Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club

There’s a full history of the Farmers Boy machines in (Seventy years of garden machinery) by Brian Bell.

Here’s a leaflet copy of your model.

Yes, thanks Alan, excellent magazine.

The leaflet was about market garden and fruit farming, but no mention of the make of the rotovator.

Anyone know what make and model this rotovator is. Photo from a leaflet dated 1969.

When I registered a nuffield tractor, I went to DVLA site filled in registering a vehicle for the first time and worked from there. cost me £20 for local tractor club to verify age and check serial no. DVLA have a list of clubs they approve.

I remember as an apprentice at a Fordson dealership in the sixties being given the job of mixing the calcium chloride flakes with water then hand pumping the solution into the rear wheels of Fordson Majors just below the centre line to stop surging when traveling in top gear. Using wheel weights or a land wheel strake was the other option, but…[Read more]

Hi,The drive is an extension of the camshaft which turns in the opposite direction to the crankshaft pulley. When used, a rotavator doesn’t need a reverse gear in the gearbox, I believe some ariens (U.S.A) models used this system. regards Terrano.

I’ve used a threaded stud cut to length and a collar turned to inside, outside dia. as the stud nips the collar when tightened but allows it to turn.

It may plough ok on an allotment or light stubble land but I don’t think it would plough grassland or heavy loam. (no disc or landslide) but worth a try.