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I have one and sent an email to the register address and I have never heard anything since
I collected mine in an old Honda Civic size no problem but quite heavy. Putting a Villiers engine on mine eventually,

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Hi Wristpin Did as you said and all done in 30 mins many thanks Peter

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hi all

we have a massive 220 exhibits entered this year so far…

passes are in the post this week,also a map for the new site which is only 10 minutes away from the old site.

please note that you MUST bring your entry letter with you 

any questions please feel free to contact me

many thanks

kevin and ethan

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Thank you so much. I feel a bit of an idiot as I have had Gem’s for years but not a 2 stroke diesel before. You were absolutely right…..Thank you. Rob

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I know little about Gems but the simple answer would be that the engine is running in reverse. Not unheard of with some two-strokes but somewhat unlikely with a four-stroke.

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I have a howard Gem that seems to have something wrong in the gearbox. It has only one forward gear and three reverse. Can anyone help please?

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Thank you! Now I know the axle has inner bushes, and it’s these that are seized on my Jalo. It’ll take a lot to loosen them after 50+ years.

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Take the variator off complete with its bracket (that way you don’t have to prise the toothed retainer off) assemble the belts onto it and to the trans and crank pulleys and then replace the bracket pivot bolt and spacer etc.
The trans holding bolt goes back in tight. The front wheel drive assemblies that you refer to either pivot to de-clutch or is under spring tension to keep the belt tight.
The machine that I was working on was suffering from a weak drive and as well as the belts being worn there was considerable wear on the crankshaft pulley – approximately £50+vat for a new one.

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Hi Wristpin was it necessary to remove varispeed assemble and after fitting belt should the nut you showed with the pencil be fully tightened as I saw a video of an American front wheel drive mower that allowed the gearbox to pivot in use .Regards Peter

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Yes, I’ve got one on the bench at the moment!!!
It’s a bit of a fiddle getting the belt on off and on to the trans pulley but can be done without any major dismantling.
What do you need to know?
Should add that depending on the model of 56 the trans belts may be 2 x 411024 or 1x 411024 and 1x 111-1254. so checking the part numbers against the model number – for example 560F – is wise.

Where the white pencil is on the images is a deep recess in the trans casing with a hex head screw in the bottom. Undo and remove that screw (hence the tweezers) and it allows just enough rock in the trans to make fiddling the belt in or out easier.

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Do you have any wheel extensions (for ploughing) for 700 for sale, regards Ian.

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Item 8
B.S.K.3/16″ x 5/32″ x 1 1/2″ lg (rnd one end for BSA Engine)

Hope this helps
Jeremy

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Sorry for so long but the yeoman manual is available on-line I will try to look out the size, using the wrong computer tonight. I keep a box of Woodruff keys the 150 in a pack type assortment as I am always loosing the small parts and it is not much more to buy the pack than the keys individually

Jeremy

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I’m working at a scything weekend at the local National Trust property this weekend, and the green woodworking group attached to the property will be there – so I thought I’d see if I can commission an acquaintance who is a member. Otherwise, I’ll look into a stair hand rail.

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I too think the handle was round, and would have been about 60cm long – held in place at the centre by the two bolts. You set me thinking with your comment about the bolt length, and I’ve been wondering if in fact the bolt length indicates what the diameter of the handle was. I’ve offered up dowel with varying diameters and I think a handle of about 35mm diameter would need bolts that long. (If I put the top domed metal plate with the square holes directly on top of the dished bottom half with the round holes which is attached to the frame, it makes an ellipse, not a circle so that makes me think there was a gap between them, and in fact that allows for a handle/dowel diameter which looks beefy enough to be strong enough to pull the roller.)

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