Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club

Hi Carl
I use Sae30 grade, classic oil thats EP free to prevent the possiblity of damage to the bronze bearings/bushes……

Hi, Whereabouts did it leak from?
The axles don’t actually have seals…. They have bronze bushes, which will allow a small amount of oil past. however if there is severe wear on both the shaft and bushes then lots will leak out!
My series 2 Farmers Boy required both a new shaft turning and new bushes fitting to make it almost oil tight. Have a…[Read more]

Hi, Whereabouts did it leak from?
The axles don’t actually have seals…. They have bronze bushes, which will allow a small amount of oil past. however if there is severe wear on both the shaft and bushes then lots will leak out!
My series 2 Farmers Boy required both a new shaft turning and new bushes fitting to make it almost oil tight. Have a…[Read more]

Just had the same…….

The trade mark I believe related to the spelling ‘rotavator’……. I’ve seen many a machine named as a ‘rotovator’……. as well as roto-hoe.
The early Gem before it wad called a Gem was called a Rote-ho. So yet another play with words and spellings!

Those tynes to the rear of the 2nd picture look remarkably like those fitted to the Howard Bantam???

Hi guys, thanks for the positives……I too read that my article had been ‘altered’ I have the original piece, and I can assure you the words ‘2 stroke’ are not there……. I will advise Peter Love of his editorial ‘faux pas’ and hopefully he will add a correction in part 2 of my piece!

Have dug a little deeper into these discs….. They are actually Planet Jr discs on a home made frame…… albeit very well designed and made. The discs are actually blue under the orange…. With no signs of any other colour previously. I have removed each set of 3 from the frame and cut through the brazing to relaease the original PJ arm from…[Read more]

And the Club also won a Special Award……. Here’s a few ‘Special’ folk!!!

And then this happened…… It wasn’t expected nor was it aimed for, but I was awarded 1st Place in the Horticultural Class for the Farmer’s Boy Light Tractor….

And ‘The Scrapyard Villiers’ my little project virtually made from scrap and spare bits from around the garage and salvaged parts.

My recently finished Farmer’s Boy Light Tractor with attachments….. and the Farmer’s Boy Minor.

My 12″ and 14″ Atco Light cylinder mowers……

Paul’s O&R display with 3 of mine tagged on……

Charlie’s Monro and Trailer, Cylinder Mower and Scythe mower…..

Mr Haggle’s FourOaks Spraymobile……

My pair of Landmaster Saturn Mowers….

A JAP powered Chainsaw and Lawn edger….. A Nash Roller Tractor and a Martin Markham Tractor.