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I have the Ransomes Marquis 51 with the Kubota G130 engine. I cannot find a replacement carburettor. Does anyone know where to buy one? thanks

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Aspera were Tecumseh made under licence in Italy . Latterly called Tecnamotor a corroboration with Fiat.

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I’m happy for you to tell me that it’s an Aspera, but I don’t think I’ll find it anyhow, not least because I’ve never heard of them before.
However using that information, Google brought me to a Tecumseh page, did Tecumseh buy out Aspera or something?

That company doesn’t seem to ship to the UK, but at least it has given me a clue…

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does anybody know what is the fuel consumption of the kubota z600 ones

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You are too scared it’s a lot more capable than you think

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I would suggest your answer is in the title of your machine, the tractor unit was designed for one use, that of lawn mowing, nothing else.
Yes it will have certain power, but not the kind you are expecting, most certainly I would not stick a snow plough anywhere near it, as the chassis of the tractor is not designed for snow ploughing, you will only have to hit a raised bit of concrete under the snow and you will buckle the whole tractor

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Model 0332
Type 065 01
Code 78042103

The other says:
Model: HS40-55462D
Serial: 3253B
I couldn’t find a type…

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by vhgmcbuddy.

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I’ve got BS parts manuals going back to the 1970s but will need the complete Model, Type and Code numbers from the engines . Theres no short cuts !!

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I was hoping to find a free download somewhere, and those look a bit modern, but the query is in, so we’ll see what they say…

• This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by vhgmcbuddy.

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Great. Thank you. I’ve sent a query…
Now I need to find a manual.

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Coo! Who’d a’ thunk it! Thanks for the info!

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If the shaft is pitted etc you can use a repair sleeve to give the new seal a smooth surface to run on. SKF Speedi Sleave is one brand.

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OK, it’s got the two-seal setup.

A 27mm socket made an ideal “special tool” to use for pressing.

The inner seemed to have been installed rather clumsily (from new I guess) being rather distorted, the metal insert being dented on its face; the outer was considerably worn, the inside diameter being 0.063 larger than the inner seal’s inner diameter!

The rotor drive sprocket shaft surfaces are not in good condition, as pictured.

I have ordered two replacement seals for each side, one R21, one R23 (one with, and one without without auxiliary dust seal), although I can’t really see the point, bearing in mind the state of the metal surface, the outer will likely wear rapidly.

Gasket paper ordered too. I suspect 0.8mm Flexoid is OK (I have ordered some 0.5mm too just in case).

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The Mayfield looks like a very adaptable tractor? I have looked at the vhgmc photo gallery, there are some wonder variations, along with your own finger-bar mower and sprayer. The sprayer is a fixed unit? The other attachments interchangeable? The flywheel is very useful. The Mayfield seems to have good ground clearance as well, for inter drill work? Ploughing. Was there a Mayfield plough? The barrow feature is also great. And if it can take 25 gallons, it’s a strong enough engine for every job?

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Cleaned the carby best I could but still think it is the fault. I cant get it to idle and the governor keep hunting. Any thoughts on where or what carby replacement I can get/use?

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