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Andy, I’d love to bring it, but still have no transport, I won’t have until we move. I’m hopeful it will happen this year, but not in time for Stanfield, which if I remember right is around March/April? My transport today was courtesey of the charity. I hope I’ll get to Stanfield as a spectator, so look forward to seeing yours.

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Actually I could charge for the ear plugs, Chris, and donate the proceeds to the charity! Or I could for a large enough fee offer to stop the Simar for 10 minutes…

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update. engine sold but have only the crusher left plus 2 long flat belts

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chris if you look back to old forum projects, I think I logged down the RAL COLOUR CODES. in my auto culto field model L resto

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Hi Rob thanks for the photo, my thoughts are along those lines, maybe more than one Modle of the Mark2 was produced or a fault with the handle designs who knows, I’ve found nothing in the local library’s but there is still hope on that side as they are looking farther afield & on luck so far at Reading ( merl ). But still trying.

Tony.

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Hi Tony
I’m on my phone so I hope this works. Just did a search on the old forum and found a photo that ‘rollo man’ posted. It is a mk2 that he has and it has a different handle to what the brochures show. I’m not sure if he is still a member. At least it shows that the bracket at the back of yours is original.
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Hi Tony
That’s odd, all the pictures in the brochures show a round section handle. It certainly looks like your machine had a different style of handle though.
There was a member called ‘rolloman’ on the old forum that had a Tractivator as well, not sure what model though. I don’t think I have seen him on the new forum.
Rob

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I think Anzani missed a trick not producing one themselves. BMB and Trusty had a go..

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Hi Rob I’ve had a look under the bracket & no hole for the handle so the bracket is the handle base as in photos .

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so sorry to hear to here your news and hope all goes well for you. i will hold a spot for you at tractorfest right up to the week of the show. all the best to you and chrissy

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Hi Rob thanks for that I will have a look to row and let you know.

Tony

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Good to hear that you got it up and running again.

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Hello Tony
Have you checked under the ‘U’ shaped bracket that is bolted on the back? There might be a hole through the base section that would take the handle. Have a look at the attached picture, it is a zoomed in section of one of the brochures. It looks like it shows a back end similar to yours. The plough looks like it is mounted via the two bolts that you have at the rear of your machine. From the brochure it looks like the ‘extension tool bar’ also bolts on here. Perhaps this was the standard back end for the mk2.
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Having the right kit to re-face valves and re-cut seats “in house” is a great asset. My old Black and Decker must be 70 + years old but has repaid its £25 purchase price ,35 years ago, time and time again. It has the optional vernier valve stem grinder for valves adjusted in that way which is great for accurate setting. Fortunately having “been in the business” I have a set of Nu-way cutters for the seats.
I would advise a little caution in using one of your newly refaced valves to attempt to recover a bad seat – tends to make a mess of both. If you can’t beg or borrow a seat cutter at least use a dummy/scrap valve to dress the seat.

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Hello Rob.
Your photos of the back of the Troy are different to mine as in these pictures

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