Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | IRC | Favorites https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/irc/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of IRC's favorites. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:40:39 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 68e90297c6d1626fd24a8163ba08e653 Peter Roat aka "Roatavator" replied to the topic howard 700 engine change in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/howard-700-engine-change/#post-27819 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:42:46 +0000 From memory of a long time ago the Hirth does get difficult to start. Usually needs the starting fuse and a really strong rapid crank over. They seem to have a relatively poor reputation amongst those who know (ie VHGMC members!)
But the 700 Hirth is a very rare beast now. Obviously if you can’t start it you’ve got little choice. But if it cou…[Read more]

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