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My wife thinks its a cocker tiel hhmmm thanks for the laughs with the naming

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Just found it in the book, it’s a “cocker sparrow”

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i think its dog titretriever they are quiet common in northyorkshire phil the twitchers love them ha ha

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Just noticed your new avatar, I had to blow it up because I thought I was seeing things with my new eye I got from the hospital last week.

What type of bird is it, I can’t find it in any of my bird books 🙂

Phil

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Thanks for the responses. Yes, it is an Onan engine. Does anybody know who supplies Onan spares in this country?

According to the serial number on the tractor chassis it was manufactured in 1986. Fortunately they are still manufactured in the US (made by Ingersoll) but not available in the UK.

Ray – thanks for link. I will send them an email to see if they can supply spares to the UK. I’ll have a look at the engine and get a serial number for that to see if engine spares can be UK sourced (I’m sure they can, just haven’t found it yet!).

Again, if anybody knows of these machines in the UK please let me know!

Some more photos for you all.

Cheers,

Kevin

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That is terrific Alan, will PM you now. Regards Philip

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Great another project on its way phil. as for date poss mid 70 s but the engine looks like the one in my 28 inch resto. hi to gareth to.

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Looking at the design of the plate I’m guessing early to mid 80’s. there will probably be a date stamped into the outsid edge of the flywheel if you pop the airshroud off.
Edit I’ve just relooked at the photo and its got an early type sump fitted which makes the engine 1950’s. a bit of parts swapping maybe?

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Took the plunge and decided to try and remove the impulse coupling to see if there was any way of adjusting the timing. When I originally stripped the Trusty down, I could not work out how to get the impulse coupling off as there is no nut to undo, or that’s what it looks like at first glance!! I then realised that the answer had been staring me in the face all along. The magneto shaft has two flats on the end (see the picture in my previous post), which didn’t seem to do anything. The grey matter then kicked into gear and I began to wonder if this was actually a nut, rather than the magneto shaft. So I locked the impulse coupling solid with a screwdriver and found a spanner which fitted on the flats. Began to gently turn it anticlockwise and much to my relief it unscrewed allowing the impulse coupling to be removed (the mystery “nut” is third from the left in the first photo). With the impulse removed, I could see that there was no way of adjusting it, other than rotating by 180 degrees. So this particular type of magneto was obviously factory set. This led me to take another look at the chain sprocket. If you look at the attached photo, you will see that the sprocket has 15 teeth. As this is an odd number, it means that there is a tooth inline with the bottom slot that fits over the lugs on the impulse coupling, but the top slot is inline with a root, so this allows for half tooth adjustment by rotating the sprocket 180 degrees. When I refitted the magneto back on the tractor, I must have fitted the sprocket 180 degrees out from where it was originally (sods law in action!). By rotating the sprocket half a turn, the points now begin to open 3/8″ before TDC. Haven’t had time to test run the engine yet, but hopefully with the timing now set correctly, any other starting issues will be down to the carburettor.

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I think the main roller is solid and that’s why the weight is high. Probably a cricket pitch mower?
Can anyone put a date to the serial number, can’t see much age to it.
sorry just a problem with posting the pics!

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Thanks for the replies, Much appreciated, I am sending a PM to Charlie.

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I’ve sent you a PM regarding your Mk15, it worked for me. Owen.

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Hello
For more info here come the attachments that I own and use with my different Gravelys

toolholder for model D singlewheel and plough
toolholder for all others
rotary plough
turn plow
tiller planter drill

30# reel mower
40 comercial mower
40 two blades mower
50 three blades mower
30 bush hog and leaf mulcher
42 sickle mower

broom
snow plough and dozer
pto with pulley

This is the little bunch of tools between the 80 that Gravely sold

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You could give it a good warm up with hot air gun or something similar, might be bit of damp somewhere. I hope it is that simple.

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will look well done up does it have a 18hp onan engine fitted does it run early 80s tractor still comands good money well worth restoring good luck will keep watching

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