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Yes I had noticed both of the items as you said well done to all. 👍

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Conveyor or elevator buckets

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I saw PRM thought I have seen that somewhere myself, it was many moons ago on a marine gearbox fitted to a work boat. So I looked them up to see if they are still around and it seems as though they are, see the attached link.

http://www.prm-newage.com/our-history

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Just a word of warning – if you are tempted to test the fuel injector by connecting it to the injector pipe and cranking the engine with the injector facing away from the cylinder be sure to keep hands and arms etc well away from the injector nozzle. Atomised fuel will pass through your skin easily and cause severe problems.

Apologies if you are aready aware of this but rather you hear it twice than after an accident.

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As you say, warm but not warm enough.

When we emptied my late fathers shed we unearthed what I beleive to be sampling rod for hay stacks etc it was about 8 feet long with a rope eye at the handle end and a pointed end with a barb like a fish hook at the business end. I no longer have it is in a local collection now so I can’t send a photo.

Re overheating hay stacks one did just that on the farm where I lived as youngster as well as seeing it steaming etc you could smell it warming up before it ignited. I don’t know how it would be dealt with now but back then it was dealt with by one fire crew and the farm hands by dismanting the stack and spreading it over the meadow next to the stack yard where some smouldered away and the rest cooled down, but the smell lingered on for days after the event.
The highlight of the say for us kids was to have our photo taken standing in front of the fire engine.

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How about sampling straw, checking for over heating in the centre of the Stack.

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If not for sampling hay how about Silage?

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I remember changing several sets of wooden bearings as fitted on Massey Ferguson mounted discs as an apprentice many moons ago, wood was a commonly used bearing material in this situation.

Not a UK based company unfortunately but here is an interesting link to a company that appears to specialise in wooden bearings for many aplications. The link should open to the page for Disc Harrow bearings but go to their home page for general information.
http://woodexbearing.com/product/replacement-wood-bearings-for-disc-harrows-cultipackers-other-farm-equipment

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Haystack sampler – the length of the handle suggests that it was used in a horizontal position.

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Necessity being the mother of invention etc.

My search drew a blank for the vane and rod.

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Having used extra long drills a few times I can understand your trepidation, the important thing is you succeeded with your chosen method.
Get the jet right first time and you can then make some spare jets for stock out of the remaining bar, someone out there could need one then maybe you can recoup your costs!

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Very neat work for a hand held drill, not much help to you this time around but worth remembering for the future is that you can get long and extra long series drills. These can be very useful in situations where the chuck cannot get close to the work using a normal length drill.

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An excellent job done there and must have been a real challenge to get running again. Is it intended that the cutting deck will be refitted or was that beyond restoration?

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There are several members here that have lawnmowers but I think the suggestion was intended to highlight that the Old Lawnmower Club may yield a better chance of success.

Re posting on their forum you do need to sign up for forum membership but you are not required to be a club member, although that can be arranged should you wish to join up later on. As a forum only member you will not have full access to some areas of the OLC Website that are only accessed by full club members.

Re your Atco mower my first thought was that it is one of the Lightweight series but it does not look like the mower shown in the OLC’S Mower Profiles.

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I fit these convex washers with the hollow side facing the flywheel, I checked with a manual for this engine and no mention is made re which way round it should be fitted.

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