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  • October 17, 2024 at 8:03 pm #43040
    t-max
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    Hello everyone,I am a new member and thought it time to introduce myself.
    My name is T.MAX and I have worked on a few lawnmowers and rotavators for people on our allotments,nothing of major engineering mainly carburetors and converting old Briggs and Stratton ignition coils to super magnatron.I was looking for a project a bit more challenging and thought about joining a club ,hey presto found this site and imediatley thought thats for me,so here I am,also at the same time I was searching ebay for a machine to perhaps renovate.I settled on a Howard Bantam with Villiers mark 15 fourstroke.
    All the advert said was engine turned freely and been stored for some time.Well rotavator is here now ,delivered to door and so the job begins.
    Engine plate states 460A 4265 so from some of what Ive read before I think its a 1965 built engine which is about the time of the last bantams before Howards updated it to the new Howard 200 if anyone knows different or more to add I would love to hear.
    OK so machine looks all here nothing obvious missing,wheels free wheel,rotors free wheel,control rods engage ,remove rocker cover and things work up and down nicely.Apart from muck and oil everything looks good so far.
    I hope you enjoy the read so far more to follow as I progress.

    October 17, 2024 at 8:25 pm #43041
    andyfrost
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    Firstly a warm welcome , Bantams are my favourite small Howard , and I use them alot for potato and rowcrop work. Infact I’m now in the process of working on yet another one , which I’m building from the heap of broken/spares machines that I’ve accumulated over the years.
    Look forward to hearing of your progress.

    Andy.

    October 18, 2024 at 7:49 am #43045
    charlie
    Keymaster

    T.Max, welcome to the forum. To avoid any confusion you have only signed up for the free trial on the website/forum. To join the club and get the full benefit of membership you will need to sign up for paid memebrship.

    October 18, 2024 at 12:17 pm #43047
    t-max
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    Good morning Charlie,yes I tried three or four times to pay up as it were,it would not let me so I guessed it wont untill 07 Dec( think thats when free trial end,is this right?).

    Hello all and inparticular Andy,you wont belive my luck but after doing all the normal cleans and checks that you would on any machine ,ie clean tank out ,clean carb,new fuel lines check spark ,this machine is running so more a re-commisioning job than renovation,I will have a reflct on my good fortune and consider next way to proceed with this,I still cant belive this much good luck.

    October 18, 2024 at 4:51 pm #43048
    charlie
    Keymaster

    T Max. To pay, log in, then scroll down on home page, you will see a header on the right 2024/25 Subscriptions, then click on the ‘Payments can be made here’ link.

    October 18, 2024 at 5:21 pm #43049
    t-max
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    Hello Charlie,
    Thanks. Have managed to pay now. Wouldn’t let me do it on payments can be made here(there was nothing to click on). I went to the help page and chose make single payment.

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