[charlie]

Now heading to Suffolk for printing.

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Later machines had a simple plate which chain runs over to adjust tension, (part number MT338B in series 3 manual) . If slack is more than 1/2″ then try taking out one link if there is no adjuster.

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Have you tried bokfinder.com ?

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5.5 cwt (280 Kgs) or 6 cwt (305 Kgs) if it has the Douglas engine. I am not sure if this is includes the plough or is just the bare tractor.

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Seems like a lot of effort when repairing the gearbox could be easier. The gearbox is the same as a BMB Plowmate. Electrification would have its own problems, size and weight of battery to give a reasonable run time for example.

[charlie]

If it was not half way around the world from me I would be interested to add it to my collection. I know there is some interest in collecting old rotavators etc in Australia, we have 3 club members, all in Victoria. If you plan to sell the machine options would include online auction such as ebay or a mainstream tractor magazine that has similar adverts.

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email sent and previous post edited to protect privacy.

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The recommended grease for chain lubrication is Castrolease Medium.The chain should have 1/2″ of movement on top run when correctly adjusted.
It is worth noting that the main gearbox should use a straight gear oil not EP90. Castrol D or equivalent SAE140 gear oil is recommended. I use Morris oils AG140 Classic Gear Oil. Castrol XL SAE 30 for the engine, Morris Oils Golden Film SAE30 Classic motor oil is what I use.
If you drop me an email with your email address I can send you a copy of the machine manual.

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Is there an overload clutch that needs adjusting?

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Any photographs of tractor and engine, may help with sourcing information.

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I suspect the only source of a worm gear will be from a scrap machine. Having one made will be extremely expensive.

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Yes Automower winches were used for power line construction.

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Unless the pdf file is too large ie more than 5072KB you should be able to use the attachments, choose file, option . See example I have attached.

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The British Pathe archive has a number of interesting films. I found one years ago ‘The horse a thing of the past’ which starts with a demonstration of various road sweeping and cleaning machines and ends (from 4:10 onwards) with a Rototiller 10 working on a football pitch, possibly Wembley.

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Compressing photo files using MS office picture manager

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