Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | Site-Wide Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:38:38 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fe0967c6836727ed2134b61277a6e703 Charlie Moore (aka charlie) replied to the topic monrotiller mk2 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monrotiller-mk2/#post-44789 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:45:25 +0100 You can make throttle cables etc using parts from motorcycle parts suppliers, I have used Feked.com in the past. The Mower Centre in Hailsham may be able to do this for you.
The only source of tines is from a scrap machine, which type do you need?
You may be able to get carb and exhaust from Villiersparts.

]]> 1754ad4bb554b87301c2c72652219ce7 Charlie Moore (aka charlie) replied to the topic mauals and spares in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mauals-and-spares/#post-44788 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:38:51 +0100 I have scanned copies of owners manual and parts list, I hav enever seen a service manual. I also have manuals for the Villiers engine. I have sent you a pm.

]]> 4990c90dc2f123b9a4b3bd0cf6d3f228 Charlie Moore (aka charlie) replied to the topic monrotiller MK2 ? in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monrotiller-mk2-2/#post-44786 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:36:19 +0100 Machine number 2950A is a series one model, see photo below, and was sent to agent on 12/10/53 and delivered to Milnthorpe Grange, Sandal, Wakefield on 8/12/53. More information about Monrotiller can be found at Monrotiller Information
The engine number would suggest it is a Mk12.
The original engineering drawings for Monrotiller are held at the…[Read more]

]]> a32df3953388ad2e309e42dc410580e3 andyfrost replied to the topic monrotiller MK2 ? in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monrotiller-mk2-2/#post-44785 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:55:09 +0100 Some photos would help identify , Charlie Moore is the man for everything Monrotiller , I’m sure he will reply with all the info you need.

Andy

]]> 623f61f48e254c33a098608c527a1378 anthony kirkham started the topic monrotiller MK2 ? in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monrotiller-mk2-2/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:34:49 +0100 just got his rotavator engine number 12 14309 machine number 2950 A has anybody any idea as to what age etc and is the villiers engine a type 12 thanks in anticipation T

]]> 972faf2dbbfe870486f321a1b69c3a02 anthony kirkham started the topic mauals and spares in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mauals-and-spares/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:05:34 +0100 can you still get a service manual and spares for a monro mk 2

]]> 92df7f09cfaab7f60e17ed92d8428fdd anthony kirkham started the topic monrotiller mk2 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monrotiller-mk2/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:02:12 +0100 just bought a monro and I think its a mk2 that has not been used for years .it requires throttle cables and a general seeing to ,would like to get it sorted and maybe take to shows can you still get tines for it and also the carb and exhaust are missing ,new to this site but will add pictures as I strip it regards

]]> 0af7107a4aa95bbbda4d4c8e53aaa2e3 Charlie Moore (aka charlie) replied to the topic June 2026 Magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/june-2026-magazine/#post-44779 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:47:13 +0100 Looking forward to receiving it.

]]> 65c74c94ed0b0c3f328213d745650464 Sprayerman started the topic June 2026 Magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/june-2026-magazine/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:32:16 +0100 The June issue of The Cultivator was sent to the printers yesterday and will be posted to all paid up members as soon as possible after 15th June.

]]> 30da5fc98334adbf2afd0ec9ba48a17a David Bliss replied to the topic Replacement wheel bushes for 1960s Hayter in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/replacement-wheel-bushes-for-1960s-hayter-2/#post-44777 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:36:08 +0100 I use Delrin plastic and turn my own bearings out of that stuff.
Delrin (polyoxymethylene or POM-H) is a high-performance engineering thermoplastic famous for bridging the gap between plastics and metals. It offers exceptional mechanical strength, stiffness, dimensional stability, and low friction, making it a premier choice for precision…[Read more]

]]> ec4809390c2b3c9f58a1162834468343 Robert Wood replied to the topic Replacement wheel bushes for 1960s Hayter in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/replacement-wheel-bushes-for-1960s-hayter-2/#post-44775 Wed, 27 May 2026 16:39:02 +0100 Might be an obvious and therefore already tried route for you but have you asked the same question at:

https://www.hayter.co.uk/contact-us

]]> 16fe7e057df1eef9e0598ffe1e94e5ba Paul Jeffries started the topic Replacement wheel bushes for 1960s Hayter in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/replacement-wheel-bushes-for-1960s-hayter-2/ Wed, 27 May 2026 15:08:00 +0100 Does anyone know where I might be able to get replacement plastic wheel bushes, similar to the one pictured, for a 1960s Hayter rotary mower?

Or is there an alternative I could use or adapt?

]]> 7255b1e8b7f0aa608466ad92561e999a martin haysom replied to the topic landmaster mk1 in the forum Projects https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/landmaster-mk1-2/#post-44768 Sun, 24 May 2026 08:20:43 +0100 7 years ago, still not done anything to this. maybe its time to pass it on

]]> a829b29457563268755185d500f9179d Tommy Dixey started the topic Wolsely 16 garden tractor restoration. in the forum Ride-on machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/wolsely-16-garden-tractor-restoration/ Sun, 17 May 2026 09:11:26 +0100 Hello, I’m currently restoring a wolsely 16 garden tractor I found in a shed. I’ve hit a wall though as it’s clutch is gone. Any idea how to get a new clutch?

]]> 0a5c0dfc1f318f001773f0388e4e2482 PHILIPPE LARDIER replied to the topic honda f80 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/honda-f80/#post-44765 Wed, 13 May 2026 06:34:35 +0100 Bonjour, pourriez vous m’envoyer la PARTLIST du Honda F80? philouen.lardier@gmail.com, merci

]]> 47ec594acb5146e65ea6b604630277e3 Ryan Watson started the topic Late Grandad Display of Lawnmower For Sale (Quick Sale or Scrap) in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/late-grandad-display-of-lawnmower-for-sale-quick-sale-or-scrap/ Sun, 10 May 2026 09:25:32 +0100 I’m selling a collection of vintage lawn mowers, engines, parts and gardening equipment on behalf of my late Grandad a member of VHGCM, who loved displaying his mowers at steam rallies.
There are various machines, including Atco, Mayfield, Suffolk, Greens, JP, Ransomes and more. They range from restoration projects to spares, with some great p…[Read more]

]]> f4500b2ee6d6cfc49d4ee63d83b1b17a David Ford replied to the topic Pioneer P12 Chainsaw in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/pioneer-p12-chainsaw/#post-44755 Fri, 08 May 2026 23:17:58 +0100 Regarding Your Pioneer P12 . There are a whole manor of these saw out there as although badged Pioneer these were as someone told Me at the time in the early 1980’s produced in around 50 different colours and most Major manufactures of chain saws had one in their range which was normally the bottom of the range . The saws themselves were made by…[Read more]

]]> 73b56712829124a82a6abe0011f8f9e5 David Ford replied to the topic Howard Bantam in the forum Projects https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/howard-bantam-9/#post-44754 Fri, 08 May 2026 22:57:27 +0100 What I wrote above was about the first one the next 2 were as follows . When answering an add in the Citizen a local evening paper a person from Hartpury near Gloucester had a Bantam for sale which turned out to be a Villiers engine Mark 15 engine model and these are not my favourite machines as the 4 stroke engine does not seem to be as…[Read more]

]]> d150d924cac2b9f2034cc05e574ba9f0 David Ford replied to the topic Howard Bantam in the forum Projects https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/howard-bantam-9/#post-44753 Fri, 08 May 2026 22:43:24 +0100 We own 3 Howard Bantams the first one We aquired in around 1983 and that had the wrong carb fitted and was very bad in starting .We bought a new Tecumseh 4hp engine and altered the engine plate to fit that engine but could never get it to work properly then an Idea of fitting a Lawn mower clutch which worked very well which when you reved the…[Read more]

]]> 7f00a6d7ebb2a544e10ef08b776fb385 PHILIPPE LARDIER replied to the topic Honda F190 for restoration... or lots of spares in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/honda-f190-for-restoration-or-lots-of-spares/#post-44752 Tue, 05 May 2026 08:44:15 +0100 Bonjour , avez vous encore vos Motoculteurs ? car je cherche des pièces pour ces modèles , contre rémunération bien entendu. Philippe

]]> 856d01c98c974df5dd8afe525a814a36 alan wrote a new post https://vhgmc.co.uk/?p=44665 Fri, 01 May 2026 15:41:21 +0100 Manufacturers Of Tillers – Part 2 Following on from part 1, here are the details of seven more garden tillers which were sold during the 1950s to the ’90s. Part 1 can be found hereAll the […]

]]> cb98ac9cfa581ab0beea534496c72065 lukas posted an update: Hi I am looking for information on the autobarrow if possible […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/27420/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:38:11 +0100 Hi I am looking for information on the autobarrow if possible a exploded picture with parts list or an owners manual. Any help would be greatly appreciated

]]> 0 c43659be304f9b1de09d873e8e7c0e06 chris-hart posted an update: To ct33731 Thank you so much! That will be of tremendous […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/27415/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:07:12 +0100 To ct33731
Thank you so much! That will be of tremendous help.
I am so grateful!
Chris

]]> 0 b6ba55d51e12301c5f2e31faee1d4bd1 dave clark replied to the topic April 2026 magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/april-2026-magazine/#post-44718 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:19:51 +0100 My copy landed on the mat yesterday as well, will done to the team for all their effort.

]]> 0b6a7d61a29163f6bdf2ca1219125227 David Bliss replied to the topic April 2026 magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/april-2026-magazine/#post-44716 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:54:57 +0100 My mag arrived today, The fertiliser and seeds broad casters, I broke up my old 1936 Austin Cambridge and turned it into one of those, used forty years, then axle went on again back onto a car to save the day so 102 years of use and still going.

]]> 1b30951f96197ca49fb8f26993a5c6c4 ct33731 replied to the topic How to join the Forum/Club in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/how-to-join-the-forumclub/#post-44715 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:51:31 +0100 Hi what you have there is a Gutbrod 1031 tractor, some were badged Allen Motorstandard tractors they were imported to England by John Allen and Co of Oxford,and were badged Allen Motorstandard, during the 1960s/qnd early 1970s, they were of German manufacture and were very strong well made little tractors, and are very collectable today, I have…[Read more]

]]> a5fbda349731284d993248ebb46fe3ad Robert Page replied to the topic April 2026 magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/april-2026-magazine/#post-44714 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:35:36 +0100 All contributions to the magazine are greatly appreciated whatever they are.
Mt copy also arrived today.

]]> 2b3409fa0d46f02d380aad948bbb5309 Chris Hart replied to the topic How to join the Forum/Club in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/how-to-join-the-forumclub/#post-44709 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:46:59 +0100 Hi, I have just uncovered a little tractor.
Although I am in Portugal I am told the machine is British. It was brought here by a Brit couple.
It has a Siba DynaStart made in England, so that means the machine is post 1954, assuming the starter is the original.
I put jump leads on it; the battery is kaput, of course, and the motor turns! Not…[Read more]

]]> fe1a0bf1c33d785df04766fc7d2086b7 andyfrost replied to the topic April 2026 magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/april-2026-magazine/#post-44708 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:32:58 +0100 Mine also , top work to all concerned. When I can get my daughter on the case , I hope to do an article soon , it will be my first ever attempt , so you’ll have to forgive me if it appears amateurish.

Andy.

]]> 68f0a3dc5f0a74ed28f6e63e6a856931 Charlie Moore (aka charlie) replied to the topic April 2026 magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/april-2026-magazine/#post-44707 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:43:53 +0100 Bang on time my copy arrived in the post today.

]]> 39ab31a4eb76666e24d3c6e7f6349496 Ransomes256 replied to the topic MG6 Spare Parts in the forum Ride-on machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg6-spare-parts/#post-44706 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:04:30 +0100 I should be able to help. send me an email.
njarrett@btinternet.com

]]> dad6c449b0624702ab7653e27ad8240d andyfrost replied to the topic MG6 Spare Parts in the forum Ride-on machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg6-spare-parts/#post-44705 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:08:11 +0100 Neil Jarrett is your man , he’s a member here , Ransomes 256.

Andy.

]]> 467e02a8a03c6b92a2292e884b1e98b8 John Wickenden started the topic MG6 Spare Parts in the forum Ride-on machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg6-spare-parts/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:44:00 +0100 Hi All,
I a looking for some spare parts for my MG6, Mostly gaskets for engine and pump.
Be grateful for any help please.

]]> 8f4ee3ed1b8b915eb0fb6c4aa3390784 alan wrote a new post https://vhgmc.co.uk/?p=44304 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:49:06 +0100 Manufacturers Of Tillers – Part 1 Not long ago on social media, someone asked for help with what they referred to as their Merry Tiller. As it turned out, it wasn’t one at all but just a m […]

]]> db0e15ca91739216cefcc4c86b11e432 David Bliss replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44694 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:51:15 +0100 Andrew
Thanks for that, and you now say engine was probably made by Ransomes can see know looking at parts not quite finished as the old three speed jobs, I thought would have been like barrel sort of overhangs crankcase in parts, carb looks the part and very well machined but design is a bit more than just lacking especially they got things right…[Read more]

]]> 7d69e99138d01fa40dc09cb25202c060 emilouen posted an update: @roatavator , bonjour , auriez vous le manuel d'atelier pour […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/27401/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:02:37 +0100 @roatavator , bonjour , auriez vous le manuel d’atelier pour le HONDA F80 ? merci d’avance Philippe

]]> 0 3a08695f9c2691f885a603be7016edf5 hdtrust replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44693 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:00:49 +0100 Ok, at the date your mower is, the engine may well look like a Sturmey Archer, but infact Ransomes had purchased the rights to make Sturmey Archers, and knowing Ransomes had also modified the engine somewhat.
Though what you are finding on the engine are known problems that have appeared on all Sturmeys, the carbs were always a big issue, OK to…[Read more]

]]> a0f1365ebc5df9b985ba9066a820c991 David Bliss replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44691 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:39 +0100 Andrew,
Engine is the Sturmey-Archer and looks like a 150+-cc going by piston size I just forgot to measure it but needs a piston but doesn’t knock as bad now as found old and worn but better rings and is running weaker and no smoke, idles in low hundreds just like a sowing machine that was just a desperate try to weaken the mixture off and…[Read more]

]]> 4fc2fea7624d06b1f60afb07de0efc8a hdtrust replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44689 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:04:59 +0100 Hi David
The Hall & Duck trust owns the register for all Ransomes mowers,
Just had a look for you.
The 16 inch Mk 13 started production in January 1950 and ended production in August 1955, your machine number was made in June 1955.
I suspect you have found no markings to say what the engine is. The Mk12 used a Villiers Mk25C which carried over…[Read more]

]]> f2a6829770b8a7af19b323f260b51a9c David Bliss replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44686 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:54:38 +0100 Its sort of presentable it runs really well with little smoke as manage to find old rings that were a bit better, but it needs a piston and rebore. Quite a few nuts had to be replaced as rotted away that hold cutting cylinder bearing housings, the special seals were sort of useable but to hold them in place and to stop them turning on the shaft…[Read more]

]]> 8728ec4663aaa816ff0162d7e6b8258c David Bliss started the topic Sturmey-Archer engine with poor running in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/sturmey-archer-engine-with-poor-running/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:46:23 +0100 I spent hours last year to stop the carburettor running very rich, Its a very very poor design of how the float works bit like standing on one side of a Coracle as little weight upsets it so same with the float gives little weight to lift needle to stop flooding, so added set screws to opposite side helped a bit but still very poor, been like it…[Read more]

]]> 7465a47e5873e2c4292927f230962b68 David Bliss replied to the topic Type of wood for rollers on mower in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/type-of-wood-for-rollers-on-mower/#post-44675 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:37:28 +0100 Andy,
Many thanks, I had forgot oak eats metal as often seen bad stains where nails have been used, friend has off cuts from building thats why I used oak, he also has Accoya and Saple, I have lost all my ash trees one by one, I think there are seedlings still coming up that were a nuisance, There is still Ash round this way they had masse’s of…[Read more]

]]> 62cc201de6dce66f263f3ee7b1b7f2b6 hdtrust replied to the topic Type of wood for rollers on mower in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/type-of-wood-for-rollers-on-mower/#post-44674 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:47:37 +0100 Hi Dave
Look well but fence posts will split in a very short time, as most are made of soft wood. You really need to use ash, as its resilient, and will last even in a damp environment. Your oak handle will also split, but even worse the oak will react with the bare metal and make it brittle, that’s why on oak ships they use to use copper…[Read more]

]]> 05987be4262d341f52c3ccbf5ce59226 David Bliss started the topic Type of wood for rollers on mower in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/type-of-wood-for-rollers-on-mower/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:59:13 +0100 I have started to get the Ransom’s mower as it is to go to an event later this year, I have just used a fence post for now and for the handles bit of oak, I have seen many old mowers rotting into the ground like this one had been, I was always amazed how the rollers often survived even mine were still un-split but riddled with worm and rusted on,…[Read more]

]]> be4bd309636d7cb1762176ed7f5b422c Charlie Moore (aka charlie) started the topic April 2026 magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/april-2026-magazine/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:47:11 +0100 The magazine has been sent to the printers and will be posted to paid up members as soon as possible after 15th April. The April issue includes minutes of AGM and changes to committee plus the usual articles,reports and adverts etc.

]]> a4875c032e9ae98b0b44ab423e60189e mikep changed their profile picture https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/27389/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:55:09 +0000 0 6c50d86688b35674cb34379a9420a658 David Ford replied to the topic A New interest, Bulldog or early Bullfinch? in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/a-new-interest-bulldog-or-early-bullfinch/page/2/#post-44662 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:53:56 +0000 I own a Bulldog with handle bar not loop handle I think mine was made around 1954

]]> d3d3fd114845e8ceba6bae1cb2af5894 David Ford replied to the topic Howard 350 serial number/oil seals. in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/howard-350-serial-number-oil-seals/#post-44660 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:32:25 +0000 Firstly how are the bearing housing held to the chain case ? Are they bolt or what they called” WHIZZ TYPE FLANGE SCREWS ” Which are sot of riveted to the chain case if so then these are the same of the Howard 300.

]]> 1f607925fb4be84128c68da0954c2bc5 David Ford replied to the topic Howard Rotavator 200 Spares in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/howard-rotavator-200-spares/#post-44657 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:16:11 +0000 I am very sorry but there are no replacement tyres for a Howard 200 / Demon and have not been for around 50 +years This is what We were told by Dowdeswell’s as the last ones were fitted with much better tyres We had a Howard Demon some years ago and We did replace the wheels with the modern type but it was a very big job to do

]]> fe46af5b4ea8ceaa6acaaff07c5f01b7 alan wrote a new post https://vhgmc.co.uk/?p=44446 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:34:25 +0000 The History of Mr Challis's 1899 Lawn Sweeper We are all probably familiar with the early pony-drawn lawn mowers of the 19th century. These machines transformed the maintenance of large grounds, making […]

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