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Hi Jon.
If you Google Howard 400 rotavator manual, you should see one on the top of the page.

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Merry Xmas and a happy new year from Sunny Sussex, more articles etc to be emailed to you mr editor sir, fear not !!

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Merry Christmas and Happy tinkering New Year, everyone.

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Im sure this is a Demon loader, I always though it was a homemade arrangement.

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Interesting old jack, never seen one of those about. Did you have any weight on it when you were trying to release it, or were you relying on the springs.

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Hi, it looks like a Howard dragon. It had a 8 HP Kohler engine. I’m sure you will get some more info on here.

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Well done Ivan, I was pleased when that popped up and you snapped it up a bit sharpish !

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Oh god

& still acts like 12!!

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I’ve got one Andy but I am not that confident yet to cut a thread like that, I am only just getting into outside threads and the nut could do with being hardened although I suppose that wouldn’t matter.
Phil

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Very interesting to hear from people who have used this practice, I dont have wheel weights or steel wheels for my cultmate , hence the interest in water ballast, I suppose you just take out the tyre valve and rig up some type of syphon or hand pump to transfer the water, I suppose you can use antifreeze instead of calcium chloride?

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Got mine yesterday thanks

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You have already supplied me with parts and user manual for the machine concerned (see https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/any-one-want-a-project/), but thanks for the offer!!
I removed the cylinder head, filled the cylinder with rags and then replaced the head in order to lock the crank. I will persevere with the penetrating fluid for a while longer.
Once I’ve got the machine fully dismantled, I will then decide if it is viable to restore. If it is, I will start a thread in the Projects section. So far, it is looking pretty good internally. Most of the damaged/missing parts are confined to the outside. In the parts manual it shows a pair of additional tines (part no. 10396 on plate 6) which are pinned into the ends of the main tine carriers. My machine is missing these extensions, so were they an optional extra?

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Nothing for me yet!

Maybe today??

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Sorry not been on the site for a while and missed this post. Will send photos when next on my PC. Have I missed the cut-off for Feb?

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Mine found it’s way to Devon today, Many thanks.

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