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November 2014 issue now uploaded to website

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Although they are all posted at the same time, delivery can be spread over a number of days, might be worse this time due to Christmas post.
If not received by next week let me know.

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Part no. 10396 is an extension which would have been an extra, not standard.

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Good to know they are arriving, online renewals have started to come in as well, waiting to see what postie brings!

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As the temperature plummets (too cold to spend very long searching) I think it is time for another visit to the caves to see what I can acquire!!!!
landie57 has had a few interesting items, not horticultural, to sell on that well known auction site recently.

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A great find and a lot of TLC needed.

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Before cutting the nut try soaking it with penetrating oil (not WD40), worth trying heat then rapid cooling with WD40 or similar, then after a day or so try an impact driver the shock should free it. DO NOT use fins of cooling fan to lock crank. Remember it has probably never been off since it was originally assembled. Do you have a parts list? If not drop me a pm with your e mail address so I can send one. If you do not already have the date for your machine I can supply this from the machine serial number 56???

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I will have to check but I think it is right hand thread. Getting the nut undone is the easy bit. Getting the fan off the taper is the hard bit.

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UPDATE. November issue is in the post and you should get your copy next week if you have not already received it. If your membership is due for renewal (that will be all members except those that have joined since end of August) a renewal form with directory entry on reverse should be enclosed.

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Another book is Mechanical Aids to the Smallholder by Denys De Saulles, I got my copy via the internet from Australia. One small error I found was the photo of the Monro Tiller is printed with the wrong way round ie miller drive appears on left rather than right.

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A very useful looking machine, would make a good subject for an article in The Cultivator

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Yes all cheques should be payable to VHGMC.

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Look forward to seeing photos, sounds an interesting project.
Easy solution to uploading photos is to download shrinkpic, it resizes photos automatically.

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90+ years??? I make it 85 years

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I was very lucky to get a copy in 1999 from New Zealand via bookfinder.com for a lot less than the one on that auction sent went for recently. As you rightly say a very useful book, giving prices of machines and attachments along with spec for machine often including weight.

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