https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/expeatfarmer/activity/ Activity feed for Jonathan Cox. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:56:40 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 dd03255fb21b500cc0cd8daf712706c4 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/forum-access/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 08:56:24 +0100 I seem to be denied access to membership protected areas is there a reason why?
Thanks

]]> 88573a256c6d8add2d4b60ef177612c1 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-rm-647-triple-reel-mower-for-turf-trak/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:11:57 +0100 I recently purchased one of these mowers to fit my Ransomes /Steiner 420 Turf Trak the machine works well but needs some adjustments, does anyone have a copy of a manual for these showing how to adjust blade clearance and cut height ?
Many thanks

]]> 37f21bc67f32931f53ba4da16cb41b67 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/early-ransomes-mg-2/#post-39949 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:58:43 +0100 You may be right but ” starter shaft ” does not look like it has a dog drive , 137 had a similar flywheel/clutch as mine had been broken and I repaired it with heavy washers brazed in, T has a fan drive belt as well as the starter chain drive. Hope he can show more pictures of more bits and a serial number.

]]> f119791b85f4a913b1a9e46adfb0358d https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/early-ransomes-mg-2/#post-39921 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:54:58 +0100 The engine decompressor mechanism is the main clue and exposed valve gear. I can see that there are some early forged drive wheels amongst the pile. Hope you find the serial number so we can date it.

]]> 5d8b57fcb4a1c81070395c5aedf263c0 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/early-ransomes-mg-2/#post-39916 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:23:13 +0100 This looks as if it could be a T series Sturmey Archer engine which would have been fitted with a Lucas manual advance/retard magneto however these were troublesome, very expensive to repair and dangerous if not used correctly. For safety and successful running I would fit the later MG2 magneto which has a centrifugal adv/retard and impulse…[Read more]

]]> 8ef1161d8dce02e31dedc4fa3463c471 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/what-is-this-handle/#post-39377 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:53:36 +0100 Part of a jack that goes under cart axles ?

]]> e69edbced2dd80e5b2da7f1858e787e4 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg6-drayton-diesel-running-problems/#post-38892 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:09:43 +0100 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.

]]> 65f07df3fc86834ba1568507d5afbdd7 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5-carb-flooding/#post-37720 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 10:15:00 +0100 Sounds to me as if the valve in the fuel pump is stuck it should stop pumping when resistance from needle valve shuts off.

]]> 87af3279775a4929a50daec95a6a6dd9 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomed-mg2-magneto/#post-37236 Sat, 22 May 2021 08:34:05 +0100 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]

]]> 6c49a21fe3a05c2e3b8a8b4f288d6997 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomed-mg2-magneto/#post-37229 Fri, 21 May 2021 08:54:13 +0100 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]

]]> 975a065712a320dacfffb4641117ee2a https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-black-and-decker-drills/#post-37170 Wed, 12 May 2021 08:43:28 +0100 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]

]]> 2ab84ebfca5352a22c58895b053c633b https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/subscription-2021/#post-36644 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 10:21:17 +0000 Thanks Charlie that worked.

]]> 5c86b98f9c890c4f9bef4ae48456d2d7 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/subscription-2021/ Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:09:49 +0000 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 ?

]]> 795100d86bff844a9d7140e77c8a97e0 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-itc-machines/#post-36403 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:24:06 +0000 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]

]]> b713eedfb35c009913e1e7a0becd943d https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vhgmc-2021-calendar/#post-36402 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:03:20 +0000 Very good thank you.

]]> 4198febd5b2773b03cc2fefbd609a41d https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-itc-machines/#post-36255 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:48:13 +0000 The machine with the steering wheel is the final version sold I believe into Dockland.

]]> b0e111edeaa33a78d4e3df3242ddc5cc https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-itc-machines/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:23:40 +0000 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]

]]> d9a93ad2764c389193047adda3dc7ddb https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-ramdozer-bracket-help-please/#post-35328 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 08:02:36 +0100 Ian I think someone has modified your linkage to fit on the wider MG2.

]]> f859960dbc09d5861153c8bedc37c16e https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg5/#post-35305 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 08:40:19 +0100 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.

]]> d1d46d76b077e57d474198e0bec6e691 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-crawler-collection-big-bang-finale/#post-35190 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 09:09:38 +0100 It looks as if the crank has an older crack which has failed, may have been there for years.

]]> 352122bbe5a4e30ac3936562a48275c6 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-crawler-collection-big-bang-finale/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:34:56 +0100 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]

]]> 352122bbe5a4e30ac3936562a48275c6 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-crawler-collection-big-bang-finale/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:34:56 +0100 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]

]]> 837242812e5418d8ad7a5d6fa1e5f210 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/looking-for-some-replacement-wheels-i-think-they-were-used-on-a-benford-dumper/#post-34640 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:48:44 +0100 Hi Simon
Yes I have found the manual I will post it out to you.

]]> 8083572c4352bf9b6c82cbd3e47eb4ea https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/looking-for-some-replacement-wheels-i-think-they-were-used-on-a-benford-dumper/#post-34621 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 09:04:22 +0100 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]

]]> 3e9bdb1327324134127a4ddf527bdfaf https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-16-mk11/#post-34447 Sat, 23 May 2020 09:27:42 +0100 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.

]]> 5debc7de19bf07db29e3da3934323a26 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-16-mk11/#post-34437 Fri, 22 May 2020 09:23:47 +0100 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.

]]> 4373c9fd4b52111eff0944aa732017af https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/i-should-have-bought/#post-34244 Fri, 08 May 2020 09:04:46 +0100 Andy I have one of those dry sump machines with the 600cc Sturmey Archer engine a 30″ cut ex Muirfield Golf Course runs like a dream. Same engine basicly as Ransomes MG2.

]]> 38834f783203c5a937a8fdcaf4970773 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-pedestrian-tractor-new-website/#post-33716 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:03:56 +0100 That is interesting what are the details so we can have a look at the site?

]]> 2a77f2d4939df3ddce7c907c7b59e096 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-crawler-collection/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 12:54:21 +0000 Does anyone know of a museum or collector that would like to buy my collection of MG Crawlers and derivatives, 18 machines in total all bar 1 are in running order some fully restored and some as original. Included are two ITW wheeled machines, a complete sand skimmer with a lifetime of brand new old stock spares, A Whitlock WR8 loader and a…[Read more]

]]> 53cb18ec8e0b3e41039cbc8aedbed512 https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg6-drayton-diesel/#post-32692 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:38:53 +0000 Have you tried using a hot air gun to heat up the pump? It may free off enough to get it out.

]]> 6dd2149c95924d0b05056545cb79024f https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg6-drayton-diesel/#post-32610 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:45:55 +0000 Hi Josh
Adjacent to the injector pump there is a 19mm? plug screwed into the crankase, remove this and underneath you should be able to see the coupling between the pump and the rod, it is a spring loaded ball joint which you should be able to pop off which should then let you remove the pump.
Hope that helps.When refitting wrap a stiff wire…[Read more]

]]> 3ad860d5641cc858e54fdd7dbde024f4 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg-40-sachs-engine/#post-31861 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:30:08 +0100 Probably the most common non standard engine fitted would be a Lombardini diesel. No chance of repairing the Sachs?

]]> 013e30bd32dfd07051821572941b3315 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-crawler-mg2/#post-31714 Sat, 10 Aug 2019 08:15:40 +0100 That is strange how come the MG2 was built at Orwell works before they moved to the Nacton site or have I got that the wrong way round too?

]]> 932c0bed5843d84eb62ad1e748166141 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransome-crawler-mg2/#post-31705 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 10:02:22 +0100 Hi Peter
Your MG2 will run without problem on unleaded fuel.
The colour would be Orwell blue lighter than Nacton Blue named after the factory sites and rivers in Ipswich. Nacton Blue was used on later MG5 6 and 40 tractors.
The weight of an MG2 was listed as 8 1/2 cwt (950lbs)
Hope that is helpful.

]]> aa2fd7f7df6042fd7d2c50a00b0997c6 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/advice-required-steep-drive/#post-30370 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:05:02 +0000 I have a Ransomes Turf Trak four wheeled mini tractor fitted with a front loader which I use for carrying things up and down our drive particularly the wheelie bins which I can take two at a time.A lawn tractor with the deck removed is a useful tow tool.

]]> ad6202a07241581787ebfb83a0fa8440 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/page/3/#post-30357 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:26:41 +0000 I go full choke until it fires, if it does not start I go to half choke on second pull.
My two stroke drill is a Stihl ex british rail.

]]> 96f4554fb46f9c376aa12c3a5a14f726 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomed-mg2-military/#post-30329 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:02:26 +0000 Just been going back through recent completed listing on E Bay Ransomes MG and found an RAF liveried MG2 sold around 21st November. The seller says that it was used on airfields for grass cutting , his father showed it towing a starter pack for aircraft. So maybe more than rumour.

]]> 24027b310094d98badcef4db7472520c http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/page/3/#post-30328 Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:59:20 +0000 The spring loaded impulse unit only engages at low revs holding the firing point at TDC, as soon as the engine starts and runs at 600rpm centrifugal force holds back the impulse latch so that it does not engage running the timing at 20deg, btdc.

]]> 6fddb603aa80defde41d51b68c92b0ec http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/page/2/#post-30310 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:01:12 +0000 Where is it that you live? Sorry for some reason my page has only just updated I thought my previous response had not been listed. JC

]]> 998cd4fa57d41790be96933eae1d4b9a http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/page/2/#post-30309 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:58:43 +0000 Iain
I had a very similar experience with my MG2 137 the magneto had a label on it stating that it had been rebuilt, fat spark when driven by a drill but fitted to the engine bang bang was all I could get I persisted for days trying everything I could think of and then eventually I fitted a later mag and the engine started first pull and has…[Read more]

]]> 4244a4922dd44d20e3d24c757b922d68 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/page/2/#post-30298 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:35:46 +0000 Iain
I had exactly the same scenario with the magneto on my MG2 137 eventually I fitted a replacement magneto and it has never been an issue since but I worked for days trying to get it to run on the original which gave every semblance of being serviceable. Have you a machine nearby you could borrow a mag off?

]]> 85c83053b885118193cefc2fe0abb791 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/#post-30222 Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:07:22 +0000 When you have the new points and condenser fitted try turning the mag at low speed with your drill and check that the impulse mechanism is working.It should disconnect once you speed up the rotation to about 700/800 rpm After refitting set up a strobe timing light and mark the flywheel at tdc check that spark fires at tdc for starting, if the…[Read more]

]]> a8d6b32a3f27763d53132c1b60087718 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mg5-dynastart-electric-starter/#post-30202 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:28:50 +0000 Iain
I have had a similar problem in the past which turned out to be a magneto fault, just not enough oomph to fire twice. I also have a dynostart fitted to an MG5/6 engine which works a treat I fitted a pulley to the back of the flywheel and mounted the dyno on top of the gearbox. It would be a better job to machine a vee belt groove in the…[Read more]

]]> d7d19cfad977fb2cf300686bea8b3ea2 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomed-mg2-military/#post-30201 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:37:13 +0000 It has always been rumoured that they were used on grass airfields for towing fighters out on to the runways but other than the picture Neil attached which I believe is from a museum in Holland, I have never seen any photos of MG crawlers in use. I have seen quite a few photos of crawlers painted in military livery including American army. I have…[Read more]

]]> 65ed5255e941aab7ac9e5111fca66079 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/alternative-engines-on-ransomes-crawlers/#post-29976 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:22:11 +0000 My neighbour has done the same thing, he has an MG5 to which he has fitted a chinese single cylinder electric start diesel engine, he uses the machine for raking horse paddocks and general trailer work.He also pulls a big Cambridge roller behind it.

]]> 6f3c16253b42f7e651c3f73c7dd70961 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg-40/#post-29736 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 09:39:31 +0000 If it is some time since it was started, I would be tempted to connect a good set of jump leads to a big battery or a truck and keep turning it over until it starts .

]]> 786017f6c23d0a7b1dd2dcad8e049c88 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg-40/#post-29729 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 09:22:27 +0000 I think the pump will be connected to the governor linkage which has to be disconnected through an access plate. I have three Sachs engined MG and they are all very good starters once you pull out the excess fuel start button .

]]> 8aa843b1587a4a63991d9e51ec39e37a http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg2-questions/page/2/#post-29724 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 08:40:05 +0000 Good progress,have some spare spark plugs to hand and if you have one a spark tell tale that fits between plug and ht lead and lights up when plug sparks. Clean and check magneto points, nice new petrol and off you go ,make sure tractor is out of gear, throttle open a fraction and full choke until it fires then back off the choke slightly. To…[Read more]

]]> fd20925deaca8c55797cb5a2b231e376 http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg2-questions/page/2/#post-29721 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:03:16 +0000 You may be able to free the exhaust valve with a wooden dowel down through the plug hole if you are reluctant to remove the head.Speaking from recent experience even bits of a Ransomes MG are heavy `enough to kill you if you try lifting them unaided.

]]> ff190214e4332d7f0a4a24438441653d http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-mg2-questions/page/2/#post-29704 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 09:39:39 +0000 Some of the track drive rollers may be originals that were riveted over rather than nuts and threaded shafts. The way to free off the rollers is repeated hammering to break up the rust mud inside the roller. Do not use grease or oil on the freed rollers they are meant to run dry.Not easy to hammer with track on .

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