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I decided today was the day to tackle the grass box. I started by removing the old brackets, unfolding the aluminium along the bottom frame, cut the steel frame, so as to turn it through 90 degrees and cutting the excess aluminium away. Once all the cutting was finished, it was time to start re-assembly. Welding some additional bar to the frame and welding the modified frame into place.

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Gareth kindly sent me some pictures of his grass box, so that I can try to modify the one I have. Mine, when fitted doesn’t fit securely to the mower as its from a different machine. Also when fitted there is only an inch gap for the grass to be thrown into the box. It would appear I’m going to have to do quite a bit of work to make this box work. Ahem…….

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Only a few days to go before delivery and once installed will be able to spray the 14 inch grass box and the 28 inch box in the shed at home,without anything spoiling in the shed due to overspray. Then that’s two more mowers finished.

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I like the look of that what are your plans for it? full restoration or just mechanical refurb?

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I find the easy way is to set your camera to the lowest or email photo settings. and upload strait from the SD card. I have and old and a newer camera and they both work this way. I had to resize photos on the old sit with Office picture manager but I think the new site will upload a larger photo.

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Made up alliterative exhaust for G28 engine, This is a versatile little engine because the pulley is centrifugal. Can be used for other applications, remembering health and safety of course.

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Thanks for that. Can’t read the writing around the edge of it. Maybe you might get a close up of it sometime ? I look forward to seeing your sheen gun. I have never seen the trolley for one apart from on the Internet .

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The software/system I and many others use is called ‘shrinkpic’ Just type that into your search box, hit enter. Go to their website, save it as a favorite for next time. Follow the on screen instructions, its quite easy really.

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I did have a web mower and 3 finger mowers

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Just watched it Alan, very interesting, that’s some collection. Thanks.

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Unfortunately Geoff, the mag on my Norton is quite different to what you describe. The pictures hopefully show what mine is like.
Basically, the sprocket has two notches in the back which locate over the lugs on the impulse coupling. There is then a metal disk with an off centre locating pin on it (you can just see the back of the pin below the screw head in the photo of the sprocket) which fits in the centre of the sprocket. The pin on this disk fits into a hole in the end of the magneto shaft so that it cannot spin. A left hand thread screw then attaches the lot to the magneto shaft.
All of the above means that the sprocket will only fit one way on the magneto shaft. So, as far as I can work out, I need to rotate the whole impulse mechansim without rotating the magneto shaft, but I am not sure that this is even possible.

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Very Interesting, I did not know the Mountfield also had two belts, when we have some grass, I will try this Mayfield out.

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Many thanks. My interest was originally in the construction and development of the syringe sprayers, so I have a fairly large collection of unidentified sprayers. Only recently have I started to look at the manufacturers. I agree it is very difficult to identify anything which doesn’t have a mark of some sort. Not only do the ‘same’ models change over time, but even if there are illustrated catalogues the illustrations are not detailed enough to make positive identifications. An illustrated catalogue or a postively identified example would at least give some idea of what to look for. Hopefully, something for Cooper and Peglar will turn up one day.

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I think these were mainly used for spraying disinfectents in hospitals, kennels etc. However, no reason why they couldn’t have been used in the greenhouse. There is a bit of history on the WallaceCameron website. I noticed what was probably a Cromessol sprayer (or similar) being used in a episode of Poirot for killing wasps.

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Post the Mag model number and I may be able to help with a manual.

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