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I gave the engine a bit more of a thorough clean when it was out and then set about refitting it.

Safely back in and bumper reattached.
Given that so much of the original paint has survived I think that I’ll leave it in it’s working clothes. I have given it a wipe down with WD40 to try and protect it, what do other members do to preserve original paint work on a machine?

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With the engine out I was able to give the front of the tractor a good clean. This revealed the extent of the modification made to the frame in order to fit the Sachs 600L engine.

This has confirmed my suspicion that the Sachs 600L is not the original engine for this tractor. The fact that the engine and tractor body were different colours had always made me doubt if it was original.

The ‘Ransomes’ transfer looks to be original which makes me think the Sachs 600L has come from a latter MG40. All part of the tractors history I guess.
The red and blue colour scheme on the main body is correct as it still has the original French transfers.

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I got my copy today as well. I think the use of full colour throughout is a real improvement, it really helps to lift the whole feel of the magazine. Definitely worth any slight increase in the printing costs.
It’s good to see some of the talked about improvements to the forum get mentioned, hopefully we will get to see some of these rolled out in the near future.
Rob

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Back in Nov 2010 I posted the attached two photos of a flame gun that I was given. It looks to be the same model as you have.
Hortiman identified it and gave the following information:
“Your flame gun is a Hauck “vulcan glider”, it has a 4 gallon capacity and a 60 psi working
pressure, consuming one gallon per hour. The 1951 listing shows a price of £10/-/- carriage paid.”

Unfortunately the transfer on mine is not in much better condition than yours. The head on mine also has a flat bottom to it.

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Have a look at Frost UK
Enter ‘oil gun’ in the search field and you will see a push type oil gun that looks similar to the type originally used. Have been meaning to buy one for a while but have never got round to it yet.
Keep the photos coming, looks like your making good progress.
PS I’ve had a look at the diagrams in my parts book and can’t see where that ‘spare’ part you have left over might be from.

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Got my copy today as well, another good read as always.
Living in Northern Ireland I usually get my copy a day or so later so I am very pleased.

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Very interesting, looks like it’s a modified Oliver HG. I have a Cletrac HG from before Oliver took over. Do you know what it was built for?

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Hello Jonathan
It took me a while to find the photos of the finger mower on the MG as I had archived them onto an external hard drive.
This MG2 fitted with a rear finger mower was listed on that auction site a number of years ago. I cant remember if it sold or not.
It looks like a finger mower has been modified to attach to the Ransomes, in any of the brochures that I’ve seen I have never seen any mention of any finger mower that was made specially for a MG.

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Hello Jan

A Ransomes MG certainly could pull a gang mower for you. Have a look at the attached pics taken from various brochures. I see you specify the width, is this because of obstacles you need to get between? If a gang mower would cope with what you have to cut then I’m sure you could pick up just one section. There are some chaps on here with good knowledge of mowers who could offer advise.
I saw on your post on the old site you mentioned a flail mower, I’ve never seen anything like this for a MG. I have seen a photo of a finger mower mounted on the rear of a MG, but the width of this would be over 1m.

Hope this helps.
Put some pictures on here if you do go for a MG crawler.

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Going to try some photos from Photobucket on this post.

The problem with the clutch slipping seemed to have been caused by oil and dirt getting washed in from when I gave the engine a degrease. The clutch linings themselves seemed good for a few more years. It was noticed that the two springs in the clutch were not the same and that the rubber buffers were quite worn so it was decided to replace these while the engine was out.

New springs and rubber buffers. Many thanks to Neil Jarrett for the very prompt service.

Old and new buffer for comparison.

New springs and buffers fitted.

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