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Just another example of how the English language has many words from France, Germany etc.

[charlie]

Rolcut secateurs go back to the 1930’s so certainly an old design.
Advert from The Fruit Grower magazine below dated September 5th 1935.

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Yes got mine today.

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Thanks for sharing those photos, a good display. There is also a good display at Waterperry near Oxford.

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Reply from company in Salisbury, no spares for that type of carb.

[charlie]

What machine is this fitted to? Does it have a throttle cable or is engine governed only?

[charlie]

The Rowtrac was not designed by Geo Monro, the Monro Tiller was, designed by Harry Shickle and very solidly built. The clutch lock does not look original, those that I have seen are on the side of the gearbox. A close up of the lock and surrounding area would be useful.

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Yes we have club members in Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Ireland (Eire), Australia and New Zealand.

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It could be it has been modified to fit a T or TS. The literature I have for the F shows a long and a short square bar extending back to fit in the sockets on the F, in line with the shorter bar is another bar extending forward to carry a depth wheel.

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Too much apple or pear juice!!!????

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What is the odd bracket on top of the gearbox cover by the clutch lever? What does it do as I have not seen this on a Monro Tiller before.

[charlie]

Try the Green Spark Plug Company

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The one place rally dates appear that all club members can see, not just those using the website, is The Cultivator, unfortunately it is hard to get members to tell the editor well in advance what events are on.

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Looking at the engine the fuel tank appears non original, possibly off a lawn mower looking at the fixing in the end. The engine cowl is a different colour to the gearbox again suggesting it is not original, what does the writing on the cover by the starter pullet say?
I have never seen a clutch drive plate break up to that extent. I did successfully make a temporary disc using thin plywood. It might be worth checking gearbox turns over OK to see what caused such a failure. I will have a look through parts to see if I can help but can’t make any promises.

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Have you tried running the engine without the throttle cable connected? If it runs without revving when cable is disconnected then the cable is the problem.

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