, kindly supplied to me by Sprayerman, when I came across a 1954 price list. it lists the 25 gallon Spraymobile at £135! I was surprised to find it listed in 1954, because in 50 Years of Garden Machinery it says “The pedestrian-controlled Spraymobile, introduced in 1960 had everything except a seat.” I had an idea mine was earlier than 1960 because of the Villiers Mk12 engine. I will now take the starting pulley off and check the date. Some re-writing of information sheets may be required!

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    April 8, 2014 at 5:24 pm #7232
    stevewoollas
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    An instance of you live and learn.
    Industry bibles such as 50/70 Years of Garden Machinery contain so much information there is bound to be the odd inaccuracy.
    For those you haven’t seen Alan’s Spraymobile it well worth a view when the opportunity presents.

    April 9, 2014 at 8:58 pm #7286
    will-haggle
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    Yes, I certainly don’t blame Brian Bell, I think it was a simple Typo, probably should read 1950, though I have no evidence that they were around that early. I was also a bit puzzled that it was Four Oaks that held the patent for the wheel ratchets, when Mayfield had been using them for years before 1960.

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    April 10, 2014 at 1:39 pm #7301
    charlie
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    Do you have the patent number? Have you looked it up on the patents website? This will give a date for the patent which might be earlier than the spraymobile.

    April 10, 2014 at 8:30 pm #7314
    will-haggle
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    I’ve looked at my flywheel today and my engine was stamped 08/1956.
    Charlie, I’ll look up that patent again….

    April 10, 2014 at 8:42 pm #7315
    will-haggle
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    The patent number is GB821823 (A) ― 1959-10-14

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    April 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm #7317
    will-haggle
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    821,823. Ratchet clutches. FOUR OAKS SPRAYING MACHINE CO. Ltd., and LUDFORD, L. Jan. 31, 1956 [Nov. 2, 1954], No. 31601/54. Class 80 (2). [Also in Group XXXI] In a vehicle having front wheels 2 driven from a prime mover through an axle 3, freewheel devices 9 permitting relative movement between the wheels 2, a central swivelling rear wheel 4 is carried by a swivelling column 5 supported in upper and lower bearings 6 on the chassis. As shown, the vehicle which is constructed as a motorized spraying-machine comprises a frame 1 and rearwardly-directed handles 8. Each freewheel device 9 comprises an annular driving member 10 carried by the axle and having cutout portions 13 and a member 11 secured to the wheel and carrying spring-loaded pawls 12, whereby the pawls 12 can be forced out of the portions 13 when the vehicle passes round a curve.

    April 11, 2014 at 11:20 am #7321
    charlie
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    Always interesting to see the original patent and drawings.

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