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Hello, i have got a older nickerson and two even older horwools. The cylinder which looks more bodged is the original i believe as my ones have them and the other one looks like someone might have replaced it before but i am not familiar with the later machines, they might work if you hook them up but i would recommend you clean the inside first if you did that. Is the master cylinder okay? From the picture it looks similar to my one, but if you need to rebuild it i found a rebuild kit that might work for you it is LK10703. As for shoes i haven’t found anything yet. anyway your machine does not look too bad considering the age.I have an original service manual for them with part numbers but they are turfmaster part numbers but here they are anyway the shoes are:9032
The left cylinder is: 9031 The right cylinder is: 80.1.022/2 and the drum number is:80.1.021

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Until you have managed to track down a copy of the book, attached are a couple of scans. The original picture in the book is very small, so the scan isn’t the clearest.

Sean

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There is a picture of one on page 35 of Mechanical Aids to Gardening by J G Wallace. It also features in the Appendix, which gives an ex-works price of £75!!

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Good vid . Charlie
At least you had good work out starting engine

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Try Araldite. Sets nice and hard and is petrol resistant.

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That’s really great to see, Charlie! I presume from how well it’s running that was Sunday? Wish now I’d done both days!
Looking forward to seeing you working her in earnest next year.

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Thanks, do you know any more about the David Brown tractor? Martin

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Charlie, many thanks for that, I was not aware of that web page, surprisingly as I have done a fair bit of Google searching. I will definitely get in touch with Bob as he holds the Garner Register and probably knows a lot!

I am interested too in the David Brown canal tractor you mention as I know nothing at all about this, especially as you say there is a survivor somewhere. We are only aware of one other class of canal tractor, there is a photo of it in the Waterways Archive (which I have attached) said to have been taken in London but we know nothing about the tractor. Is that the David Brown tractor? The type shown in the attached picture was almost certainly never widely used and I’ve found no other photographs of it. Grateful for any more you can tell me about a David Brown canal tractor, especially if there’s a chance to go and see a survivor! Martin

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You may be able to seal the float by the careful application of a soldering iron to melt the plastic into the gap.

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Dave, my comments were well deserved! And Weeley is a lovely location for the event. Almost forgot to add the video of the Rowtrac!

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Back from Weeley Saturday session. It was great to be able to say hello in person to several members I only knew through the forum. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. I’ll definitely be back in future years. What a marvellous club this is, full of very knowledgable and friendly people. Special thanks to Dave for great preparation of the working field, soil turned over a treat. No doubt there will be a full report in The Cultivator, but for those who would like a sample of a SIMAR Serenade, here’s more SIMARS working together than you are likely to see again this year.

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Well I’m ready! See you Saturday. 56 and 50 on board. Anyone without a machine is welcome to have a bash with mine.

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Thank you for the suggestions, I have ordered some. The mower was running very rough and having taken the carb to bits and cleaned up the ignition, re-setting the gaps, it still ran rough. Changed the plug for one from another mower and it runs better than ever. Just want to make sure I’m using the right plug.

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