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Spammer sorted now.

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Thanks for that I did miss them, got them now.

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Coil has two windings HT and LT one side of each is connected to earth, the other side of LT goes to points and the HT goes to plug lead. Hope that helps.

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Is that a Ransomes Ace? Mine has a small brass plate on the handles cross piece.

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Odd how IH went to the trouble of marking everything, which must have added some small cost. The hidden identity of the Elec Trak poses an interesting dilema I guess, do you restore it with the GE logo showing or hidden?

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For those wondering, the various Monro and other leaflets are part of the club archive, all material saved from Mechanised Gardening when they closed. This all needs sorting, cataloguing and indexing so we know exactly what is there.

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Thanks for suggestions I will pass them on to owner of the Gem.

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There is one lawnmower on display and of course the Land Rover could plough, cultivate and mow grass with the various attachments available.

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Video and some tips on this You Tube clip including an alternative to the proper igniters.

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Engine certainly has a JAP/Villiers look but not sure which or what model.

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Another great skip find. Nice to have the trolley with it.

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There is also a brief news item on the website home page.

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I think a lot of us looking and only posting when we can add something of value or have a new topic to start. I am on here almost daily and it is good to see we are getting some interesting posts.

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Would it have been normal for a manufacturer to get tyres specially branded? It will make replacing them very difficult in the future, lets hope they last another 40 years.

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Photo of engine might help with id.

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