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Yes i agree totally paul. Maybe the quadtractor could be hired in on show day ?

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It might make a good trailer but I think even the Jag would struggle to pull that lot !!

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steve. don’t give me ideas because I might take it on board.if the space was managed correctly I could possibly get all 22 machines in.

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nice rollers and they will last for many years. well done tony.

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Compare it to this one that I picked up earlier but had not ID’d, which does need a bit of attention – although it does have the spray lance……

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Sorry, not been looking at the Forum for while so missed this one.

I’m afraid I do not have any Cooper Peglar Sprayers/Syringes to the best of my knowledge. Although I have quiet a few items with no ID – so I may have some without realising it.

The trouble is that any labelling which is not embossed into the casing itself is likely to wear off through use. Those that still have them have probably had very light use.

I now tend to avoid any syringes that have no ID unless there is something unusual about them. Sprayer literature is a little thin on a ground as well, except copied from fellow collectors, which makes identification difficult.

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Could have sworn I posted these photos of the finished box – but perhaps not. Anyway, here they are….

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That would be great . I look forward to seeing the photos.

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Have now got some colour on the two cylinders I’m keeping and the clutch.

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Soaked the rollers overnight in the preservative mix, wiped off the excess and took them out to dry in the sunshine. Have made sure the rags are washed out in soapy water before putting them in the bin.

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Paint is on offer at wilkos so i thought i should stock up. Just realised that maybe 25 liters was a little ambitious

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Not at the moment paul but there just what you need to free up problem some of us have

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So John, Just how big was that tin of Atco Green???

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After a “Google” of the inter-web thingy…… I found a local organisation who enjoy turning wood, Turning it into all sorts it would seem! After approaching their club chairman and posing my question if they had any members who were local and willing to reproduce some front rollers for my Atco mower. An extremely helpful chap by the name of Tony kindly invited me to his workshop Saturday morning and gave a brilliant demonstration making these. They are turned from some English Oak, seasoned, and moisture content down to 10%. Each roller roughly took an hour to complete from the stock wood. I have had 2 sets made, one to fit and a spare set. I will be treating these with a 50/50 mix of Linseed oil and Turps as advised by Tony. I will leave them to soak overnight, making sure the brass is fitted first as the wood could swell a little.

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Presumably the design engineers did the calculations and decided that, to give reliable performance under the most adverse conditions likely to be encountered, two belts would be necessary. Even in those pre cadcam days they wouldn’t have incurred the extra costs involved just for the fun of it!

However it’s interesting to note that a single A25 cogged belt was specified as the replacement for the twin plain A25 belt drive used on one of the early Mountfield cultivators. The Mounfield belt chart of the time notes the change just as a running substitution with no other engineering changes; so presumably the designers had either over-estimated the power requirement, or the advent of a belt with increased power handling allowed them to make a cost saving. Also, by using a single belt they avoided the “matched pair” requirement.

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