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Many thanks Stuart and Hortiman.

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Sent the frame off to get blasted as it wouldnt fit in our blasting machine at work and should be done tomorrow all been well.

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Good progress this evening got bolts painted on rotovator head so that’s that about finished. Also removed engine from the frame. Sooo next job is to sandblast all the frame get it ready.

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All back together just need to paint bolts blue. Totaly forgot

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As I have replaced all the oil seals on my 56, I think I will give the SAE90 a try, particularly as I have 20 litres of the stuff and don’t have any other machinery that uses this grade oil. If it does leak, at least I have plenty to keep topping it up!!

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Nearly reassembled

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Blue bits 🙂

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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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