Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | Pete Cornish | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/pete0250/activity/ Activity feed for Pete Cornish. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:42:27 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 dde7696957404e5eacb147d705db672b Pete Cornish started the topic Merry Tiller Twin Six in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/merry-tiller-twin-six/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:11:51 +0100 Hi everyone out there, been a while since I’ve posted. Does anyone have any idea what a Wolseley Twin Six might be worth ? I’ve made an offer on one without close inspection, just need a rough idea, not seen one sold for years.

]]> a8c7add9c4daac387cefe1bf7b680a08 Pete Cornish replied to the topic unknown rotavator in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/unknown-rotavator/#post-24343 Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:29:15 +0000 Thanks for that chaps, very interesting. Would the Munro be George Munro who made the Munrotillers? My father was a sign writer who used to do some work for George Munro when we lived in Waltham Cross, a few hundred yards from Munro’s works.

]]> ade37a6da950412b229b83696706b74e Pete Cornish replied to the topic unknown rotavator in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/unknown-rotavator/#post-24332 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:11:07 +0000 update, these might be better photos

]]> 78aa9ec830617540d8eaae9d7fb1752a Pete Cornish started the topic unknown rotavator in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/unknown-rotavator/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:10:38 +0100 Hi all, would like to identify this machine. It was sold by George Webb of Willingham in, I believe, the late 70’s early 80’s

]]> a2951bde25eef10c24abfc16e854b0d0 Pete Cornish replied to the topic in the forum Members http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/no-for-sale-or-wanted-adverts/#post-20444 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:49:32 +0100 i had one too

]]> 3b424cc33f3c66cc7eca585b8b38f073 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Garner engine change in the forum Ride-on machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/garner-engine-change/#post-20121 Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:25:18 +0000 Thanks Charlie and Chris

]]> 6054a9cd9db83562d0afec49395e0dd8 Pete Cornish started the topic Garner engine change in the forum Ride-on machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/garner-engine-change/ Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:47:29 +0000 Hi all, can anyone lease tell me if the engine on the garner 4 wheel tractor can be easily removed ? I.e. Does the inner half of the clutch come out of the bell housing with the engine ? Or is that too easy?

]]> a72a05541463be5580bb442913771b5c Pete Cornish replied to the topic Four Oaks Sprayer in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/four-oaks-sprayer/#post-15461 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 14:49:27 +0000 Thanks Allan

]]> c68a079608ebbfc1e31b58548f8f8d1e Pete Cornish started the topic Four Oaks Sprayer in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/four-oaks-sprayer/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:41:07 +0000 Hi all, has anyone spare brass nozzles for the four oaks sprayer as shown on the back page of the latest issue on the Cultivator please ?

Pete

]]> 00bf9d442957095be24b3e93ad9409b4 Pete Cornish started the topic Gravely Rotary Plough in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/gravely-rotary-plough/ Fri, 29 May 2015 08:14:23 +0100 Hi all,
does anyone in the eastern area have a gravely rotary plough I could try out on my gravely. I would love to see what sort of job it would make on our land before I try to buy one.
Cheers
Pete

]]> 03d9d5c0b78a8849c499e391b25b7f1f Pete Cornish replied to the topic trusty handel needed in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/trusty-handel-needed/#post-13101 Sun, 17 May 2015 09:04:59 +0100 Did you get sorted,? got a pair in the shed. Im just near Cambridge

]]> 5ea2e69b79e63a094fda4ac6bf909c40 Pete Cornish replied to the topic MYSTERY FORK in the forum Garden implements http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mystery-fork/#post-11721 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:44:15 +0000 possible that the rings were to protect the soles of the feet. The blade looks quite thin

]]> 84de58c0ab4269ab78827fd1e51e8a7e Pete Cornish replied to the topic New toy from 1929! in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/new-toy-from-1929/#post-10949 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:06:37 +0000 very nice

]]> c6b793b5fe5c47ddb70e921700fa83c0 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Trusty tractor no spark in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/trusty-tractor-no-spark/#post-10619 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 09:23:49 +0000 I had trouble with a zz years ago and it seems the trouble was a slight oil leak from the crank seal which allowed oil onto the points. Might be worth checking. Good luck.

]]> 8909faf50c16af4bb05712a3894bae21 Pete Cornish replied to the topic weel weights in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/weel-weights/#post-10454 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:53:27 +0100 Hi, difficult without dimensions, possibly graveley?

]]> a84f873b517100830440956a05d04096 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Four Oaks Spray Mobile in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/four-oaks-spray-mobile/#post-10090 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:53:35 +0100 Thanks again Joe

]]> 01ed1cccbd66920789203929870155d8 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Harvesting the Spuds. in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/harvesting-the-spuds/page/2/#post-10012 Tue, 09 Sep 2014 01:11:17 +0100 One year i ran some ducks and chickens on the plot that was to be potatoes and slug damage was greatly reduced.

]]> 7cc6af7b2d5aecec8f0fdbb5f00e01e8 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Harvesting the Spuds. in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/harvesting-the-spuds/#post-9959 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:55:37 +0100 It’s just what they were made for !! Hoping to get mine out this week, had a touch of blight so i leave the spuds in ’till all the blighted tubers have disappeared. Seems to work. I grow Sutton Foremost and they seem to be very prone to early dying off. Very tender tubers but I think they are the most flavoursome. Sure I’ll be corrected !!! :-))

]]> 70580aaae6d9389a7252b68b6beb64d7 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Four Oaks Spray Mobile in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/four-oaks-spray-mobile/#post-9873 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:30:07 +0100 Thanks for that Joe

]]> 8d60ff98e984288718f0ab7d970a5d7d Pete Cornish replied to the topic Four Oaks Spray Mobile in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/four-oaks-spray-mobile/#post-9780 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:19:27 +0100 Thanks Charlie

]]> 8d64574a6ac4e4fd2f270b5d8b07585a Pete Cornish started the topic Four Oaks Spray Mobile in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/four-oaks-spray-mobile/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:24:51 +0100 Hi all, just acquired one of these and , unusually for me, everything works well considering its been outside for a few years.
Anyone out there able to supply me with any literature please, need to get hold of some nozzles etc. Photos to follow
Pete

]]> 23e7c9afb8a9df4becdee81e69f87081 Pete Cornish replied to the topic WHEELS in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/wheels/#post-8741 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 06:49:31 +0100 Or some road bands ? The wheel and tyres for the ploughmate and the anzani are like the proverbial hens teeth!!

]]> 8a272c5bd212c32e42fd0da08410e2ea Pete Cornish replied to the topic Early Allen Scythe ? in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/early-allen-scythe/#post-8060 Wed, 14 May 2014 15:35:30 +0100 Just noticed the info, cheers

]]> 0a4a4068cbb2fb5d10800a41718af710 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Early Allen Scythe ? in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/early-allen-scythe/#post-8059 Wed, 14 May 2014 15:33:41 +0100 My friend has the wheel rims etc. Has anyone any idea of date please ?

]]> 35a11fbb518b3cc59febd3f9727297f2 Pete Cornish started the topic Early Allen Scythe ? in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/early-allen-scythe/ Tue, 13 May 2014 07:44:26 +0100 Hi all, a friend of mine has recently acquired the model shown in the pictures. He would be greatful for any information, cheers, Pete

]]> 260ce6a984d5e439d8ba36a4781eb817 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Trusty Earthquakeq in the forum Garden implements http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/trusty-earthquakeq/#post-7576 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 05:48:56 +0100 Hi, I’ve had the same problem. They are like the proverbial hens teeth. I have gone to the extreme of buying a landmaster machine with the same size tyres to swap. I wonder if there are any firms out there who would make small numbers of replacements, and just what demand there would be.

]]> f9ab9098f274c96d7e4e68bdcac9fa94 Pete Cornish started the topic Trusty Clutch pads in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/trusty-clutch-pads/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 20:51:41 +0100 Hi all, has any one ever had clutch pads made, if so is there anyone near Cambridge that does them ? Or can they still be brought off shelf ? Cheers all

]]> 057d2894fe7d63e248591b5ee02abc17 Pete Cornish replied to the topic finished at last. in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/finished-at-last/#post-7157 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 20:48:59 +0100 Very smart.

]]> eeb6ccb2345b141ab13685d31a3def93 Pete Cornish replied to the topic AUCTION in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/auction/#post-7111 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:55:55 +0100 May well go Phil, want to share a ride ?

]]> 8e946f8e9911a1f9ea3444e12786c4cd Pete Cornish replied to the topic flood in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/flood/#post-5762 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 08:50:02 +0000 Our thoughts are also with all those who suffer.The devastating effect of angry water has got to be seen to be believed.I was not alive in the ’47 floods in the fens, but can just remember the ’53 inundation. We live on the edge of the fens so lots of surface water is not unusual to us. However we don’t have the steep hillsides that they do in the…[Read more]

]]> 86deb0dcd416b7bdfd0fec57f9a03a25 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Going Large Due To Addiction in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/going-large-due-to-addiction/#post-5371 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:05:26 +0000 Bet you soon fill it John

]]> 0c70ce50e18964a6edacc8ccf794cfa4 Pete Cornish replied to the topic From Devon in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/from-devon/#post-5346 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:20:26 +0000 Very interesting, thanks for the posts.

]]> e870e2bfdfa102a757ae11bae5a635c5 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Trusty engine no go! in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/trusty-engine-no-go/#post-4465 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:40:46 +0000 Looks a great reference site, thanks for posting.

]]> f525f7f582f1d3005de631f65baab802 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Trusty weight in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/trusty-weight/#post-2833 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:14:10 +0000 I reckon around 5 – 6 cwt old money !!

]]> fdb07980debe5e0447ba7d503e9dcdb5 Pete Cornish replied to the topic Rutland Ploughing Results in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/rutland-ploughing-results/#post-2392 Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:42:15 +0000 Well done Brian, Sam and David. A most enjoyable but windy day,

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