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The sprinkler looks good. How do you clean the brass? I’ve got a few brass syringes sat in my office window that I cleaned up and it took ages to do.

There’s some lawn sprinklers etc in the gallery which look pretty good cleaned up.

Sprayers, Misters and Dusters

Yes images do end up in an odd order, it’s possibly to do with the image megabyte size but that doesn’t actually answer the question really.

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I’ve had a look for any adverts relating to the trac-grip and the only ones for Hatch Bros are for their poultry sheds etc.

However around the 1950’s their adverts have their full address as Station Road Appliance Works, Kelly Bray, Callington, Cornwall, which may help if anyone does any research.

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I’ve looked through the archive and unfortunately haven’t seen anything that resembles your tiller.

Being very vague and probably incorrect, but based on the colour the only thing that sort of springs to mind is an early Alko tiller.

Has anyone else got any ideas?

[alan]

I was looking at the MERL site a few weeks ago and thought I should perhaps pay a visit. Having searched online archives I know that some of the documents and literature relating to tractors I have are held there so need to contact them at some point.

Look forward to reading about it in The Cultivator.

[alan]

I’ve found some info on the old forum archive which may be of help regarding your lawn edger.

https://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4581

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Thanks, Paul.

I’d not seen any advertising about the theme and didn’t know who was running it now as it’s never mentioned anymore. I assumed it was no longer happening as it wasn’t mentioned on the Newark show site either.

Many thanks.

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Wingnut, many thanks for finding out and posting here that the horticultural theme this year is Howard Garden Tractors & Implements. I did wonder what it was going to be!

I’ve scoured the internet, looked it up on the Newark site and also checked this years entry forms for more details and sadly cannot find any mention of it.

Anybody idea of who is in charge of the horticultural theme this year?

[alan]

Wingnut, many thanks for finding out and posting here that the horticultural theme this year is Howard Garden Tractors & Implements. I did wonder what it was going to be!

I’ve scoured the internet, looked it up on the Newark site and also checked this years entry forms for more details and sadly cannot find any mention of it.

Any idea of who is in charge of the horticultural theme this year?

[alan]

Excellent machines and still doing the job they were intended for with some good attachments.

Do you know their ages and models?

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Well I would never have guessed that, well spotted Chris.

There’s some 1926 adverts in the gallery with a 22″ cut water cooled mower.

https://vhgmc.co.uk/photo-galleries/governor-john-shaw-and-sons/

Also I have a couple of 1924 adverts but they do appear to be of a different model to the one Geoff has photos of. Note that they have the same roller though.

From a bit of research I did a while ago many UK produced machines were exported to Australia.

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Hello Dave

Nice to hear about the Suffolk mower.

Occasionally unused or as-good-as-new machines and equipment turns up, it’s surprising what’s in sheds, garages and attics across the land. Last year I had a look at an immaculate and still boxed 1977 Qualcast Astronaut lawnmower with instructions and warranty card.

There are things about such as the unused tiller at Newark in 2012. I recall something like it had been stored in someones front room since new. Image attached.

Don’t forget that the value is only what someone is willing to pay.

Alan

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Just found an advert for the Hayterette in 1969, was £39.15.0 .

Hayterette mowers with prices 1969

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Hayters were popular and I can remember lots of them and the hayterette at the place I started horticulture at, the mowers were then replaced with Hondas.

I’m guessing either spare parts from a donor Hayter or maybe parts from another mower make may be useable?

There are a few Hayters in the gallery, do any other Hayter handles look similar.

Hayter

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As far as I know Mountfield were the importers/distributors of Murray mowers in the 1980’s. As others may recall weren’t Mountfield and Murray mowers also available in DIY stores like B&Q?

From past research I have done there does appear to have been a lot of horticultural machinery manufacturers in Ohio and surroundings. For instance there was the Quick Manufacturing Inc of Springfield (makers of the US sold Springfield mower) that also sold their machines in Europe but redbadged with another makers livery and logos.

[alan]

It has only taken eight months but today the mower deck, electric motors and brackets finally got painted. I’m glad to report it has turned out well.

True to form the weather started out fine but then the rained threatened and I was determined to get this deck painted so I had to put up my Billy Smart circus marquee, which is quite apt as the clowns were doing the painting. One day I’ll learn to pick a dry day.

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