Reply To: Parts for Howard Clifford 700

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Hi Ruben,

You may try this supplier https://howard-rotavator-spares.com/shop/ But I purchased an expensive clutch friction plate from them for a MkV Gem and the holes did not align with the drive plate. Got back to them, the reply was to tap the pins to fit as they were most probably bent. That was wrong, the pins were fine, it was the friction plate holes that were wrong. I managed to file them to fit, but not that happy about it. Communication and after sales service from them was poor.

Think your only other option is to try to get a complete, but non-running machine and use as a donor. Or get some of the parts made in Spain. Unfortunately not many sellers of such a machine would want the bother of arranging for it to be fitted on a pallet and transported to Spain. They come up sometimes in farm auctions and are quite cheap. They are occasionally on ebay uk, but often sellers there want silly money. The VHGMC magazine has them for sale too at times. But think in each case the transport problem will have to be overcome.

Best wishes,

Grahame