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Thanks for the reply. It’s rwd going through a salisbury axle with 16″ wheels. There is no problem with the drive or gears engaging. I am struggling with getting the clutch to release/disengage. It is supposed to have a cover over the gearbox drive train but that was taken off by the previous owner so I think as it lives outside the clutch has been soaked. I think I will take it apart and give it a clean up and go from there.

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We have a similar tractor that my fathe-in-law gave to my son to drive around the garden on. It is just the bare tractor with no deck but it runs well and is in reasonable condition for its age. I’m not sure if it’s exactly the same model but I will have a look when the weather improves enough to get in the garage

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Only just noticed this post, But there is a 150 Landmaster for sale on that auction site, It has the original engine by the look of it, it is a J.A.P. and seems to be a two stroke, the advert says that it is 4 HP I dont know what 2 stroke japs were made in that HP . At the time that machine was sold J.A.Prestwich had been sold to Villiers who carried on making them for a while, I have a 150 myself, but fitted with a later B&S engine.

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Looks very nice, did you get that paint made up to your spec? I have a plough, so will be interested to see a picture of your modification, saw another machine for sale on that well known website, and it had a proper exhaust box fitted across the front, I think I understand why!

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Thanks for that Andy, I had no Idea there was an American market version, We live and learn! If anyone comes across the chap who has the Howard records, I would like to know where it was sent from new. Regards Plonker

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and after loads and loads of TLC…

Attachments:

1. Honda-F80-200204.mp4

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Hi,
Many thanks for this info, & especially the 1979 advert – I’m amazed, the lawnmower I’ve been using for 10yrs is actually over 40..?! I’d assumed it was far more recent, but it must’ve been bought when the landlord 1st rented the property in the late ’70s. It’d stopped working yesterday, but after taking it apart & cleaning dried grass out’ve the motor, it’s fine again! I think I’ll treat with more respect now tho’, knowing it’s ‘vintage’…

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I have a F80 shopmanual and F80 partslist in paper and digital format. I am happy to share them with anyone, but I cannot share my e-mail here without annual payment (to help others…)

SO, You’ll have to find me elsewhere.

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Making slow but steady progress with my restoration. Took the petrol tank off tonight, seems very robust though rusty. It still had some fuel in but it’s also got loads of gunky stuff in there which seems to be mainly rust. Anyone got any tricks for cleaning it out? The filler hole doesn’t give much access but there’s no other way in, I’m a but puzzled as to how I’ll ever get it clean.

Suggestions welcome!

Iain

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Hi Phil

I cam across a group on facebook you may be interested in. Called “The Barford Atom owners” group.

regards
Graham

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Thanks very much for this very useful advice.

I will indeed look at those aspects you have flagged up for me.

Please excuse an ignorant question. Presumably this machine would have been designed to run on leaded fuel. However, that has been outmoded. Is it advisable to do anything in particular to compensate for that, though, when using modern unleaded fuel?

Brian

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Thank you very much.

I have found out now that the machine was purchased new by the cricket club before 1980.

I am a little concerned from the last little demonstration running of the machine last week, before I arrange to pick it up next week. At very low revs, I could hear a sound rather like a bell being quietly struck, from somewhere deep down in the guts of the thing. Would you have any ideas what that might have been? It was an intermittent sound.

How much useful information can I glean from the identification plates, by the way?

Brian

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Yes heavy to use,as were designed for Football fields,Check the springs,within the cutting cylinder bearings,as known to wear, and course jumping of the cylinder,giving an erratic cut.
Clean that carb out,as there is more than lightly sludge build up init.
As for the MAG engine,if it runs leave well alone,they were made for running 8 hour days.I still run MAG’s commercially,on Ransomes Verge cutters
Kind regards
Andrew
HD Trust

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Thats bloody perfect geof thankyou very much

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I will be thanked for all the information on f 190

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