Troy Tractorvater

[crawler]

Hi Tony
That’s odd, all the pictures in the brochures show a round section handle. It certainly looks like your machine had a different style of handle though.
There was a member called ‘rolloman’ on the old forum that had a Tractivator as well, not sure what model though. I don’t think I have seen him on the new forum.
Rob

[crawler]

Hi Tony
I’m on my phone so I hope this works. Just did a search on the old forum and found a photo that ‘rollo man’ posted. It is a mk2 that he has and it has a different handle to what the brochures show. I’m not sure if he is still a member. At least it shows that the bracket at the back of yours is original.
Rob

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[vhgmcbuddy]

Hi Rob thanks for the photo, my thoughts are along those lines, maybe more than one Modle of the Mark2 was produced or a fault with the handle designs who knows, I’ve found nothing in the local library’s but there is still hope on that side as they are looking farther afield & on luck so far at Reading ( merl ). But still trying.

Tony.

[vhgmcbuddy]

Good day all, I’ve found out just recently some interesting information regarding the Troy Tractivator , they were made in 3 different country’s,1 Australia,2 India ,3 UK.
So if you have a, 1. Blue background to your spec plates it comes from Australia .
2. Red background it comes from India .
3. Black background it comes from the UK.
I just thought I would pass this on to anyone with a Troy Mk 1 or 2, hope this helps anyone,it certainly cleared up why mine is light green & one in Scotland is dark green both are original colors.
Tony.

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[charlie]

Tony some very useful information there.

[crawler]

Hi Tony, thanks that is some very useful information to have.
Are you going to try and fabricate some handles for your Troy?
Rob

[vhgmcbuddy]

Hi Rob, yes to the handles, John Little the area rep for South scotland has a Troy with the same handles mine & has sent photos & diagram with all measurements. I am seriously thinking that going by what Brian Bell has writen in his book (seventy years of garden Machinary ) that although we have the Mk 1 & 2 there is also two other models, the Spartan & the Trojan which superseded the Mk 2, I think I have one of those, as for the info about India, Australia, & UK making them can anyone else shed anymore light on this, I belive it to be correct as it came from a very reliable scourse, Hopefully I will be at Milton Keynes with it.

Tony.

[crawler]

Hi Tony
I don’t know if you have seen it, but there are a couple of photos of a Troy Tractivator in the general section of the forum. On the second page of the ‘Tractor World’ post there are a selection of machines from the auction. The handles look to be of a similar design as to what you need for your machine.
Rob

[vhgmcbuddy]

Hi Rob
I went to Tractor world that day with the intension of buying the Troy & came with it, a very good purchase it is to I won the machine for £60 so now I have both & I seriusly belive that I now have a Mk1 and Mk2 I will let you know more when I have measured them both and got them standing side by side with photos.
Tony.

[crawler]

Hi Tony, well done with your new purchase. From the photos it looks to be in very good condition. Can you put a few photos up of your new Troy? Did it have a plough fitted?
Rob

[vhgmcbuddy]

Hi Rob
As soon as I get it off the trailer & into the garden I’ll be putting a few pictures of both on the forum, yes it has a plough also steel & rubber wheels but not the original engine so I don’t know the machine No. Are you going to the AGM or Oxford bring & buy, as I’m going to try and take both units to the AGM weekend and would like to meet up.
Tony.

[crawler]

Hi Tony, I’d like to be able to attend but I’m over in Northern Ireland so it would be a bit of a trek.
Look forward to seeing some photos of your new machine. Those 2 machines will make a very nice display.
Rob

[charlie]

Tony, the AGM was last weekend!!!!

[will-haggle]

This must be yours, then!

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[vhgmcbuddy]

That’s the one I’ll post photos later along with the other one.

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