[charlie]

Alan, as my father always said the only person that never made a mistake was the one that did nothing.

[charlie]

You could try Meetens or Cox and Turner Engineering

[charlie]

Ahh sorry about that it is glitch in the website which we have not resolved, it only affects a handful of members.
To pay online follow the ‘Problems? See the help page here’, link below where it says ‘2021 Subscriptions’ on home page, below log in box, no need to login.
On the help page scroll down till you see the link ‘Pay a single subscription’, follow that link, agree to GDPR policy, fill in name and address (no need for dob etc if renewing), click on Pay Now and you will be taken to the PayPal screen where you can pay using PayPal or click on link Pay by Debit or Credit card.

[charlie]

rotevat, payment received, thank you, website membership upgraded.

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Magazines are in the post, mine arrived this morning.

[charlie]

Photo copied from reply in other forum topic.
To me it looks like an ATCO tractor. See photo in website galleries for comparison https://vhgmc.co.uk/photo-galleries/atco/atco-tractor-imgatco037/

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Photo file needs compressing see https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/compressing-photo-files-using-ms-office-picture-manager/ for a guide.

[charlie]

4069 was despatched on 15-3-61 and delivered on 21-5-61 to L H Hart, The Rattle Gardens, Westham, nr Pevensey, Sussex.
Can you see if the red paint extends under the plate on engine cowl? If it does it may be that the machine was originally red, I have read that there was a choice of colours but only ever seen the standard colour.

[charlie]

John, It sounds as if someone has changed the engine, is it the same colour as gearbox, an odd metallic grey/blue or green?
Try Meetens for engine parts, ask for Paul. I have owners manuals and parts list for both engines.

[charlie]

Trial membership is not 12 months, it is only 30 days. Paid membership gives full access to all areas and functions of the website, plus other member benefits such as club magazine and insurance for shows.

[charlie]

Ed, welcome to the forum.
It is always difficult to give valuations, it might be worth looking on e bay to see what they are making on there.
If you intend showing at events you will need public liability insurance, the easiest way to get that is by joining the VHGMC as insurance is included in the cost of membership, £17/year for UK single member.

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John, these engines don’t have a huge amount of compression, have you checked valves and seats for pitting or any burnt areas? Can you feel any sign of compression if you take the plug out and put your thumb/finger tightly over plug hole?
I need the machine serial number which will be on the makers plate, and sometimes on gearbox near one of the dipsticks. The number you have given looks like the engine number.
I don’t think there was a +60 option on piston size, obtaining one if there was may be a problem. If needed it might be worth honing the bore and fitting new rings. The workshop manual says end gap of ring should be 10 thou and replace if it is 30 thou.

[charlie]

It may be possible to unseize the piston, but it could take a while depending how badly seized it is.

[charlie]

I have the wire tines on my 56, not used the slasher type although they are very similar to normal digging tines on MonroTillers. On the Rototiller the springs are different for wire and slasher tines, the later have a casting that sits inside the loop of the spring. The wire tines are prone to straightening out if they catch on a tree root and are almost impossible to bend back into shape.

[charlie]

So long as the ground is not too wet you will find it produces a very tilth.

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