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We want to know what engine this is Alan. Study the pic carefully & you will see that the 2 top cylinder bores are dummies making it look more beefy.

Its a flat twin engine which is mated to a gearbox which has brake discs on each side like you have on a crawler

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Okay thank you Dave, do use leaded petrol or a splash of redex? And il send on the numbers the plate at back of machine is bad to read and where is the engine number?

Thanks you for the link Charlie made some good reading

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Hi, thanks for your reply. The clutch drum is off at the moment and when the lever is operated you can see the shoe moving back and forth. I have tried the threaded adjustment and the different pin holes at the gearbox end. All seems free and as it should be.

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Hi thankyou very much for the information
John

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is this avabilie ?

[vhgmcbuddy]

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

[vhgmcbuddy]

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

[vhgmcbuddy]

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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