[charlie]

That is amazing that one has survived, well worth preserving. I wonder who patented it?
Would make a good subject for an article in The Cultivator.

[charlie]

The Trac Grip was made by Hatch Brothers of Callington, Cornwall in the 1950’s. (information from, 70 Years of Garden Machinery by Brian Bell).

[charlie]

John you need to compress the photo file to less than 5072KB see topic in Help and Information forum here https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/compressing-photo-files-using-ms-office-picture-manager/

[charlie]

Green Spark Plug Company will list alternative spark plugs. They also sell HT cable and terminals.
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) at Reading hold the factory records which will give you date of machine.

[charlie]

plonker I have sent you a private message.

[charlie]

John the furrower does not add too much additional load as the soil it moves is loose having been broken up by the miller.

[charlie]

That ridger is for a Monrotiller series 2 and 3 machines. See extract from owners manual below.

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[charlie]

Photo file is too large and needs compressing see topic in Help and Information section of forum

[charlie]

What information do you need? I have an instruction book and spare parts book for this model.

[charlie]

The trailer looks very similar to the one for the Monrotiller, major difference is the drawbar and short platform at the front.

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[charlie]

Looking very smart. I see it has the optional large silencer rather than the standard pepper pot type. For control cables I buy inner and outer along with nipples, ferrules etc from motorcycle parts suppliers. I have used both Feked.com and Trialsbits.

[charlie]

Looks like a Honda to me.

[charlie]

The part that has got lost is a drum nipple and the cable should be soldered to it. I have bought cable parts from both Feked and Trialsbits
Various guides on the internet showing how to solder control cables
Replacing the entire cable on Monrotiller is a bit of a pain as they run inside handlebar and through the cast mounting piece.

[charlie]

You should be able to buy chain by the foot/yard/metre. All you need to know are the dimensions, see following for what the dimensions are Renolds Chain

[charlie]

A repair like that is all part of the machines history and demonstrates the old ideal of mend and repair, unlike the throw away society we now live in.

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