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Interesting Peter!! Your manual is the same layout as the one supplied to me by Charlie, but lists different oils. Have attached the page from Charlie’s manual for comparison.

Charlie, do you know what year your operators manual is from?

Looking on the Simar website, the US version of the manual, dated 1950, states SAE140, with SAE90 being an option for cold weather use. The French manual does not give an SAE value, but does give Castrol Swanshot (as stated in your manual) and Shell Dentax as possible gearbox oils. Confusingly, Shell Dentax is still available in both SAE90 and SAE140 grade!!!

Looks like I am going to have to spend even more money on the Simar and buy some new oil!!

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Great photos, thank you Alan! I wonder if I could buy one at that price – nearly £5. I could certainly save up for that!

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Tignes all sandblasted and primed, then sprayed black.

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I like to think I’m open minded, creative and good at welding……I’m in Scotland as well.

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***Update*** cleaned gearbox up and metal tignes ready to paint tignes black. I’m gonna leave the gearbox (head) it’s self original.
Then I’ll start on the rotovator and the engine it’s self

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Nice one Peter. It’s even got side shields!!

On the subject of oil for the gearbox, you now have me very worried as I have been using non EP SAE90 on my Simar 56 rebuild. The Simar 35/56 operators manual states Castrol ST or SAE90 for the gearbox. Is this incorrect??

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I have one of these, not common in Australia – too slow in 400 acre paddocks! The missing bit in your photo is a piece of round wood, dowel, I would call it. There is also a long thin leather strip, not unlike a boot lace that is secured to each handle, and wraps around the drive shaft. Would you like more info, dimensions etc, music sheets?!

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This is what I ordered last time.

Can you confirm this is OK before I order?

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Thanks Neil,

I’ll try a new plug first. I’ll send you an email regarding the coil.

Cheers!

James

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Very interesting trusty, my first and only guess was really wide of the mark. That’s two to you now, you’ll have to try for three in a row.

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Both wheels now painted red, there going to need another coat once dried but looking good already.
once this is done its time to start on the rest of it.

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both wheels blasted and given 3 coats of primer and looking alot better allready.
next is a blast of red paint.
tom

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HI charlie ive sored it but thanks for the idea.
right small update i managed to find a red which is very near and will look better than they currently do. also got my metropolis blue for the frame. the wheels are now sand blasted and primed ready for the 1st coat.
ill update pictures of progress later on.
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I no I’ve had colourcharts against the red that’s left and none seem to match. It’s kinda gone a faded pink colour, I did think that massey furgie red would be near enough. It’s a hard decision

Tom

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Hi any chance you still have the manual to the honda f80 please

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