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Dispite snowy showers have battled against the elements to mount the engine and crusher.Not an easy task to do on your own,but a chap was passing by on his bike and I flagged him down. He asked what was the matter,i said if he was physicaly able could he help me on with the crusher. He was more than glad to help at first but by the end of the exercise he was that exhausted ,he pushed the bike home. Nice chap though wont ask him again as he may decline after this one.

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Dont know if this link works but it should connect you to a thread in the old site.
https://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7405

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Hi godfreystu,
Pm sent hope it helps…

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Glad you got rid of that trash Charlie!!

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That looks in good condition Ivan

Like the seat cover!

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About on a parr, resto wise with the two A56’s I started with Charlie They took me nearly 5 years but good luck and I will be watching as you progress.

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Thank you all for your replies. It seems to me that wear in the bearings and gears themselves must have built up to such a point that the side force produced by the misalignment overcomes the selector and ‘spits’ rotor selector drive gear out. I’ll have to split the chaincase and see what state the components are in.

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Photos from the show

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The Rowtrac is situated in Lincolnshire.
More photos added of second wheels, front cover and spares.
Ian

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if you are in kent i could

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Thanks Angus, As far as I can see from the parts diagram and by peering in through the selector opening there are no ‘dogs’ or other mechanical locking device to hold the rotor selector drive gear in position once it is engaged. The rotor selector drive gear and the idler are straight cut and the rotor selector drive gear slides on the shaft to mesh with the idler.

I would have expected to find some form of mechanical locking but I just cannot figure it out. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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Yes a multimeter can test one. Set the resistance in ohms to 10,000 and then put one lead on agood clean earth on the coil. Put the other lead on coil pick up and the reading if okay should be between 5,000 or more.

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Hi Charlie
No plate on this one anyway.

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many thanks Philip. my next job which envolves this project is mount it all on a trailer ,which I would like to start this weekend coming. my first show is on easter sunday so I had better get cracking. once its done I will get someone to video it with myself demonstrating what its duty in life was.

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Well done. Great find !

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