[charlie]

Nigel, as you are aware there have been issues with the forum, hopefully all ironed out now. We did not want to start adding additional features until we had a stable platform to work on. Galleries and calendar/events page are in the pipeline. If your pm notifications are going in your spam folder then it is an issue with the settings on your e mail/spam filter, not the fault of the forum or website.
The future of The Cultivator and the club is entirely in the hands of you the club members, I have given 6 months notice that I am standing down as editor and have no intention of continuing or taking on something else in the club, so far one member has made a suggestion they might take it on, but nothing confirmed yet.

[charlie]

Thank you Martin.
Always interesting to make comment and see what the reaction is.

[charlie]

I have had very few members tell me they have not received their copy of the magazine. If I am not told then I cannot do anything about it, things do get lost in the post. I could write more about my thoughts on the subject of the clubs future but do not feel the open forum is the place.

[charlie]

Simple, they join the club, one of the many advantages of membership.

[charlie]

A full (well at least when people can be bothered to tell me) calendar of forthcoming events appears in The Cultivator. There is no plan to include one on the forum at present. The Cultivator, (while it still exists*), will be the primary communication route with members.
*Still no replacement editor.

[charlie]

Just had a look at the screw on my Barford 30 and measured thread, 12 TPI, major diameter 18.85mm minor diameter 16.66mm this is close to 3/4 BSF, but not having a tap or die that size I cannot confirm this. Air filter bowl should be obtainable from Meetens, speak to Paul as he knows all about Villiers engines. Unfortunately cannot date machine or engine from serial number, but if you have the cowling off a date may be stamped on the flywheel.

[charlie]

Dave I will add that to the list in The Cultivator

[charlie]

Will do.

[charlie]

BT ran most of their small pumps and generators on propane as it was safer than petrol to carry in a vehicle and propane was already on board for gas torches.

[charlie]

To post a link. Open the page you want to link to and copy the address, start your reply/post on the forum and when you want to add a link highlight the text you want to use as a link eg Henderson trencher click on the

link

button in box above where you enter text. A pop up window will appear, paste the address previously copied into the url box, then click on add link at bottom of pop up window. Job done. (the url of the link will appear in the window where you are writing, but will appear as a link when posted on the forum).

[charlie]

Chris, hope you get the power back soon, my thoughts are with you and the many others that had a less than perfect Christmas. We had a number of Wessex 4×4 Response volunteers out in the early hours of Christmas day evacuating residents from two mobile home caravan parks near Bournemouth and another out during the day and again today transporting a care nurse due to flooded roads. Hope the incoming weather does not cause any of you flooding or damage.

[charlie]

trusty220 might be able to help as he works for T H Whites and may have had dealings with these machines.

[charlie]

A trick i have heard of but not tried is to spray something like carb cleaner around the spindle bearing area when the engine is running, if there is excess wear it will draw the spray in and engine will pick up.

[charlie]

Always pays to keep on Mr Wallingfords pirate horde for rare treasure. Merry Christmas to you all.

[charlie]

Just drop an e mail to vhgmc@btinternet.com with full details for inclusion in The Cultivator. I know Colin Hatch from my college days in Swindon.

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