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Thank You for Activ People… I have almost complete manuals now.

So what I am missing still  is SHOP MANUAL PAGES
20, 27,28,29,30,31,32,34–> 61, 70, and 82–> (If there is any)

So, if anyone know Where to get mainly electrical parts Magneto etc… (I think everything related ignition From magneto to sparks, Would be nice. Does F8100 parts fit? or from motorbike?

Toni

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I’ve gotten the short pin removed. The long one is pretty stuck indeed, I tapped it inwards with a hammer to ensure it engaged properly, and I can withdraw it back to it’s original position with the use of a pry bar behind the “t” piece. I’m reasonably sure that the issue is the part which has been exposed through the back of the wheel hub has become rusty and is now very tight in the bore. Current plan is to remove the wheel and attempt to drift it back through rather than risk damaging the “t” bar by prying behind it.

As an aside, are you in Norfolk Roatavator? I seem to remember you once donated us a Villiers mk12 for spares? Though it’s possible I’m getting mixed up!

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Oh. And the gearbox should be in neutral when inserting or removing the pins.

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The drive pins do sometimes become stuck in place. I’ve found if you engage one of the wheel locks or pawls on one wheel only and then move the handlebars from side to side it often frees up the pin. The fact that you could push it in suggests it’s not stuck as such, just held in place. If you want to change gear by swapping the pins from one wheel to the other and the long pin won’t go in, don’t force it, just tilt the nose down while applying hand pressure to the pin and you’ll find the spot where it will insert.
I made a strap from an old webbing strap with a couple of small bolts and nuts inserted to engage in the two holes on the pulley.

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Okay, got the HT parts on order!

Do you have any idea why the number on this machine doesn’t tie up with any of the serial number ranges on the French site?

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Thanks for your reply guys really appreciate it. I have found out it is indeed a tecumseh tvm140 which has recoil start and electric start. I’ve been pulling the engine out today. I’ve got a mtd lawnflite here from 1987 which ive rebuilt etc so going to see if the briggs marries up with the bolt holes on the w6, if so ill grab a briggs without tearing into this one but if not i will tear the engine apart and see what has failed. I’d like to put a 12hp in it but not sure as of yet. Do you reckon the crank will fit from a briggs then? Thanks

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Oh, also, starting straps… Do you guys make them yourselves or is there a supplier?!

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Hi Charlie, thanks for getting back so promptly! Good to hear my internet sleuthing was along the right lines. And documentation you have would be excellent, I’ll drop you a PM with my email address.

It is indeed the long pin that’s stuck, but not totally, when I first wheeled it off the trailer is was semi engaged in the drive hub which lead to a horrible notchy rolling effect and me fearing that the gearbox was trashed. But after tapping the pin in a little farther drive is now positive!

I suspect this machine has done a stint as a garden ornament as it’s had a good thick coat of green paint applied and not been used since, ie paint intact over semi-engaged drive pin, control rods etc!

Do you know which Lucas magneto is fitted? As an HT lead is the current hang up.

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Just to correct you on the history of Pattison as a company in 1901 they started out making shooting Galleries for fairs before making Horse boots for horses working on lawns,their first factory was Streatham SW16 London, and their first patent was in 1916 for the Pulviette sprinkler,taken later up by Lloyd’s of Letchworth.
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A clearer image with the bonnet open will help identify your engine, but if you are intending to replace rather than repair, a Briggs will certainly be a easier to find and is more resilient. Depending upon the crankshaft diameter you may even be able to up the horsepower a bit.

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Hi.

Any chance to get some worshop manual Honda F80 Skywalker.t@gmail.com

We have one machine in finland… Someone had add battery and 12v cables straight to coils… I assume spark has been missing.?? . But still Spark missing.. Cant get it run.
Would like to make it original also.

Toni

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No you are not,asking price £10,000! You can always ask,he’s got another rare tractor on for £5,000 also a LDV motorcycle,rare for £20,000 I wonder if it comes with rust like the LDV vans,mine did not have rust,that had gone years ago,it just had a hole between my feet that you could see the road from, better than through the windscreen!

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Last night I was looking at some Colwoods for sale,there is one in Northern Ireland,rusty as hell and no tools for £80,buyer collects,does the idiot know there is a lock down and the item is not on the essential list.To ship that out of Ireland to the main land anywhere will cost £188 inc Vat on a pallet.There is another in Hull for £85,shipping again would be £166 inc Vat,
Just remember its not the price of the machine,its getting it back.
There is though a very early version that has been restored at some point,with a starting price of £200 which includes shipping to your door,Looking at the other 2 and even weighing the cost up of collecting in normal times,that sounds a really good deal,which ever way you look at it,collecting is always the hidden cost.
Its on Wallingfield perhaps one person looking outside the box

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The answer to why the Financial Times is pink,they needed to get the news out as cheap as possible and pink paper was the cheapest.
Funny you should pick me up on spelling,I would not spell it that way either,it’s my computer speller,it’s a bit like the predicted text on the phone,thought up by imberseals.
Regards
Andrew

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I used Vintage Brass Plates (https://www.vintagebrassplates.co.uk/) when restoring my SIMAR 56a. I did have originals for Chris to work from, but he would still be able to make a new one using your ‘dissolved’ plate to get the size and font correct, plus a decent photograph of a complete plate. If you are lucky, he may have made one in the past, so have the artwork already on file.

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