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Charlie Moore (aka charlie)

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    charlie replied to the topic Simar 56A Rototiller – Serial No. 561473 in the forum Projects 12 hours, 54 minutes ago

    John, you will need to contact the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) at Reading, I only have a list of the drawings. The drawing you require is drawing number RD.310 the MERL reference is TR DX 493/1.

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    charlie replied to the topic When did Geests, Wrigleys & Bonsers begin? in the forum Help and information 13 hours, 6 minutes ago

    The only information, (taken from Brain Bell’s book 70 Years of Garden Machinery), I can find is Wrigley motor truck was invented in the early 1930’s and Geest made their motor trucks from the early 1950’s.

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    charlie replied to the topic Simar 56A Rototiller – Serial No. 561473 in the forum Projects 1 day, 12 hours ago

    As far as I know the springs are not available off the shelf. There are two types of spring depending which style of tines you have. If they are the type that are round cross section and hook onto the spring it is part number 634. If they are flat bar in cross section and attach to the spring using a pin that locates in a casting held in the…[Read more]

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    charlie replied to the topic Allett Regal No.1 in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery 4 days, 13 hours ago

    That rocker cover looks like new. I don’t suppose Allett have any old spares lying around?

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    charlie replied to the topic Is the Barford Atom the same as Allen scythe? in the forum General talk and discussion 5 days, 12 hours ago

    No they are not the same machine, two totally different companies.
    Are they any good? It depends what you want the machine to do, I am guessing you want to cut long grass. The Allen scythe was primarily a grass cutting machine, although other attachments were available. The Barford Atom was a multi purpose machine with cultivating implements and…[Read more]

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    charlie replied to the topic Howard 350 ignition in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 5 days, 12 hours ago

    Have you checked all the wiring for continuity and good earth where there should be one? Any contact to earth where there should not be one will prevent spark.

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    charlie replied to the topic Allett Regal No.1 in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery 6 days, 6 hours ago

    Its amazing what a good degreasing does, as I have fund cleaning up Land Rover gearboxes. As well as brake cleaner I also use Screwfix own brand degreaser which can be washed off, I use a pump up garden sprayer for that.

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    charlie started the topic Website downtime. in the forum General talk and discussion 1 week, 3 days ago

    The VHGMC website is going to have a software upgrade early next week. This means that the website will be unavailable for a few hours. The website isn’t changing and it will still look the same, it is just having an upgrade so we can improve the site and add more features as we progress.

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    charlie replied to the topic Exhibiting at agriculture shows in the forum General talk and discussion 1 week, 6 days ago

    The legislation trusty220 refers to is the Road Traffic Act which was revised/amended to encompass more than what we generally consider to be roads. This is when rally fields and showgrounds amongst other places became ‘Public Places’ and only affects ride on machines such as garden tractors and ride on lawn mowers, it does not include pedestrian…[Read more]

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    charlie replied to the topic Orolo tracked barrow in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 2 weeks ago

    The following are links to the patent records.
    248839
    306431
    269644
    I could not find anything for 248838 but the photograph, see below, I have of the plate on the example I saw has 248839 and not 248838.

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    charlie replied to the topic The magnets have been over charged! in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 2 weeks ago

    A step ladder???

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    charlie replied to the topic Steel Shaft Fork, Spade and Shovel in the forum General talk and discussion 2 weeks, 4 days ago

    I have to say I have never, well not yet, broken a fork or spade handle. That could be because the ones I use are old Elwell tools, this is a make well worth looking out for at car boot sales etc. I am a firm believer that the older tools, like many other things, were of far better quality in years gone by. The modern trend seems to be to make…[Read more]

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    charlie replied to the topic Orolo tracked barrow in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 2 weeks, 4 days ago

    The photos confirm it is like the wheelbarrow in the photo I posted.
    I see the makers plate lists several patent numbers but can’t read them. It might be worth looking them up.

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    charlie replied to the topic Allett Regal No.1 in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery 2 weeks, 4 days ago

    Good progress. You will soon have it tuned up and ready for a bit of lawn mower racing!

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    charlie replied to the topic Advice sought. in the forum General talk and discussion 2 weeks, 5 days ago

    We are a horticultural and garden machinery club so would not really have knowledge of Lister D prices. You would be better to contact a stationary engine club.

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    charlie replied to the topic First Rally for 2022 in the forum General talk and discussion 2 weeks, 6 days ago

    No photos. File too large, needs compressing.

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    charlie replied to the topic April issue of The Cultivator in the forum General talk and discussion 3 weeks, 1 day ago

    April issue now uploaded to website.

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    charlie replied to the topic 2 stroke Howard Bantam in the forum Groundcare Machinery 3 weeks, 1 day ago

    A photograph of the engine will help confirm make and model and ensure correct information is supplied.

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    charlie replied to the topic April issue of The Cultivator in the forum General talk and discussion 3 weeks, 2 days ago

    Good news, the magazines are in the post, my copy arrived today.

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    charlie replied to the topic Orolo tracked barrow in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 3 weeks, 2 days ago

    Is this the sort of unit?

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