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Try a picture of the whole lawn mower with the engine on, it just might help

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A true gentleman and a fountain of knowledge not only with Mayfield products but was a highly respected member of The Small Holders Society, his interests spread far to include buildings of antiquity abroad, he will be sadly missed by our team here at The Hall & Duck Trust.

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I have emailed that company, thanks.

I am going to do a compression test as it is spitting back through the air filter a bit which would say to me either a bent inlet valve or one that is not seating properly. My uncle used to work on garden machinary so is quite sorted when it comes to older engines. He suggested the replacing the carb jets etc as it only likes running on choke, obviously that is easier said than done due to getting parts..

You are right though. I love my gem and would use this any day over a newer machine. That said it isn’t getting my allotment turned over so cant wait to get it back running as it should.

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I Haven’t no. It was running fine when it was put in dry storage so didn’t think I would need parts etc. Are these machines really that hard to get parts for? What if I need a set of valves for example, head gasket etc?

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Yes Andy, hardly visible but stamped with 25 on the cowling.

Thanks for your help

Richard

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Might be a horse-drawn harrow, that someone’s attached to something rather more powerful, with consequences as seen?

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All of that sounds a bit familiar to me, and that’s just from using newer, but fairly big, two wheel tractors. Especially being lifted of one’s feet! In reverse usually. But I had to make allowances as I have sometimes been working in gardens and fields with slight gradients or dips. Your experiences are also much of the reason why I have been enquiring about DIFF locks and lighter, easily workable, machines. I appreciate the contributions

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Where I took that photo also had an old Trusty, on show outside and in poor condition. I will post a photo, maybe to be added to Geoff’s list of Survivors?

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It’s not a Mayfield in this photo, a British Anzani and the smaller wheeled tractor in behind it, amongst a very busy garage i stumbled upon. Full of old farm equipment. I’ve seen photos of these smaller machines before but can’t think of their name now, abs I couldn’t really climb in to get a closer look! But not a Mayfield?

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Mk 25 – maybe ?

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Thanks, much appreciated.

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Mine arrived today. Cover photo, what is it – can’t find any reference to it ?

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thanks a lot

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Andy, I have tried on there website with no success. maybe I should give them a call.

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