Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | hdtrust | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/hdtrust/activity/ Activity feed for hdtrust. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:51:53 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3a08695f9c2691f885a603be7016edf5 hdtrust replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44693 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:00:49 +0100 Ok, at the date your mower is, the engine may well look like a Sturmey Archer, but infact Ransomes had purchased the rights to make Sturmey Archers, and knowing Ransomes had also modified the engine somewhat.
Though what you are finding on the engine are known problems that have appeared on all Sturmeys, the carbs were always a big issue, OK to…[Read more]

]]> 4fc2fea7624d06b1f60afb07de0efc8a hdtrust replied to the topic Ransom mower in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransom-mower/#post-44689 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:04:59 +0100 Hi David
The Hall & Duck trust owns the register for all Ransomes mowers,
Just had a look for you.
The 16 inch Mk 13 started production in January 1950 and ended production in August 1955, your machine number was made in June 1955.
I suspect you have found no markings to say what the engine is. The Mk12 used a Villiers Mk25C which carried over…[Read more]

]]> 62cc201de6dce66f263f3ee7b1b7f2b6 hdtrust replied to the topic Type of wood for rollers on mower in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/type-of-wood-for-rollers-on-mower/#post-44674 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:47:37 +0100 Hi Dave
Look well but fence posts will split in a very short time, as most are made of soft wood. You really need to use ash, as its resilient, and will last even in a damp environment. Your oak handle will also split, but even worse the oak will react with the bare metal and make it brittle, that’s why on oak ships they use to use copper…[Read more]

]]> b075696ac6c55957410e1c3f422649e0 hdtrust replied to the topic Motor Units Coventry Roller in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/motor-units-coventry-roller/#post-44597 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:58:25 +0000 Very nice example, not seen so often these days, they were sold in 3 different sizes and were mostly used for rolling footpaths. I think Beamish Museum have examples if that helps.
Regards Andrew

]]> 44ec7ad0d6a5624ed5dd23efda5b801e hdtrust replied to the topic Vintage electric Strimmer ID help, please in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-electric-strimmer-id-help-please/#post-44216 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:45:08 +0100 Hi By chance I know the company well in Louth, as over the years they stock some real weird garden equipment. FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW they supply parts for WOLF TOOLS that WOLF CANNOT SUPPLY!
your strimmer the cassette should twist off anti clockwise, you should be able to remove the white plate to get to the cord which should be only 1.5mm which…[Read more]

]]> 75d54b79180bd2cff71b1f5503a2c418 hdtrust replied to the topic Qualcast B1 lawnmower in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/qualcast-b1-lawnmower/#post-43774 Wed, 28 May 2025 21:08:16 +0100 Hi Brian
I would say someone is trying to lead you up the garden path!
Qualcast B1 colour is blue, the nearest match is actually Ford Mexico blue, most of Qualcast’s side wheel mowers were light blue even their first one the model C in 1923, however some of their models were green for example their model H in the mid 1930’s and the rarest of all…[Read more]

]]> df80c489285f0f3d31fbdc7850215bb4 hdtrust replied to the topic Cylinder Mower replacement blades, in the forum Garden implements https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/cylinder-mower-replacement-blades/#post-43771 Mon, 26 May 2025 19:21:59 +0100 An easy answer for a change, go to Garfitts, they are in a place called Halfway, Sheffield, you will find their site easily on the net, they can ship all over the world, and in the past made the cutting cylinders for Ransomes.
Kind regards
The Hall & Duck Trust

]]> 12c92975dc316f701353dd2e434c211c hdtrust started the topic Known Budding lawn mower examples in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/known-budding-lawn-mower-examples/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:27:05 +0100 Recently The Hall & Duck Trust was asked to complete a chronological list of known Budding lawn mowers for a group of accredited Museums within the UK.
This has come about because of so much incorrect information being peddled on the internet.

The list below

1, Original Budding Patent lawn mower no 1623 owned by Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd,…[Read more]

]]> 64a29e58f9102a8c444ac40f041675b5 hdtrust replied to the topic Dates of lawnmower manufacture in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/dates-of-lawnmower-manufacture/#post-43555 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:02:33 +0000 Hi
Dates for lawn mower manufacture can be acquired freely by coming to The Hall and Duck Trust, go to our web site http://www.hdtrust.org and send an email from there (the site is being changed so take no notice of dating costs)
Regards
Andrew Hall Archivist

]]> 803a4d42e261acdcf9ece99165380eb0 hdtrust replied to the topic Paint or not paint in the forum Garden implements https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/paint-or-not-paint/#post-43461 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:07:38 +0000 Nothing like lighting the touch paper then standing well back!
As said previously you own it, so please do what you see fit, there are no hard or fast rules. Just one point I need to pull you up on. original condition is brand new, not pulled out of a barn with rust on!
There are those which say they conserve for the future (what ever it holds)…[Read more]

]]> 129cc516c4b47dae2f1d9f7a0a88469a hdtrust replied to the topic Atco standard identification plate in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/atco-standard-identification-plate/#post-43335 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:16:29 +0000 Hi mitzygolf
The number you have indicated on the casting is its part number not a machine number.
Atco never had registration numbers.
Your Atco 22 inch Standard started production in 1921 and finished in 1929, although Atco dealers were still selling the model as new to as late as 1932.
Through the production time line of the Atco Standard 22…[Read more]

]]> d64b74152e6f898f5a160f2dbaf182c0 hdtrust replied to the topic Unknown Garden Tractor in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/unknown-garden-tractor/#post-43313 Sat, 18 Jan 2025 22:36:37 +0000 You are a little off track over the Sturmey Archer engine history.Ransomes purchased the Sturmey Archer engines up to 1932, but from that date they gained a license to make them, nothing to do with Raleigh as their intervention came later, there are some engines which are floating around which Ransome’s made under license which have no markings on…[Read more]

]]> 6a43d47505072628a0abd1b3de0307c9 hdtrust replied to the topic WOLSELEY Webb Clearway Hydrostatic Grasscutter 10HP in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/wolseley-webb-clearway-hydrostatic-grasscutter-10hp/#post-43305 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:24:08 +0000 I’m sure somewhere in our store I will have an original copy, I will have a dig and let you know
Andrew

]]> dac4cb8a74b12817755de58702c04180 hdtrust replied to the topic Unknown Garden Tractor in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/unknown-garden-tractor/#post-43304 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:21:55 +0000 Yes a bitsa in America they call them doodle-bugs. The engine is a 350 cc JAP which possibly came off a late 20’s Raleigh motorcycle, as they were belt driven. JAP did produce a 2 stroke with chain drive to the magneto called an Aza but it is not this engine, the gearbox does look Albion of sorts. Lawn mowers were made by back street engineers so…[Read more]

]]> 5764ea7e9ff7ec0c2947ed903b77ae66 hdtrust replied to the topic A peaceful Christmas to all members in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/a-peaceful-christmas-to-all-members/#post-43227 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:06:41 +0000 Thank you Marc
I think the main problem again when identifying early machinery is always matching it to any paperwork that is available, and peoples memories, As has been stated already in their history that the early days, the cost of producing the machinery nearly broke the company. also unlike in the modern world we live in, every machine made…[Read more]

]]> f98af4715f8a93fdd8a87af34299e078 hdtrust started the topic A peaceful Christmas to all members in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/a-peaceful-christmas-to-all-members/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 21:28:42 +0000 Just to show what happens when I’m let off the leash and escape to purchase something off piste

This is a Simar type 7 of which the sole importer was Piccard – Pictet & Co, London, The engine is a MAG V twin 4 stroke water cooled(Motosacoche Acacias Geneva) The same engine as used in early Morgan cars. The French records would class this as a M7,…[Read more]

]]> afd9c40a3cc1a0452271a0666e71802d hdtrust replied to the topic December Magazine in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/december-magazine/#post-43216 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:35:31 +0000 Well done Robert, what a fine start, just goes to show, if we put our trust within our younger members, after all they are our future!

]]> d9b36986508be10a3bb14aec34b1d584 hdtrust replied to the topic Qualcast sixteen lawnmower in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/qualcast-sixteen-lawnmower/#post-43037 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:51:46 +0100 Hi
Yes we will have all the manuals you require in our archives, but would help if you add a photo as there were different models post-war, you can contact me via our web site http://www.hdtrust.org

]]> 461ba9061af19efcebdc8b7b4809e192 hdtrust replied to the topic Toro in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/toro-2/#post-42539 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:19:38 +0100 Hi
What model do you have? the answer is yes but without your model it is difficult to point you to the correct source
Kind regards
Andrew

]]> 16c9b70c6cd7b4e934b6ab9b218a047b hdtrust replied to the topic Atco Mower engine identification in the forum Ride-on machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/atco-mower-engine-identification/#post-42476 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:15:03 +0100 Try a picture of the whole lawn mower with the engine on, it just might help

]]> 727dae8c8804ab12482d1a1e6ead8284 hdtrust replied to the topic VHGMC Facebook Group in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vhgmc-facebook-group/#post-42475 Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:11:40 +0100 A true gentleman and a fountain of knowledge not only with Mayfield products but was a highly respected member of The Small Holders Society, his interests spread far to include buildings of antiquity abroad, he will be sadly missed by our team here at The Hall & Duck Trust.

]]> 31780a768bab643122338ca3cafa290b hdtrust replied to the topic Few questions about ransomes motor triple in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/few-questions-about-ransomes-motor-triple/#post-42416 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:16:54 +0100 I would suggest your answer is in the title of your machine, the tractor unit was designed for one use, that of lawn mowing, nothing else.
Yes it will have certain power, but not the kind you are expecting, most certainly I would not stick a snow plough anywhere near it, as the chassis of the tractor is not designed for snow ploughing, you will…[Read more]

]]> 17c15e9c5c434b1d2894966bc72157ae hdtrust replied to the topic Motor Triple mowes bad in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/motor-triple-mowes-bad/#post-42240 Mon, 13 May 2024 16:49:11 +0100 Hi send me some photos of your machine and the lawn

]]> f33eb68e6975c3a9f9a3c1052832c579 hdtrust replied to the topic MOWER ? in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mower/#post-42196 Sat, 04 May 2024 00:20:38 +0100 Nice picture. This machine was introduced by Thomas Green of Leeds & London, known as a Greens Patent, also in the Patent it says Silens Messor (Silent running coming from the chain drive) The style of the chain drive on this machine depicts the Improvements which were added in 1862. From the picture it is difficult to work out the width of cut,…[Read more]

]]> 4604ab2115f1ef1c40ef266d80e85b2c hdtrust replied to the topic Ransomes lightweight front and rear roller paint in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-lightweight-front-and-rear-roller-paint/#post-42179 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:34:19 +0100 The rollers would have been only painted inside and the sides, not the surface area,(circumference) I have seen many painted which are incorrect, but again its your machine so ultimately its up to you! If you do paint and try and use it, you will find that the machine will not grip, and slip and slide.

]]> db90e4fefdd74be02a3b3694b6591e53 hdtrust replied to the topic Holes in petrol tank in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/holes-in-petrol-tank/#post-42091 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:51:41 +0100 Guaranteed after shot blasting you will find more holes, its time to fabricate a new tank, as cost over time filling holes it will be a lot cheaper!

]]> 1d5949214d4f009165922a4edb055756 hdtrust started the topic Quiz time, what is this and what was it used for? in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/quiz-time-what-is-this-and-what-was-it-used-for/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:24:52 +0100 Ok this is made from copper, the height is 15 inches, the stem is 5 inches diameter. this is from the late Victorian period to the Edwardian period. It was commonly used in Horticulture.
So what is it and what was it used for?
The answer will come later on next week, have fun Andrew

]]> 8dd177cd5b6e37586c397c6403efdb98 hdtrust replied to the topic Paint preparation in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/paint-preparation/#post-42043 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:02:35 +0100 Hi Andy, the term original is what it says, there is no term about it, its like scoring a goal, if it goes in the net then its a goal, if you miss it is not a goal.
When we restore machines, its back to how they were in a new state, as for parts if they are missing then we make them, we are always in the foundry picking up new castings. This is…[Read more]

]]> c2ce4198a071083b83f4d796f115ca98 hdtrust replied to the topic Paint preparation in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/paint-preparation/#post-42041 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:24:10 +0100 It is your machine, it up to you, but normally it is to restore to the quality and looks when it was new, which is original condition,unfortunetly the saying original condition has been corrupted by a faction of vintage collectors to mean red rust covered in oil! To be left to the next generation to do the correct thing. When in fact all they are…[Read more]

]]> 065c96e50c1c3412e888bb9f5391274c hdtrust replied to the topic Flymo Professional in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/flymo-professional/#post-41947 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:25:09 +0000 Flymo’s were sold under various names, the one you have in the picture is a Flymo Contractor 52, 52 coming from the cutting width of the blade.
The engine should be an Aspera 122cc long life heavy duty, air cooled, third-port induction, loop scavenged two-stroke.
The one you are showing dates from the earliest 1975 – 1981
The engine speed is fixed…[Read more]

]]> 8419a2b636f56fcd8c61e95ed523d628 hdtrust started the topic Archive footage, The Hall & Duck Trust in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/archive-footage-the-hall-duck-trust/ Sat, 02 Mar 2024 23:43:49 +0000 While going through some of our archives the other day I came across this official promotional photo from Ransomes PLC, dated September 1982 (42 years ago)

It was taken at Saltex(Institute of Groundsmanship) on Windsor Race course.

Ransomes was celebrating 150 years in grass cutting machinery of which The Hall & Duck Trust took part. The…[Read more]

]]> cd4567cf52582b6dbe75398a19ebcd30 hdtrust replied to the topic Machinery Identification in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/machinery-identification/#post-41400 Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:22:46 +0000 The original question was about the machine in the back ground, which I answered, I admit I did go on to try and identify the characters in the photo and earlier this year I did speak to Tony the originator of this question, my question to you Simonp are you a family member or the author of the book about the odd daughter of the Berners?
As for…[Read more]

]]> 8556e811a5cb71a649980dad6a2eb82c hdtrust replied to the topic Cutting cylinder regrind in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/cutting-cylinder-regrind/#post-41399 Sat, 11 Nov 2023 21:01:12 +0000 By the time you have added travelling time to the post office, and packing materials S T Bishop is a very good price for you, and also they have a very good track record, S T Bishops Son now runs the buisness but they still have a lot of dead stock hanging around, so probalby will be able to supply your bottom blade

]]> 31e0d4948144056f138b51dfa474ce3a hdtrust replied to the topic Ransomes Lightweight land roller in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/fanzines-lightweight-land-roller/#post-41315 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:21:59 +0100 Yes the roller requires stripping from the housing, so that you can get to the axle, there will be 2 main reasons for the roller not to spin, the first may well be to do with corrosion for not being used for years. Put the rollers vertical in a vice, then get diesel in a spray can and soak all around the axle and leave, if it still does not move…[Read more]

]]> 823e7cefd431dbdd74b6dc74d7a7ed6b hdtrust replied to the topic Stoic land master in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/stoic-land-master/#post-41209 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:15:49 +0100 Yes the Stoic, I can remember from my apprentice days, made a good job on normal lengths of grass, but never try using one on thick grass in whip areas, or it will spend more time in the workshop than on the grass! To stop the engine having serious damage, there was a small aluminium slide pin that would shear on the flywheel, which would have to…[Read more]

]]> 96ee94e5082fe9d3b7d1d5f95e13a6f7 hdtrust replied to the topic South Cerney in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/south-cerney/#post-41079 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:29:12 +0100 Yes the roofs of the marquees are hung up to dry for a few days before we can pack them away for the next show, good job we have very large barns where we store our show equipment

]]> e13a3a87e74377bc97a75e4f817484db hdtrust replied to the topic Identifying a Wheelbarrow in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/identifying-a-wheelbarrow/#post-41010 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 23:17:34 +0100 A nice example, I would say late 1930’s, these were sold by The Army and Navy Stores from their catalogues via their Victoria branch London

]]> 3b50be0aac8f544c671738eda7eca6df hdtrust replied to the topic Machinery Identification in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/machinery-identification/#post-40991 Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:49:23 +0100 A very interesting photo. Yes the mower in the back ground is a Leyland Steam Mower of 30 inch cut.
I know this photo well. The date of the photo is 1894 and it was taken at the first season at Woolerstone Cricket Club at their match against Colchester Garrison. In 1894 Woolerstone Hall was the seat of Charles Hugh Berners, High Steward of…[Read more]

]]> 0eaba260b7ee9ee65039e24e17b808fa hdtrust started the topic Our national flag, the Union Jack in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/our-national-flag-the-union-jack/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:10:59 +0100 Always good to read our Chairman ramblings in The Cultivator. Yes my dear wife also berates me when I go off about people flying the flag up side down. It should be part of our education system! Start them young!
For the correct way look on page 9 pictures 3 & 4 you can always rely on our members to get it right.
While on the same subject, when…[Read more]

]]> 6ca294d7ffc1a159d46b1a3e8383cfae hdtrust replied to the topic I D for this mower machine in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/i-d-for-this-mower-machine/#post-40895 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:15:59 +0100 Hi, Yes there was talk at Ransomes pre war over the Minor but as a lot of things did not leave the drawing board to much later, Your mark V1 overlaps the period. The true Minor which is styled differently started production in January 1951 and ended production in November 1955, This was classified as a mark 6.
You have to remember the war was 1939…[Read more]

]]> 4311ba27c63dd5a5f0e822c6ece347ba hdtrust replied to the topic I D for this mower machine in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/i-d-for-this-mower-machine/#post-40887 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 23:28:43 +0100 Hi, just got back from a hunting trip in the West Country!

The ident on your plate is not straight forward. The Mark 4, 14 inch Ransomes mower started manufacture in March 1938 and ended in August 1951, but production stopped during world war 2.Your machine T9714 dates to August 1949. Spare parts for your machine became obsolete on 31st of May…[Read more]

]]> 2533e37b3d6aeac496ab2379ee463a36 hdtrust replied to the topic Rodents! in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rodents/#post-40809 Sat, 06 May 2023 17:08:52 +0100 Hi Angus, the best way is to get hold of some Agricultural creosote, brush it onto some timber, then lay the timber on the floors close to your concrete walls. The smell will deter most vermin to include Badgers, without hurting them.

]]> 0a56681ab92b3f76734077a6a8bba890 hdtrust replied to the topic The Coronation of our King, Charles 111 in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/the-coronation-of-our-king-charles-111/#post-40770 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:17:38 +0100 The Royal Warrant, is not what it seems, just by selling a product or working within the Royal family will not cut it.
For a start you have to pay for it! So you could say a money spinner, but the fore’s out way the losses.
Obviously there are rules, the office which deal with it, is called the Board of the Green Cloth and has offices in Palace…[Read more]

]]> beb011a8d89056685e9aa0fdcef902b7 hdtrust started the topic The Coronation of our King, Charles 111 in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/the-coronation-of-our-king-charles-111/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:35:09 +0100 The Coronation will be soon upon us, so how about showing machines with a known history to the Royal family.
To start the ball rolling.
This is a Patent Motor Mower of 1904 purchased new by King Edward V11 for use at Balmoral Castle Scotland, he also purchased a 36 inch ride-on for Buckingham Palace London, but only the engine is left, which can…[Read more]

]]> f0464c0ca320d8890e77e495f9a9cdc9 hdtrust replied to the topic Ransomes 18” Minor in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-18-minor/#post-40750 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:38:34 +0100 Hi Angus, just found your reg number, your machine was made in July 1957 and according to Ransomes records that we hold the engine should be a Villiers 98 cc code BCH 363 Mk 2 spec

]]> d95cd51d636fdae7fda5dcfa7860deee hdtrust replied to the topic Ransomes 18” Minor in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/ransomes-18-minor/#post-40749 Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:25:46 +0100 Angus what does it say on the registration number, it should be prefixed with either one letter or two
Regards Andrew

]]> f2bc278f571c7c135370fcf9a1340ad7 hdtrust started the topic Try this for size! in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/try-this-for-size/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:15:26 +0000 These long dark very cold nights when the best place is huddled up in a room with a computer!
Does anyone know what make this walk behind tractor is, its not in a scrapyard, but a bomb site, the picture was taken by me a good few years ago, in a long forgotten conflict when Turkey invaded Northern Cyprus

]]> 65eaa9d7777db237a4d30d3de70f88f0 hdtrust replied to the topic Gloucestershire Vintage Extravaganza in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/gloucestershire-vintage-extravaganza/#post-40513 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 22:18:56 +0000 Yes looking for more smiley faces for this years event, those of you who go to Dorset are welcome too. I wont cramp your style like that event!

]]> 6742aa0ae61f640fd9114c12538f49e5 hdtrust replied to the topic ATCO scythe in the forum Grass Cutting Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/atco-scythe/#post-40467 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:14:16 +0000 Hi Charlie
The photo comes from an official Atco promotional shot. What you are looking at is the Atco Power Scythe, this was introduced in November 1934, the 2 stroke engine powering the power scythe is a villiers “Mar – Vil”
This Villiers engine was introduced in February 1934, the engine is a single cylinder horizontal 2 stroke, and develops…[Read more]

]]> b32bbe8f04e1f98a08e806ed7297fc31 hdtrust replied to the topic Air compressor issue. in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/air-compressor-issue/#post-40378 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:46:21 +0000 Yes I had the same problem on the air compressor for the brakes on a brand new Bedford TL coming out of Windsor SALTEX one year. The problem was solved by sprayed new paint which had got into the non return valve, so releasing the air pressure. Unfortunately to get to the answer was extremely expensive, as the lorry fully loaded with exhibits from…[Read more]

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