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  • #24702
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    According to my service bulletins the very first Bantams used a Villiers MK25C 2 stroke engine and “drum” type wheel centre.You have an early model there !

    #24701
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    Hi moggyjim

    You will need to take off the Rotors and there should be a little piece of treadded bar with two metal caps on tha fits oner th splines on the rotor drive one the rotors are gone This is important to stop the dirt getting inside the chaincase and it also preserves the seals Simple enough to make if you don’t have one . There should be a plough hitch that fits onto the Chain case and this is what the Plough bolts to . There should also be a t least one wheel extension which you fit to the right hand wheel viewed from the back of the machine , and there should be a piece of box section that fits on the front of the machine and a very heavy counter weight to fit on to the box section. You also need the coupling that fits the plough to the hitch as this allows you to adjust the plough

    Don’t be too eager , this will not turn over virgin ground like a Trusty !!! It works OK on garden or allotment but if you plan to use it to turn a grass area , lawn what have you into ploughed soil buy a bigger machine . I have the front weight and wheel weights on mine and it still struggles for grip Select the lowest gear too, Small engine pulley to largest machine pulley . And eat a whole box of Weetabix before you start !!

    Martin

    #24699
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    thanks stew, I tried the local motor factors and they nearly got it right, Henderson bearings on Monday, the trouble is they are not that easy to change, so I relly need to get the correct ones first time round…

    #24698
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    I’ve come up against them on numerous occasions so I would say that they aren’t home made. But going through all my manuals I’ve not yet found any reference to them.

    #24695
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    Could the solid centre component allow better weight support / distribution when using equipment on soft ground e.g. Ruts formed by wheel tyres aren’t so deep in soft ground?

    Keith

    #24691
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    If you can get the distance centre to centre of the shafts and the diameters of the two pulleys, most bearing specialists will be able to give you the correct belt. And type. Will most probably be a spz v belt.

    Hope this helps

    #24690
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    Il will have a look where abouts will it be? There is a number on the o/s of engine block. 1964. But will have another look if you can point me in the rigth place. Is there anyway of finding any history on it?

    #24688
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    Hello everyone sorry to intrupt i have been having a play with my mg5 after winter and have found the serial nu of 3512 wonder if anyone could give me some in on it?

    #24686
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    What would you suggest my next move is m8 ?

    #24677
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    Heres a general look at the condition of the barrel and piston , measurements of the gap between the rings to follow .

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    #24676
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    Cheers m8 , im picking up some imperial feeler gauges later so im going to take the cylinder barrel off ready to measure the gap on the rings.

    #24673
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    The coil tested OK, the condenser had failed. John fitted a new one with a new L/T lead and cleaned the points. The coil is one of those cheap chinese jobs which i will be replacing for the correct one i think. I also got a new ht lead which was an absolute git to screw onto the Armature Plate , but i managed to get it screwed in with a little help. I believe the threads on the plate are not in ideal condition,but its in now and i hope it doesnt need to come off anytime soon.
    If you could remind me andy of those couple of places that i could probably find newer coils and spares at id be very greatfull , i forgot the names of them after meeting you at the weekend . All that country air must have cleaned out my memory bank haha . cheers..

    #24670
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

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    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

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    #24667
    vhgmcbuddy
    Keymaster

    The very early T engines were manufactured by Sturmey Archer , the later TB was a redesigned version made in house by Ransomes. Some photographs would be good.

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