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Jonathan Cox

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes MG6 Drayton Diesel – Running Problems in the forum Ride-on machines 2 months ago

    Try removing the fuel injector and reconnect it outside the engine,crank the engine with various throttle settings and watch the mist see what happens when you shut the throttle down, sounds as if the governor fuel rack link may be set wrongly. Good luck.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes MG5 carb flooding in the forum Ride-on machines 10 months, 1 week ago

    Sounds to me as if the valve in the fuel pump is stuck it should stop pumping when resistance from needle valve shuts off.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomed MG2 magneto in the forum Help and information 1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi Martin
    If the magneto clicks when all is tightened up are you turning the crank over with the starting handle or by pushing on the fywheel. If so when you rotate the sprocket on the magneto with the lower sprocket loose try rotating the mag sprocket in the opposite direction to that which you have been. The impulse dog will only engage if the…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomed MG2 magneto in the forum Help and information 1 year, 1 month ago

    Hi Martin, you have the correct magneto, to set the timing loosen the lower of the two timing chain sprockets ( the smallest one ) set the crank to exactly top dead center. With the timing chain lower sprocket slack, rotate the larger sprocket on the magneto until you hear it click, reverse rotate the mag sprocket about 60 degrees and nip up the…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Vintage Black and Decker drills in the forum General talk and discussion 1 year, 1 month ago

    I have a black and Decker two speed drill that my brother gave us as a wedding present 49 years ago, I also have an older single speed that was my father’s complete with drill stand and various attachments. Both are in perfect working order despite having oversize chucks fitted and having been used with large diameter masonry drills.I have an…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Subscription 2021 in the forum Help and information 1 year, 4 months ago

    Thanks Charlie that worked.

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    expeatfarmer started the topic Subscription 2021 in the forum Help and information 1 year, 4 months ago

    I have received the overdue payment letter telling me I will be chucked out at the end of February.
    When I go to pay online it tells me that my subs are automatically renewed can you enlighten me please ?

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes ITC Machines in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 5 months ago

    Thank you for your kind words, the displays were good fun my friend Anthony Brennan played a major part in the set up for Malvern as did many other contributors and most of all the people who travelled from far and wide with MG machines. Healthwise I am told I should make a full recovery but having so many tractors and parts would have been a…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Vhgmc 2021 calendar in the forum General talk and discussion 1 year, 5 months ago

    Very good thank you.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes ITC Machines in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 6 months ago

    The machine with the steering wheel is the final version sold I believe into Dockland.

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    expeatfarmer started the topic Ransomes ITC Machines in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 6 months ago

    Following on from the article by Patrick Knight with extra photos by the editor, I have two ITC Skimmer machines, one is complete ready to work, the other is mobile and has all major new old stock parts for a rebuild. Rarer still I have a new condition operation and parts manual for the skimmer from which measurements etc can be scaled to make up…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes ramdozer bracket help please in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 10 months ago

    Ian I think someone has modified your linkage to fit on the wider MG2.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes MG5 in the forum General talk and discussion 1 year, 10 months ago

    Amazing that an MG5 arrived in Chile and still exists, I hope you will let us know if you ever find out how it got there. For spare parts Neil Jarrett in Glamorgan Wales is the main dealer in parts for UK and is well used to exporting parts all over the world, contact him at njarrett@btinternet.com.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes Crawler Collection Big Bang Finale in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 10 months ago

    It looks as if the crank has an older crack which has failed, may have been there for years.

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    expeatfarmer started the topic Ransomes Crawler Collection Big Bang Finale in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 10 months ago

    Nearing the end of clearing my collection I was busy sorting the MG6 TVO tractor which had not run for a number of years. Finally it started and ran for two minutes then catastrophic bang! Crank snapped in two places con rod bent fortunately piston and barrel are ok but block is scrap the centre bearing support web is twisted.Fortunately I have a…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer started the topic Ransomes Crawler Collection Big Bang Finale in the forum Ride-on machines 1 year, 10 months ago

    Nearing the end of clearing my collection I was busy sorting the MG6 TVO tractor which had not run for a number of years. Finally it started and ran for two minutes then catastrophic bang! Crank snapped in two places con rod bent fortunately piston and barrel are ok but block is scrap the centre bearing support web is twisted.Fortunately I have a…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Looking for some replacement wheels – I think they were used on a Benford dumper in the forum Ride-on machines 2 years ago

    Hi Simon
    Yes I have found the manual I will post it out to you.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Looking for some replacement wheels – I think they were used on a Benford dumper in the forum Ride-on machines 2 years ago

    Hi Simon
    Glad to see you are getting torn in to the sprayer, the wheels are very rare and so are the tyres, my plan if the wheels wer too far gone was to find some wheels with wrong centres of a size that tyres are easy to buy and then cut out the centres of the old wheels and weld them into the new rims. Not a practice I would recommend for a…[Read more]

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes 16’’ MK11 in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 2 years, 1 month ago

    The engine is I believe a Sturmey Archer, the “screw” missing from the carb is as Charlie says a tickler plunger to flood the carb, the silencer I have is very similar I will take a picture.

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    expeatfarmer replied to the topic Ransomes 16’’ MK11 in the forum Pedestrian operated machines 2 years, 1 month ago

    Louis
    I am currently breaking a 36″ mower fitted with the Sturmey Archer engine there may be some common parts can you post photographs of your machine.

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