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Thanks will-haggle,sadly still not the same type.
Mine is definatly a Jap C80/f engine.
The end of the main shaft has a dog screwed onto the mag.housing.
You have to push a spring loaded pin through the recoil to engage with this dog and then pull the cable.
Due to rust and alloy corrosion the recoil casting is in two bits.
It has a steel spring inside it like the old wind up gramaphones.
Pictures of the recoil starter are on the old website.

The Trac grip is a model “PB” 3 wheeled pedestrian machine. I have only ever seen a couple of Trac grip machines at rallies and these have been bigger ride one models.

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Cheers Andy that’s great many thanks.

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Thanks for trying to help Charlie.
I have known this machine from new, as it belongs to my local allotment club.
It is as orginal and has never been modified, but noboby seems to have seen this type of pull start. I think I may have asked Meetens in the past with no luck.
I keep hoping to find a second Japc80 that has one on.
The engine, although 60 y.0 has never been run for long periods or had heavy use so it is generally in good nick. I estimate it has done no more than the equivalent of 200 miles in its life.

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Hi all, Need some help, now would this engine be a Mk 25c because it seems to have a different cowling to my other two ?.

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yes will be there thinking of bringing garner nd Wisconsin trusty

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A few pictures of day 2, the weather was a lot better no rain and sunshine ! and it was starting to dry out, nice to meet and chat to you Chris and thanks for the cup of tea just right to swill all that dust down!!

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Just a couple of photo’s, will put more up when I sort them. We are off there again tomorrow.

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Just about to leave for the show, with rain coats and wellies !!!

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hi all, now that i vegi-junior and i have settled in back home from a very busy weekend at biddenden tractorfest i would like to thank everyone for coming and help make the horticultural section truly amazing with 92 exhibits !!!. also the great effort to those who turned the old manure site into a newly seeded plot for the land owner who was most greatful and has already introduced me to next years working area! which is even bigger. this year was so much bigger than last year and quite a challenge for me to put this section together as this was only my second attempt at organising a show section, with this in mind i would like to thank steve d and paul mackellow for their help and support building up to and during the show. last but not least i would like to thank veg-junior for being teaboy, runner and entertainer even after his clifford spat out a starting handle and fixed him right on the chin!.congratulations to rob farmer who won the first “oily rag trophy” with his wrigley display.
oh and andy frost deserves a special thank you, after a long day at work he still made it on friday evening after being stuck on the a12 in essex for what must of felt like a lifetime.
again thank you to all involved

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hi
a big thanks to kev and steve and paul and everyone who attended what for me was a great show chrissy and i had such a good time in kent we will be having our hols there in the camper and will def be back for another show next year!!!
pete

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Hi, I cant help you with the serial numbers but the date of the engine is usually stamped on the outer edge of Villiers flywheels.

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First time I’ve used this new forum and I’m baffled. Where is the original posting?

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good point but if your near someone else with an engine you may be able to get away with it.

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hi all, im now going to the tractorfest site, would just like to say safe journey to those who are going and i look forward to seeing you there

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Do you not think the engine running would give the game away ?

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