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These all show how our hobby includes an element of social history too.

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And one for the ladies, Barford Atom sales leaflet circa 1947

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There are a number of users on the french forum that can speak english so you should be OK.

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Not something I have ever taken apart so far. I assume you need to get it apart to replace worn bushes. Rather than big hammer I think it would be far safer to support side of casing and use a press to push the shaft out, if that is how it comes out. I think I have a spare drive assembly lying around, I will drag it into the workshop and see if I can work out how it should be removed.
Unless someone else knows the answer.
It might be worth asking on the SIMAR website forum.

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Nice to find one with the transfer almost complete

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A good tidy find, just shows you never know what is going to turn almost on your doorstep.

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I have seen another film with a Rototiller doing the same unmanned trick, all in the good old days before Health & Safety.

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Some great footage. Now who can list all the different machines shown?

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That is very probably a record.

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Ivan thanks for photos. I remember my father having one of those, I also remember one in the auction at Tractor World a couple of years ago.

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Advert from 1953 issue of The Smallholder magazine showing Troy. I think this topic just shows the wealth of information held by VHGMC members.

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I asked the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology and they had not heard of Hortag. I am following up their suggestion of a request for information via the Brimscombe parish newsletter.

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Simplest option would be to buy a fuse holder like this and mount it in the boot. A 6 way will do as the 7th wire is an earth. Fuses will need rating to handle load but not too much more. Amps = Watts/V eg if trailer brake lights are rated at 21W each both are fed from pin 6 so 2×21=42Watts, 42/12=3.5A a 4A fuse should do it.
Disclaimer, I can not guarantee any of my calculations are 100% correct.

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Thanks for replies.
Steve, I found a photo on the Cheffins website showing the Hortag spade. Like you I wondered how they faired using the Bulldog name, knowing the problem encountered by Howard.

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Very sorry to hear of your loss.
A fuse will only blow when the current drawn exceeds its rated limit, usually caused by a short circuit to earth. Two possible causes of fire, insulation on wires rubbing through and exposing conductors; this can happen if wiring goes through hole in bodywork without a proper grommet. Another possibility is high resistance joint, where trailer wiring is teed in, this could overheat without fuse blowing. If the cause of the fire can be proved to be due to poor workmanship of towbar fitter then there might be a chance of claiming from his insurance.
Don’t accept first offer from insurance company, argue a good case for them to pay what you need.

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