Hi Ian,
My 800 was my late farther-in-law’s. It was working (over 20 years ago) so it should not be too hard to get back into working order.
The 800 was a prototype that never made full production. This one came via my wife’s uncle who was senior management at Howard, back in the 1960s/70s. When the model was abandoned on cost grounds, the prototype machines were sold off.
The machine was used on the family ‘veg-patch’ where I have used it several times. I might add, that my father-in-law was a farmer, and he had a good 1/4 acre available on which to grow veg. I intend to renovate it to use on our allotment, and I suspect a few other plots. We have the plough attachment for it so hopefully I will get it going in time for next season.
Ralph
