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There on at last, and although they are not standard fitments they blend in and are not in your face so to speak . only now got the grass collector to revamp but because of its size and the fact that the shed is the size of a matchbox,maybe I should wait for a little more work space .

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well opening the links made my eyes pop out,i guess theres not much restoring needed here ! the new forum is certainly keeping a brest of the times

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Just a train cut that’s good around the shrubs when it goes off the rails.

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Will do my best to get back down this year Paul.

Give the old mini a run!!

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How quaint. I liked the shot where the chap was reversing and not looking where he was going and crashed into the tree. wicked !!!

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The collar which was missing on the disconnect mechanism has been remedied, have found a piece of stainless steel tubing which fits superbly and will still be there when the mower is a pile of rusty dust

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Both handles now constructed,and unless you are well versed with this model it should not look out of character.

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Progressing well Nigel. The seating position and steering are not as bad as I first thought,in fact you look well placed.

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got the engine running now next job is a couple of innertubes bit more welding new keyways etc

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Thanks to you all for your help and suggestions, I will stick to my original plan with the addition of etch primer.

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managed to get one together and will need to let the paint dry before applying a couple of coats of clear varnish just to seal the unit from rain etc. not that it will see much rain here as it will only be subject to an odd shower at shows.

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Thanks Angus, I will try the grease plastered on, the waxoyl once a year works fine on the rest of the deck and has probably helped the spindle holders somewhat. One thing amongst all I read, that might tie in with your grease excluding the air. Was to paint corroded area with galvanise paint, that’s when it’s clean. Seeing there’s three of them I might try two with grease and the other with galvanise paint and see what they look like end of this season.

Thanks John. I thing the spindle holders wouldn’t stand up to separating from steel deck. All these things make it more interesting.

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Owen I have come across this problem many times especially on older range rovers. the rear window and tail gate are two separate items . now the tail gate especially has problems on the lower hinges and the customers commented that rust was appearing in that area. on speaking with land rover they told me that when alloy and steel are mixed,i,e like the hinge and door a electrical force traveling between the two causes the furriness as you describe. your deck will be a mixture of both products and the one way you can stop it is to isolate all contact points on the joining process. its just one of lifes irritating problems.

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Mark. do not want to sound harsh here,but we all start on this level and with the help of good experienced people on here we learn to fix then gradually. I find that when I have completed a project its a big achievement,and I am sure that you just need a hand and you will never turn back if you have an interest in old horticultural equipment. Give it a go its not hard. john.

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Made a positive start on the home made wood hand grips and what I have done is traced around the two halfs on each side of metal bar as a guide when grinding down. when satisfied glue the two pieces to the steel with Araldite Rapid. I have tried two different ways as shown to apply a bond.

0nce we have a bond on both handles, filling with wood filler in certain places will be followed by sanding etc including any fine alterations to metal work and making the feel by hand comfortable.

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