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Hi Stuart,

Thanks for that – it does indeed look to be a Landmaster, but I think it might in fact be a Landmaster rotary hoe such as the one as the below link:

https://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cheffins/catalogue-id-cheffi10061/lot-473c0b52-3831-4d3b-ab79-a2e001519226

Any thoughts on where to find one or is it a case of waiting for one to turn up on the internet?
John.

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Thanks chris do you have any idea how much they are to buy

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Hi SPoke to dvla office there not really keen on putting it on a q plate nowa days unles they really have to .I have been informed i need a age related (proof of age and manufacturing) letter from westwood. how the heck im going to get one of them i dont no.
any help
tom

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Just an update,
The kickstart part is now stripped and crankshaft removed the nut pulled off over the key way, not had a go at the clutch yet, will have to wait not til wednesday,
yes I did post on the other forum as well.

Cheers Mark

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A good source of spares for the engine can be found on eBay. Look up Wacker trench rammer. The earliest ones used the WM75 engine which bar the badge is 100% identical to the jlo L75 engine. I will have a dig round as some where I’ve got a workshop manual on the WM77 engine which is just a slightly later version. If you struggle for bits let me know as I’ve a very limited stock of some parts and I can have a look.

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hi all just to give you an update, we currently have 54 exhibits so a big thank you to those that have entered. we have plenty of room for more so if you would like to enter please let me know. the official closing date for entries is just 30 days away (30th june) here is the link of the show website. many thanks
https://www.tractorfest.co.uk/

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Thanks for the info guys’ I removed the head and all seems ok no signs of head gasket letting by. so I’ve ordered a new one and I’ll send my carb off to be rebuilt at Meetens. Paul was very helpful and should only cost about £100.

I’ll update this again when I get the parts back and put on probably be after the weekend now!

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I’ve just removed part of the engine shroud to clear out the squirrels nest in the cooling fins and removed the crankcase breather. When i then turn the engine over by hand there is a lot of crankcase pressure, does this point to a head gasket or valve stem seals letting by? I will remove the head later and see if i can see any signs of letting by. Any idea where i can get a new head gasket from?

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ted20, if you send me a pm with your email im sure i have a handbook/workshop manual

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I’m a little confused by this MAG carb there are only 2 adjustment screws, one on the air filter side near the choke butterfly that I think is the air mixture adjustment, and the other by the throttle on the engine side that appears to be the throttle stop. If I wind the 1st one all the way in and out it makes no difference to the engine running, even if I remove it completely. The 2nd one just adjusts the tick over, too far one way and it stalls unless you blip the throttle. Any pictures or manuals for this carb would be really useful. I’m starting to think it has to be a carb issue. I’m going to stop by an old agricultural machinery agent John O’Connel I think its called in Codicote this afternoon and see if he has any spare carbs I can swap out to rule this out

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Butterfly’s are all snug no excess ware. i will double check the jets are firmly seated tomorrow it’s getting late to start up with no exhaust. I’m starting to think it’s too much fuel as when i rev the engine it takes a minute or 2 to slow down again pointing to over fueling?

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Hi joegrgraham, The place where i got the new clutch shoes gave me a pair of new springs which i have fitted. The only thought i had was are the petrol and deisel engine springs different i.e. does the clutch bit at different rpm? Only a thought.

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Hi Stuart it’s a MAG 2055 SLRX 2 cylinder petrol if that helps. I’ve had the carb apart 3 times now removed all the parts and left it sitting in carb cleaner for a while blow an airline through the various jets and holes and used a tiny piece of wire to clean any pin holes out. I’ve never gone down the ultrasonic cleaning route before i’ve never needed to as the above normally does the trick.

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Here’s a short vid of the engine adjusted as slow at it will go and slower and it just stall, could it be a fault in the carb over fueling the engine even if the throttle is fully closed?

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1. IMG_0668_CLIPCHAMP_240p.mp4

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Hello Charlie. It is definitely a Geest produced by Geest Industries of Spalding. Powered by a Villiers Mark 25 Engine with Albion Gearbox. The photo of the partially restored truck is of my Geest truck before I sold it on.

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