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Hopefully it’ll be along side darmic1’s(Darren’s) gem, to show how much the machine changed in only a couple of years.Aparently mine is from only the second batch ever produced,but Darren’s is still a very early example, yet the differences are quite a few.

Here’s a nearly finished photo, I’ll take some better ones soon. Sorry for the poor quality and maybe being upside down, blame the iPad.

The one item I’m still searching for is any advertising or sales sheets prior to series 2 gems. I’ve been looking for over 10 years and still haven’t turned anything up. Can anyone help please?

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This gem is now all but finished if anyone is interested it’ll be at tractor world in a couple of weeks time.

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Further missing items were the plates bolted to both sides of the engine fan cowling (Simar 0129). Peter Roat was able to supply dimensions and photo’s of those fitted to his machine, allowing me to make suitable replacements. The rear fuel tank support (Simar 0130) is bolted to the steering column by two M8 x 16 long set screws. The fuel tank is strapped down to the top of the rear support and to the underside of the front engine cowling (Simar 0131). Both fuel tank straps had to be remanufactured as the originals were beyond repair. I placed a thin strip of Neoprene rubber between each strap and the tank. The fuel sediment trap, which also includes the fuel shut off tap, was screwed into the 1/4″ BSP fitting on the underside of the tank (Simar 0132). For the cast air intake elbow which is attached to the underside of the fuel tank, it was Charlie Moore to the rescue again with a replacement (Simar 0133). My machine had at some point been fitted with a different carburettor, which included a choke mechanism. The correct specification Amal 244/544 carburettor now fitted has no choke, this instead being housed inside the air intake elbow (Simar 0134). When the carb was changed, the original intake elbow had been modified by removing the choke butterfly and the cross shaft holes threaded so they could be blanked off by screwing in bolts. The elbow is attached to the tank via a collar (Simar 0135), which also required repairing as one of the M6 studs was broken.

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Thanks for confirming my fears Peter. At least it isn’t too difficult a job to swap them around!

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From past misfortune I now use Briggs and Stratton fuel stabiliser in all my petrol machines. Tractor last ran a couple of months ago, tell tale is showing good spark when tractor actually runs just no slow running, prime suspect is slow running jet.

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Hi Sean
Left and right hand depend of course which way you’re looking at the machine!
Difficult to tell which wheel is being shown on your photos, but if you are reversing it would suggest they’re the wrong way!
I assume both your photos are from the same wheel. If so, I reckon this needs to be the righthand wheel, assuming you’re looking at it the machine from the handlebar end, to be able to go forwards. So if in fact its the left wheel, they are on wrong!

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Part of the attraction of the Tractor World Show at Newbury in October is that there will be an outside arena area where the machines will be able to move around.

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WHEN AND HOW DO YOU FIND OUT IF YOU BOOKED IN I PUT MY e-mail ON FORM DO THEY SEND CONFIRMATION OR NOT ?

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Good to hear the new springs are performing well Peter.

While working on the 56 this weekend, I suspect that I may have fitted the Red pawls on the wheel hubs the wrong way around. If you look at picture Simar 0108 or Simar 0115, which show the left hand hub, the pawls will engage drive when in reverse and freewheel when in forward gear. Can any SIMAR owners confirm that it should be the other way around? I originally fitted them as shown on page 14 of the operators manual, but I assumed that Figure 11 showed the LH hub, but have now had that sinking feeling that it could actually show the RH hub!!

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Hi Alan
The themed section in run by Jim and Mel Wakefield

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Stew, yes that is the same as my plough, looks a nice thing to use. Has anyone ever used one? Any hints or tips? I am currently looking for an mg6 or 40 with probably a ts42 plough to use and play with and get some experience with while the mg2 is in pieces.
Frank, from experience of ploughs and ploughing (mounted) ransomes did produce a variety of boards, I have used a ts 59 with ley boards and does a cracking job on grass with its long slow board but rubbish on stubble where a shorter quicker board would be more appropriate.
A “general purpose” board does the job but always will be a compromise.

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No, no grass box, but we are looking! There are several different designs, we have figured out which is needed, but to be honest, its only going to be used as a toy after a proper cut, so not desperate!

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Dave, sorry last minute change of plan, can’t make it, hope you all have a great time and don’t get too wet!
Peter

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I’ve justcaught up with this thread.
Sean, the quality of your restoration and the clarity of your description and photos are amazing. They will surely prove invaluable to any other member brave enough to attempt the full works!
Charlie, I didn’t know you could get shock absorbers, could have done with them at Little Ellingham, very hard stony ground broke a spring on the 56 (and a couple on the A5). Sean, the breakage was one of the old ones, your new ones did fine, so they’ve cetainly passed the test now and you should have no problem with them. (But how you can stand the thought of working your 56 after all your painstaking work baffles me!)

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sorry stew, i cant answer that one as the biddenden tractorfest and newby tractorfest have no connection with each other

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