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Glad you all had a good time. Sorry I didn’t get there, other commitments got in the way.

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Yes, the plug is dark and a bit sooty. However, the machine actually runs great, like all two strokes it’s not so keen on starting when hot so at a ploughing match I start it up and leave it running until the plot is finished and the machine back on the truck. This is often 2/3 hours during which time it sits and idles very slowly and happily whilst waiting between judging points and picks up straight away when I need it to work. It’s probably the best runner of all my SIMARs so I’ll probably leave things as they are!

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Hi Dave
No, air filter is fine. I suppose mixture could be running a bit rich but then you might expect mix of black and blue smoke, whereas this is a lovely shade of blue. Neither does it seem to use any more fuel per hour than my other 56. Coincidentally, the volume of oil draining from the oil tap is always greater than my other machines.
One of life’s many mysteries, providentially the smoke does tend to mask the poor quality of my ploughing when the judge is looking on, so maybe I’ll just carry on!

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Hi Carl. Good to see her in action. I’ve no knowledge of them, but I did seals on one of my SIMARS a few years ago and it was a bu###r of a job! I have found though that formerly leaky seals do improve and leak a lot less the more use the machine gets. And it’s a good excuse to get them out as often as possible! Peter

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I hope to come down an deafen you all one of the two days but through bad planning we’ve got quite a bit on round then. Fingers crossed!

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Yes Charlie. Partial blockage in fuel pipe and dirty carb. Now running better than ever. I’m sure the new spark plug courtesy of your good self is also making much stronger firing. You can feel the blast from the exhaust several yards in front of the machine now. It surprised a few passers by yesterday but unfortunately none of them were wearing silly hats it could blow off. Now that I’m retired little jobs like this will hopefully take a lot less than a year to get round to!

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Here’s the best I can do grovelling underneath. Hope they’re adequate for you to get the picture. If you need anything more detailed let me know and I’ll see what I can do. Peter

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I can’t photograph underneath where she stands in the shed. I’ll get her out over the next few days and do it. Possibly tomorrow, if not end of the week. Peter

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Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Ploughing gets a bit addictive! Let me know if you need more detailed photos of mine to help installation and I’ll gladly take some. Peter

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Hi Plonker
Not sure if this is any help but I did this walk round of mine for someone else. Not actually sure if my plough is a standard one or like yours.

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Absolutely, very high quality publication and photos. Thanks team!

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Just sounds great doesn’t it?

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Oh dear Andy, that looks really tempting but my shed is full and my piggy bank depleted.

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Great Andy. You can have a laugh at my ploughing…

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