Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | JohnW | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/johnw/activity/ Activity feed for JohnW. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:17:46 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 dbceb425e895ffe1124c1c4e50b8759f JohnW replied to the topic RFS roller in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rfs-roller/#post-38825 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 08:21:51 +0100 @Charlie … many thanks for the pointer to your magazine editor. I found out yesterday that we need to sell quickly as we need space for a new tractor gang-mower that is due to arrive in the next couple of weeks. I see from the “about” section on this site that your magazine is bi-monthly and sent by post, so unfortunately won’t be suitable…[Read more]

]]> e2cdc7d5352883aebf954a807d21a3d4 JohnW replied to the topic RFS roller in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rfs-roller/#post-38821 Sun, 17 Apr 2022 07:45:40 +0100 As a short update … as we only occassionaly used the RFS roller last season due to the arrival of a larger sit on job, the club has decided that we need to the space in our storage barn for a soon to arrive tractor gang-mower, so we will be selling the RFS.

]]> 57c17aadbe1d191cfea0cf82bf83c534 JohnW replied to the topic RFS roller in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rfs-roller/#post-38821 Sun, 17 Apr 2022 07:45:40 +0100 As a short update … as we only occassionaly used the RFS roller last season due to the arrival of a larger sit on job, the club has decided that we need to the space in our storage barn for a soon to arrive tractor gang-mower, so we will be selling the RFS. As this forum so kindly helped identify it, if anyone is interested in buying the roller…[Read more]

]]> 50e07626746011fbdd342c1756283c12 JohnW replied to the topic RFS roller in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rfs-roller/#post-38787 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:55:07 +0100 Many thanks Alan. Yes, that definitely sounds like our roller.

I’d often wondered what the third gear was for! 2nd gear is a very brisk walk (or, in reality hang on and try to steer!), so there’s no way that anyone could actually keep control if it was in third if on foot.

]]> dc3c0e07d1cd47fedc297f182717c287 JohnW started the topic RFS roller in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rfs-roller/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:07:02 +0100 Hi,

I was wondering if anyone in this club knows anything about “The RFS Roller”. I can’t find any references online to “RFS” as a manufacturer of rollers, and I’m intrigued to know a little more about it.

We’ve been using it for years at our cricket club, and I know it was bought from a sports club that used it to roll tennis courts, but…[Read more]

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