Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | NEIL PHILIP | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/neilinhants/activity/ Activity feed for NEIL PHILIP. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:55:52 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 424eb9362883fecdb14826431c397c6b NEIL PHILIP replied to the topic Question about a Howard Bantam in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/question-about-a-howard-bantam/#post-37388 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:41:42 +0100 Many thanks for that Bill – it’s part #85 which simply says Gearbox Oil Seal. The whole machine has a build quality you’d struggle to find nowadays and so warrants some effort I feel. I may take just out the rivets and see what can be done – I can always put it back together with new rivets and the old seal if I can’t find a replacement. One…[Read more]

]]> cda03ea375c10320e6c971cb33ff4f7a NEIL PHILIP started the topic Question about a Howard Bantam in the forum Pedestrian operated machines https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/question-about-a-howard-bantam/ Sun, 04 Jul 2021 09:05:33 +0100 Hi everyone,
I am restoring a Howard Bantam and wondered if anyone had any knowledge of an un-usual seal that is riveted inside the gearbox – it appears that a bronze bushing that supports the axle is riveted (using copper rivets) and that an oil seal is attached somehow – I haven’t taken it out yet – but a pet peeve is leaking oil so I always try…[Read more]

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