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Check out Merrytiller.co.uk, most spares are available. I fitted a Chinese Honda copy to my Wizard and had to shorten the operating arm on the belt tensioner to avoid it fouling the crankcase. Otherwise, it was straightforward.

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I’ve just visited where we store the Merry Tiller and find that the bearing within the roller is worn. It looks like a none replaceable type type of bearing.Does anyone have a spare belt tensioning roller? I’d guess its about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches wide.

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Hello,

I’m having a clear up at our family farm in East Sussex and came across what I believe is a Martin Markham Colt Deluxe with loader, would anyone be interested in saving it from the scrap man?

James

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Stuart
when I tried it the input pulley kept turning so I am going to release the cable a bit and let the tensioner go back further and see what happens. Hopefully that should do the trick with luck.

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Many thanks Owen. That is a great help. Mick

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The double pulley might be original or could have been fitted to run the belt on the outside pulley. Seeing the tensioner is extended. if you can make a key and put the large pulleys back to see what it looks like as regards lining up.. If I remember right the key is 1/8 inch square X 1 1/4 inch long.

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The double pulley arrangement is for a reverse drive but there is lots of parts missing on your machine for it to work.It was originally available as a “kit” to make the rotavator more versatile.

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Thanks for the comments. I suppose I could try to file a key from mild steel? I don’t understand the significance of the double large pulley. If I had workshop facilities I could improve on the jockey wheel but unfortunately I don’t have them. The Honda GX140 engine clearly is a replacement. I’ll have a go. Also need a new clutch cable and a pulley. Sadly, it looks as though few spares are available.

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Hi. Sorry to read about your troubles, I fitted a Honda engine to Merry Tiller Major and using the pulley from the Briggs engine everything line up with no trouble. Someone put this Honda engine on and tried to alter the tensioner to line up with the engine. I am wondering if this Honda has a tapered pulley shaft. It needs to be the straight shaft.

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When the clutch lever is released on the handles the drive belt should release from the pulleys and the large transmission input pulley should stop turning.Only select gear when the pulley is stationary otherwise you are going to damage the gears in the gearbox / transmission (they may already be damaged though if its been used like this :(:(:(:().

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A square / flat key should be easy to make for the large pulley / chaincase input shaft.I see it has a large double pulley arrangement which means its had a reverse drive set up fitted.The rotors (tines) look ok to me from the pics so should still be serviceable ??.The belt tensioning jockey pulley does look a bodge i agree.However im sure you can improve on this !! Difficult to tell from the pics but the engine pulley wants to be a steel one and not aluminium.Obviously the Honda engine is a replacement which should be fine if in good mechanical condition.

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When I got it started a couple days ago I could put it into first gear ok but it wouldn’t go into second or reverse. I thought that was because it was ticking over a wee bit fast, I need to adjust the throttle cable get it sitting in the right position as I took it off and just put it back on quick. Any thoughts on this appreciated.

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Stuart
yeah its a 7hp B+S.

Wristpin
yeah there is a lever on the handle bars that operates a tensioner/idler pulley similar to the merry tiller.

Owen
Yeah your right. I think thats what I’ll have to do slacken it all off and get it free then see what happens.

I only paid £50 for the whole set up which I didn’t think was too expensive as I was planning on keeping it for my veggie patch.

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Bit of a mix and mash. Looks to me in photo 3, theres a idler pulley under the belt and an cable going in. See if you can move this cable to release tension on the belt, if you can sort this idler out it might work OK.

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