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I was considering going to the machinery sale as I could combine it with buying a load of plants at the wholesalers in York, that way I can convince myself that’s it’s a work thing and not a day out!

Unfortunately I haven’t planned this very well and won’t be going tomorrow, although I might go to the machinery auction next time instead.

I’ve had a look through the catalogue online and there are a couple of things there I’d like but probably don’t need!

Would be good to meet some VHGMC members.

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Hello,

That looks a good project to be doing, I once rebuilt a Westwood many years back. Most parts should be easily available. Tyres are standard size and available online, I think I have seen Westwood stickers for sale online as well.

I’ve done a bit of searching and had a look through the Westwood brochures that I have and think that your machine might be a W11 as you suggest but decals do hint at a T series.

The steering wheel looks original – they can be a devil to remove. I also recall that rear wheel hubs are hard to remove too once they’ve siezed on!

Engine dates it to 1984, from the info I have Westwood appear to have started manufacturing this style of tractor in the early 1980’s.

PTO at the rear is for the powered grass collector and a few other items as can be seen in the gallery image of a later model. https://vhgmc.co.uk/photo-galleries/westwood/westwood-tractor-attachments-imgwestw003/

And also on the image from the brochure:

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That looks really good and I’m jealous!

We’ve just been building a timber pergola and it’s been suggested that a pergola is nothing more than roof-less workshop – there’s some truth in that!

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Just looking through the club archive it’s possibly a Landmaster Hawk Deluxe although a bit more research would have to do done to make sure.

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Chris

You are correct! It is a Bushwakka but not a model I have come across in the archive, probably a rare yet not expensive machine. Worth buying as it’d be useable and interesting too.

Alan

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Our 1980’s commercial Jacobsen ride-on which is used every week was registered on to a Q plate about two years ago, needless to say it’s tyres have never touched the highway yet and I doubt they ever will! It’s nice to have a number plate on it but it wasn’t really necessary.

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Tom

Members have road registered garden tractors before so it is possible!

As far as I remember if not requiring an age related plate then a V55 Form, Your ID, Valid Insurance (NFU etc) and some pictures of the tractor then take all the paperwork to a DVLA office.

An age related plate also requires either an original sales invoice or proof of manufacture and if it’s a non-UK tractor then proof of export may be required.

I’d check with the DVLA and the V55 form as a starting point – it may have changed. The V55 can be ordered from the DVLA website.

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It’s a Geest!

Geest Truck – IMGtruck044

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I’ve never heard of the Fortuna tractor or come across anything when sorting the photos.

As you’ll know OTA tractors were exported to Australia and possibly elsewhere. I wonder if the ‘Fortuna’ name may have been for export purposes?

1952 Australian advert attached.

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I was going to ask if you had some photos but it appears the photo was larger than the specified file size.

Where did you get the Uni Horse from? Was it from an auction site or a local sale? It may be that the tractor was owned by someone that a club member knows.

There is some information in the book ‘Seventy Years of Garden Machinery’.

Also do you know which engine your tractor has and also which model the tractor is?

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Hi James,

I have spoken with Charlie and the following link should bring up the various payment options.

Firstly you must log in (otherwise it’ll ask you to re-register) then go to the page vhgmc.co.uk/mem-reg/

Scroll down to your relevant subscription i.e. UK Single Member then click the ‘Sign Up’ button to take you to the Paypal payment screen.

Alan

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Thank you for the photos, Geoff.

I’m told I should have gone to Malvern this year but I hadn’t finished my exhibits and before I knew it the show was upon us.

Yes, I did notice the coffee being poured by a fellow member in the first set of photos.

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Many thanks for all the images that have been sent. There are some fascinating images.

Trusty-mad thank you for the ‘bike’ images which I’ve now archived.

In total there is now 7559 images and I still have a couple of hundred more to go at!

Some really good images like the one below:

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Andy,

I think you are correct. The Westwood machine brochure shows a tractor pulling an implement through cultivated easy allotment ground and nothing tougher.

It certainly tells a lot that there isn’t a plough anywhere in the numerous Westwood brochures I have.

Westwood probably thought folk may wish to do some cultivating and introduced the tiller attachment in the above brochure photo to try and expand the tractors capabilities and appeal somewhat.

[alan]

A couple of brochure images for reference:

I have all the Westwood brochures showing all the attachments. There isn’t a plough shown, which possibly means it wasn’t suitable to pulling one. There is though the Rotodynamic Cultivator on an 11hp tractor so looking at the photos it is capable of pulling something through easy allotment ground.

For some sort of tractor comparison I have the Roper tractor brochures and the 18hp garden tractor can have either an 18hp twin Briggs or a 18hp Kohler Magnum engine. Tractor has a range of implements including a 10″ plough. Also has manual implement lift.

The Roper tractor is a stronger built machine than a Westwood and therefore can take a plough as intended.

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