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as the fruit grower is still published i wonder if they have all the old ones archived??

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That i did John :).I just hope he dont decide to dig any more “sleepers” out from the back of the shed……i dont really want to get involved in removing any more stubborn keys again for a little while 🙂

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finally cleaned up the second Spraymaker…

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well done stuart a real trouper,bet you felt real good when the old man said………. its the best its ever run.

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Two and three quarters of an hour later and bingo,the corner steadys are in place.rain stop play but happier now all is fitted.

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Woke up this morning and as I passed the calendar a show at the end of this month caught my eye. Blimey I was not ready by any means. This year I will show the two items in this project but the trailer which I need to mount them both on is not ready. Panic set in as I only have 3 weekends to complete. So out with the trailer at 7 am and proceeded to drill 8 holes for the corner steadys and 1 for the hand winch anchor point. Luckily I had bought the clamps and nuts,bolts and washers needed for the fixing to chassis. The next part is the worst as I need to bolt down engine and crusher in PERFECT alignment for the flat belt to stop on. Never exhibited a machine with belt before so the last thing I need on show day is a repetitive belt continually coming off.

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The flywheel key was actually prodruding from the inside face of the flywheel hub.The key had been hammered in until it got to the end of the keyway in the crankshaft.The keyway on the crankshaft then curved up at the end (it was just how it was machined at the Lister factory).Whoever refitted this key then kept on hammering until the end of it followed the curved path of the keyway,pinching it REALLY tight at this end.How the cast iron flywheel hub never cracked i dont know with the amount of force that must of been on it !!.To make matters worse i never had any really long drill bits so had to make them longer by welding a longer shank on them until they were approx 12″ long.I was very pleased though when the key finally came out :).

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Never having had anything to do with such beasts; what is the correct way of fitting those flywheels with tapered keys?

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While on the subject of Meetens, they have moved again which I hadn’t noticed until another forum member alerted me !

Telephone: 01772 691604 / 01772 691603
Fax: 01772 691602
Mobile: 07787 503 689 / 07501 259 530
Email: Click here to email us
Address: MEETENS LIMITED
Far Furlong
Blackleach Lane
Catforth
Preston
PR4 0JA

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Thanks for the info Andy.
Regards to the Zenith carb i basically had to make one good one out of all the carbs i brought as all had “issues” with them.I still have one left which is “NOS” (new old stock) but someone has allready tried to remove the brass main jet with a poor fitting screwdriver and mangled the slot up.I know you can buy brand new Zenith 24T-2 carbs (from that auction site) but they are expensive.They were fitted on many different engines and tractors etc including Ferguson TE20 and TED20 petrol and paraffin tractors.Personally i would try to buy a cheap used carb from that auction site and make a good one up as i did.
Several years ago Andy i brought a new 24T-2 centre gasket from Meetons (the Villiers and other small engine spares specialists) so they may have other Zenith parts available too.May be worth a phone call if you only need a needle and seat to repair yours ??

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While all this is going on I am hunting around the web for machine decals for this when its finished. up to press I have got them all EXCEPT the one on the handle bar yolk. its in white with a square border and it could be related to a warning on starting the machine out of gear. anyone who can remember what it says or has a photo please forward to this project. just by chance I found this logo while I was sanding rear depth leg. its the one which is mounted in the bonnet recess BINGO

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okay I have seen a small screw at the bottom,but I thought it maybe a type of drain plug. will take a closer look when working in the chaincase area. many thanks for your imput.

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On my AC-2 chaincase there is a small screw on the side which acts as a level.Add oil untill it just starts to come out of hole.Maybe yours,allthough a differemt model,has a similar level screw ??

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have you looked in this months cultivator ?

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Went down to local Halfords today to get a match on the off white of the tinwork on this machine. the nearest eye match was Leyland Rover White. so with a can of white primer in one hand and the Leyland paint in the other made haste to the shed. Also after rubbing down the stand/ cowcatcher it appears that it may have been either chrome or silver. so as I had a can of silver aluminium on stock which I always use for revitalising engine fins and casings I had decided this was going to cover the stand.

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