[charlie]

ketteringbloke please note a new topic has been created for this question in the Pedestrian Operated Machines section of forum with title Howard Gem stripped hub splines. Please add all future replies and comments to that post.

[charlie]

Hi New to this forum and have a question about 12hp Gems mine has stripped the splines out of the right hand hub, Are there any fixes for this (inserts ,liners etc) the splines on the shaft look un touched but the cylinder on the 4 bolt flange has been stripped out. Did consider Mig welding some metal back on and file and grinding it out must be a better fix out there. regards kettering bloke
Original text posted by ketteringbloke on 15-3-2020

[charlie]

Jim, probably best to start a new topic.

[charlie]

Not a JALO but a Ro-Lo push hoe.

[charlie]

An interesting question which hopefully one of our Howard experts will be able to answer.

[charlie]

I assume you closed the choke before starting?

[charlie]

Milo, welcome to the forum. You would be better starting a new topic rather than tag on the end of an old topic.

[charlie]

Have you had a look on the ‘Survivors’ page of this website where there is a list of surviving Garner tractors and a contact e mail address. VHGMC member Bob Maries runs the Garner register and has loads of information.

[charlie]

Allen Scythe records are held at MERL (Museum of English Rural Life) in Reading.

[charlie]

Interesting. What does the plate on the generator say? A quick look and it appears like a home made set up. However looking at this old advert I found online it seems t be genuine.

[charlie]

Very tidy and a good collection.

[charlie]

SAE 30 or 40 engine oil eg Castrol XL. Morris Oils do old style engine oils eg Golden Film SAE 30. Old two stroke engines just had normal 4 stroke engine oil added to the petrol, special two stroke oils for mixing are a relatively modern idea I believe.

[charlie]

I hope the collection does find a good home, sadly I suspect most museums are in a similar position to Ipswich with a lack of space and/or money.

[charlie]

Drawings for the exhaust and silencer should be held in archives at MERL. I will need to check part numbers and see if they are on the list.

[charlie]

The only option I have seen for UK models is the large pepper pot, which I have on my model 35. The big model 90 did have an exhaust and silencer mounted alongside fuel tank and I have seen photos of model 60 with exhaust across the front.

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