Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | Carmelo Bianca | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/cb77/activity/ Activity feed for Carmelo Bianca. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:51:53 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e9b4ffcbf414c0731b5162198de12586 Carmelo Bianca started the topic Monro Tiller MK1 Project. in the forum Projects https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monro-tiller-mk1-project/ Mon, 24 May 2021 17:03:44 +0100 So for the past few weeks I have been working on a little project to bring back to life a 1952 Series 1 Monrotiller. I still have to sort out the Clutch and Throttle Cable and two inner tubes but I thought I would share a before and after Picture.

]]> b15619b0579327a639bc58c4d2f5698c Carmelo Bianca replied to the topic Monro Tiller Mk1 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monro-tiller-mk1/#post-36879 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:23:57 +0100 After a day of tinkering:-
Magneto stripped cleaned re-built
Timing of engine – think so
Good Spark – Yes
Good Compression – Yup
New fuel line – Uh huh
Fuel in tank – done
wind cord on starter – check
Pull hard – Indeed.
Running engine – Well a couple of bangs and silence.

well its a start !! 🙂

]]> ee15133cd2d3acf3cb30f478d3267f9b Carmelo Bianca replied to the topic Monro Tiller Mk1 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monro-tiller-mk1/#post-36870 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:40:15 +0100 Charlie,

I used a drill to crank it over, There was no spark, then when I make contact with the HT Lead for a few seconds then hold it just under 1mm away I get a good spark but if I stop and then start again the spark is not so strong. If that makes sense ?

I did try and PM you with my E-Mail for the Manuals that you offered to send. But I…[Read more]

]]> 3af973fa52ebad3c08e92d1db621193e Carmelo Bianca replied to the topic Monro Tiller Mk1 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monro-tiller-mk1/#post-36840 Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:45:50 +0000 Hi Charlie,
Thank you very much for the information and advice you have provided. Thats great that you were able to provide a delivery date, Name and Address. Makes you wonder how some of these machine travel so far !

Thought I would give you an update

I have been having a tinker today. The HT-Lead was cracked near the magneto body so I have…[Read more]

]]> d51858feacff2bcf035682f41dba721a Carmelo Bianca started the topic Monro Tiller Mk1 in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/monro-tiller-mk1/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 05:30:12 +0000 Thought I would say Hi

Any help or advice appreciated !

Ever since I was young I have always had a fascination with vintage agricultural machinery and have always wanted to own/restore/tinker with such an item.

That being said a friend recently gave me a Monro Tiller of which from looking at pictures on the internet is a MK1 Machine No.955A…[Read more]

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