[charlie]

The legislation trusty220 refers to is the Road Traffic Act which was revised/amended to encompass more than what we generally consider to be roads. This is when rally fields and showgrounds amongst other places became ‘Public Places’ and only affects ride on machines such as garden tractors and ride on lawn mowers, it does not include pedestrian operated machines with a trailer or riding bogey eg a Trusty or British Anzani Iron Horse. Various insurance companies can provide the necessary insurance for shows. The machine does not need to be taxed or registered, it does need some means of unique identifier eg serial number.
On a general note, please refer to the BAVCC Safety Code, a copy of which all members should have received with the April 2022 issue of The Cultivator.

[charlie]

The following are links to the patent records.
248839
306431
269644
I could not find anything for 248838 but the photograph, see below, I have of the plate on the example I saw has 248839 and not 248838.

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[charlie]

A step ladder???

[charlie]

I have to say I have never, well not yet, broken a fork or spade handle. That could be because the ones I use are old Elwell tools, this is a make well worth looking out for at car boot sales etc. I am a firm believer that the older tools, like many other things, were of far better quality in years gone by. The modern trend seems to be to make items down to a given price.

[charlie]

The photos confirm it is like the wheelbarrow in the photo I posted.
I see the makers plate lists several patent numbers but can’t read them. It might be worth looking them up.

[charlie]

Good progress. You will soon have it tuned up and ready for a bit of lawn mower racing!

[charlie]

We are a horticultural and garden machinery club so would not really have knowledge of Lister D prices. You would be better to contact a stationary engine club.

[charlie]

No photos. File too large, needs compressing.

[charlie]

April issue now uploaded to website.

[charlie]

A photograph of the engine will help confirm make and model and ensure correct information is supplied.

[charlie]

Good news, the magazines are in the post, my copy arrived today.

[charlie]

Is this the sort of unit?

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[charlie]

The Howard Bantam had several different engines over the years. Early models had a Villiers Mk25c, later a Howard AC engine was fitted. Other engines included BSA, Villiers 4 stroke B&S etc.
A photograph of the engine on your machine will help identify it. A 2 stroke can usually be identified by the lack of any means of adding oil to the sump (crankcase) as petrol 2 strokes rely on the oil in the fuel mixture for lubrication.

[charlie]

The split pin is there to stop the rings turning in the groove. As a 2 stroke it is important that the ring gap does not line up with any of the ports in the cylinder bore, this could happen if the rings did not have the split pin to prevent then moving.

[charlie]

To remove gudgeon pin (wristpin) remove the clips part number 10297, see parts manual plate 2 for illustration.

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