Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | Gavin Burley | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/burls/activity/ Activity feed for Gavin Burley. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:10:47 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 999f8f439c35f4ae52984a3df40a7b39 Gavin Burley replied to the topic Ransome Mastiff 30” in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-mastiff-30/#post-42387 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:07:12 +0100 Cleaned the carby best I could but still think it is the fault. I cant get it to idle and the governor keep hunting. Any thoughts on where or what carby replacement I can get/use?

]]> c3e7750f79cc8e2edb4878d4c04b7950 Gavin Burley replied to the topic Ransome Mastiff 30” in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-mastiff-30/#post-41783 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:30:04 +0000 Carby is in soaking now, lve managed to get it all apart except for the tiny brass screw in the base next to the main jet standoff. All is very tight so hope no leakages. The needle was stuck in the seat, l got it out and hope it cleans up and seals. I looked around for kits but no success.
The carby housing has number SC16 838E.5/50 stamped on it

]]> f2925eea89773fbfdb8adac4a2e5cdc8 Gavin Burley replied to the topic Ransome Mastiff 30” in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-mastiff-30/#post-41781 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 08:05:19 +0000 Update, l have spark

There was no continuity between points so gave them a good talking to and fixed that, set the points gap to 0.016” and now l have spark. Next is to clean the carby (it’s a mess)

]]> a1e56617bb9a6f603e6657e81b7f50d0 Gavin Burley replied to the topic Ransome Mastiff 30” in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-mastiff-30/#post-41772 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:33:13 +0000 Gidday mate, thanks for your input

Reg’d No DW 02348

Makes sense its a charge coil, l thought it must have been a trigger coil. With this new info, l will check points work correctly. I do suspect the spark coil has failed though.

Photo of coil plate for review

]]> 557fa091b557888626301e6e47035a05 burls changed their profile picture https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/25783/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 01:05:51 +0000 0 151004af7ed08967a9076a26835bc33e Gavin Burley started the topic Ransome Mastiff 30” in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-mastiff-30/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 23:10:58 +0000 Gidday all from down under

I have acquired a Mastiff30” to start rejuvenating my lawn (yep it’s big).
(MAG engine not battery model)
Unfortunately it’s not running atm. So far l have been unable to get spark. I have taken the mag off and had a bit of a look – all looks ok except for slight rub mark on HT coil.
My first question is l have 4 wires…[Read more]

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