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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.

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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.

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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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Yes I guess most copies suffered a similar fate. Like most of these old publications it is the adverts that are of most interest to us.

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I will get our editor to put an advert in the April issue of The Cultivator, our club magazine. These are great machines but not many people seem to collect them, possibly due to the weight, about 4 1/2 cwt. If no one takes it on as a project it would be better to see it broken for spares rather than scrapped, just wish I lived a bit nearer.

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Advert for Weeks Dry Powder blower, something very similar was on display at Tractor World

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Stuart, apologies for the problem, all should be OK now.

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Stuart, details sent to membership secretary.

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Spark plug should be a Champion No 7 with a gap of 0.018 – 0.020″. I would suggest a call to the Green Spark Plug Company for availability and alternatives.

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Castrol XL is still available. When mixing fuel for my SIMAR 56 sometimes I use Castrol XL and other times a modern 2 stroke oil, but always in the ratio specified for the machine ie 6%.

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Andrew sorry to hear about break in, hope nothing irreplacable was taken. Shooting is too good for them, something more painful and lingering would be better.

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Bringing back to top.

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I have manuals for 2 speed AL, model EJ, 3 speed and reverse HJ and HR and four speed HJR and H.

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Better than starting a new post send report and photos to the editor for next issue of The Cultivator. Images taken from website are not high enough resolution for inclusion in the magazine unfortunately.

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Glad you enjoyed the magazine, as I always say the thanks should go to the members that submit articles, as editor I just put it all together. I will have a look and see if I have anything in my literature collection. I guess the sad fact is paper doesn’t last like metal so it will always be more elusive than actual machines.

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