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Thanks for the info Colin. We made it back in one piece and the sun even came out during unloading.

Once I get round to the restoration, will post all the details here. Have got to finish the rebuild of my Norton engined Trusty first though, and I did promise my Dad that I would get his Howard 350 back in working order before attempting the Simar!!

Once again, thank you for your generosity. There aren’t many people left who would give a machine away for nowt, especially in Yorkshire!!!

So Charlie, I will be needing any manuals you have on the Simar 56A.

Cheers,

Sean

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Thanks to all concerned and to Sean. I hope it’s what you were expecting. I forgot to give you some information that Charlie kindly supplied. It was dispatched on the 18.9.56 and delivered to Newhouse farm Halsham on the 5.2.57. The earliest owner that I know of bought it from someone in Hull, it then found it’s way into the hands of a member of the Holderness Vintage Agricultural Club before I got hold of it. So it’s probably spent all it’s life in East Yorkshire.

Thanks again,
Colin.

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Do you have the Howard plough attachment

Thanks Jack

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Alan, I have found an engine number, stamped on the crankcase under the carb. 16HE then underneath 8869 26.

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Last years do !

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Oops, sorry, wrong again…

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I had a bit of a tinker with the machine today and found this moulded into the handle bar grips !!

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Got your bits today Charlie, well pleased I will have ago at that next week and keep you up to date .

Best Regards Swampy

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That’s great news chris many thanks, I take it that’s why it has that raised S on the large pulley. Have you any pictures of yours ?

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This mower remember one I saw in 1989 in Iguazu falls (Argentina) mowin the grass of the hotel! Always I ignored the mark

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I am hoping to come down and have a look karl….

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Just found this…

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Here is a picture of the raised S on the cutter head.

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Looks like this could be a, Four seasons scrubcutter made by the standard insulator company ltd, but cant seem to find much out on the net, but will keep trying.

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will take more pics this week

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