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Hi ktphorsefan.
What colour green and red are allens painted please.
Stuart.

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Struggling to get more pics on .

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Any help would be great , I managed to get the gear cases cleaned today and took some pictures .

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Thanks Stuart that would help if you can look up a manual. Some photos Ray, the casing had a bit of aluminium corrosion, so it’s been cleaned of and painted with etch primmer and hammerite. I see from the photo I need do a bit more cleaning up before fitting.

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Im sure i have a genuine Honda F400 workshop manual at work (in fact theres a big box of various Honda w/s manuals :)).I,ll have a look and see what it says ref fitting replacement rotor shaft seals tomorrow.

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Thanks Ray, they have a rubber inner. I will sort some photos tomorrow.

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Right so how do I know what weight is on the ball hitch ? I could move the crusher forward or backwards to give me the correct figure when I know how to calculate it. HELP NEEDED ON THIS SUBJECT the recommended hitch weight when connected to my car is 60 kgs, so maybe its possible to use household weighing scales to weigh the loaded trailer on the hitch .

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That parts list is brilliant priced up bearings today but much cheaper on ebay . I thought if I used a sealed one in the middle that can replace the seal that’s gone .

So looks like I need gear MT17 and Arm MT103 for gear change , the only other thing is the outer rim on one wheel has a big chunk out of it .

I managed to get the engine running after a couple of days , the piston rings were stuck and a clean around the mag got a spark but after a night soaking the rings she ran quiet nice ,the exhaust is missing but I can make one up and there is no air cleaner and the carb is mounted straight on the barrel unlike all other photo’s I have seen of these .

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You don’t want the trailer balanced, you will need to have a certain nose weight, this should be as recommend for vehicle towing the trailer.

If it’s homologated tow hitch it should have a plate giving the capacities etc. the nose weight of the trailer is shown as the “S” weight. As Charlie says, the trailer should not be in balance – that induces snaking.

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For more info I put two pics: the american engine and a being restored english. You easily can see the differences. On the american one you cannot see the pump, hiden by the main chassis board

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Charlie,

Thanks for that the spring and tine went together. It’s good when you know how. Do you have any idea’s on conversion to standard rotavator blades?

Thank you

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Hello Peter

I own a Gravely model D since I was born as my Grandpa bought her in 1939.Th oil pump is a problem as the original american models Dhad the pump inside the big plate, just close to the big wheel and, later the english made models D had the oil pump outside the crancase, protected by a little hood in the left side of the tractor. Do you understand what I mean?
Anyway the tractor needs only one pump, so don’t worry. Just watch if oil is turning back to the tank, taking off the cap and watching if oil is running from a higher pipe in the tank. If oil runs, no problem.

You can find infos about models D through the Gravely Tractor Club of America (manuals) or through the English Rural Museum in Reading University (contact Danielle Kristy Mills).
best regards
André

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Thanks, I did have a quick look for an engine number, but will look again at the weekend.

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just checked the spec sheet for engine. 176 kgs a lot less than I originally quoted so we could be a lot safer than I thought. thanks angus for your concerns. I can say this that if I jump on the rear of the trailer I can make the jockey wheel come off the ground so its not far from being balanced. I weigh 84.8 kgs and that’s fully clothed. and without my wallet !

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Are you sue about that two thirds on the tow hitch? For a caravan the recommendation seems to be seven percent of the gross weight.

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