[charlie]

If I only look once a day I look for time of last post in freshness column and follow that as a guide. I think once you become familiar with what is happening topic wise in each section you will soon know which you need to look at. Glad you like the new website.

[charlie]

Shawn, you have come to the right place for an answer.
Starting with rh side as you stand at the rear, small lever on top is throttle,lever underneath is gear change up for high down for low. Lh side small lever on top is handle bar lock enables them to swing left or right, lever below is clutch.
Biggest pain with control cables is they run down inside handlebars into the cast turret that supports the handlebars then internally to clutch and handle bar lock and out to throttle and gear change. I have seen some series 2 machines with a series one type gear change lever, no cable, on the back of the gearbox. Drop me a personal message with your e mail address and I can send you an owners manual with parts list. I can also date the machine fro the machine serial number which should be on the brass makers plate on the engine cowl, this may have got lost if engine has been changed. See my website for more about Monro Tillers

[charlie]

Details were in the Feb issue of The Cultivator, if you did not receive your copy please let me know.

[charlie]

Have you tried one of the Ford owners clubs?

[charlie]

Patrick, do you know what the original was/should be? If so have a look on The Green Sparkplug Company website, they will show if it is in stock and alternatives.

[charlie]

Cooper Pegler ran a series of adverts in The Fruit Grower magazine each one showed a different item, so far I have not found any syringes but will post details here if I do.

[charlie]

There were some bargains. See results.

[charlie]

I used that photo on the cover of the April 2012 issue of The Cultivator. It does look as if it might have been 4 wheel drive, unfortunately the photo is not clear enough to be certain.
The Farm Implement & Machinery Review is another great source of vintage adverts and some very good articles, I have about 50 issues in my collection.

[charlie]

Thought you might. I will send you copies via e mail.

[charlie]

Difficult bit with pot maker is getting correct mix of compost material. With someone helping to feed compost in and take completed pots off it could be fairly quick. Always attracts attention at shows, usually with the questions what is it and what does it do. Seeing it in operation fascinates spectators.

[charlie]

Glad to hear it won’t be scrapped. Sean if you are taking it on I can supply owners manual and parts list for the Rototiller.

[charlie]

The big problem I find with safety goggles, as I also wear glasses, is the reduced clarity of vision having to look through two layers of glass/plastic. But having ruined one pair of glasses by not wearing goggles when grinding I always make sure I wear goggles.

[charlie]

I plan to go through all the copies I have and scan the relevant adverts. In addition to Weeks, there are Cooper & Pegler, Drake & Fletcher, Geo Monro machinery and other products, Auto Culto, Planet, Bristol and Ransomes MG.

[charlie]

Some good photos and an assortment of exhibits. Nice to see another Glem pot maker, I have had one for several years. Not so sure about the ‘Tippings Ltd’ truck and caravan, not what I would call horticultural.

[charlie]

It would be a fair old archive if they did. Not sure when first publication was but with 2 volumes a year and second half of 1934 is volume LXXVIII (78) then the first one could have been 1895.

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