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Thanks for that titch,I will ring them tomorrow to see if I can sort this out as I can only find the engine number on one machine but they are both the original b&s engines so it has got to be there somewhere,if I don’t get any joy I will send you some photos to see if you can do anything,by the way how are my dash decals getting on.

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New tyres fitted..

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Hi Charlie
Is there a reason for no wanted section?
I have responded a number of times to people needing parts to get them going again.

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Many thanks Rob and Joe, I think it is fascinating how people have adapted machines to work with these tractors, a couple of weeks ago I found a mounted cement mixer for an MG5.

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Made time today to remove all extra bits which the first owner added for his convienience, and it does reveal what was hiding in the red plastic tub.

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Angus is absolutely correct, the only way you can now do this is to be a member of DVLA and registered on the V765 scheme.
I am a member of this scheme having recently been approved by DVLA as Chairman of the BMB President Tractor Club, but, presently I can only register Presidents and certainly NOT any machine registered to myself… BUT, the VHGMC will have to be a member of FBHVC and have a registered address to even be considered, but this is the gateway in, I know, I’ve just been through it all but if you know the procedure it is not a hardship.
If the VHGMC was a registered group on the V765 Scheme, it may well open doors to registering vehicles, a very good way in fact, but you may have to have ‘experts’ or ‘authorised’ bodies of any specific make of machine to be road registered.
As many of you will know, the countdown is on for closure of ALL DVLA local offices, all will be closed by 13th December 2013. As a member of the V765 Scheme I have received the papers saying which is closing and when…. so, if anyone needs that info let me know, probably better by e mail to me & I can email the confirmation letter.
One problem now with these closures, is that the likes of people like me have to be entrusted with original documents for machinery/vehicles… imagine the upset & worry that will cause, but DVLA have washed their hands of another task entrusting this to the likes of me. All paperwork will have to be sent by recorded/registered mail etc and inevitably we shall have to charge for this.. exactly how much is yet to be accepted national as an acceptable figure.

So, HybridV8, I can’t promise, but I can ask the question to DVLA, but I will need photographs etc showing the machine, actual location of the serial/engine numbers etc and some form of declaration that it is an ‘Agricultural OR Horticultural’ machine to be used on a public road.
It is going to be one hell of a mess until December 13th, as DVLA have never in it’s history had to deal with so many ‘unique’ areas of different processes at the main office, it will be mayhem.

But going back to VHGMC being on the ‘Scheme’ I think it will be a very very useful facility, but someone will be required to be the ‘Registering Officer’ of the club.

Just a thought…………
Titch

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Well, that website is interesting reading – if you have all day and nothing better to do!
You may well have explored this avenue but….
The DVLA has a list of vehicle clubs that are recognised as dating authorities

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registration/new-registrations-fee

If you fight your way through this notice you will find a section entitled
“get form V765 endorsed by a vehicle owners’ club”

Looking through it there are a couple of tractor clubs and a farm machinery preservation one so I suppose that there is a possibility that the VHGMC could get itself added to the list and be accepted as a dating authority – don’t all rush!

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Still after Cooper stewart literature if anyone has any…

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I also posted on a couple of American websites and I have downloaded as much information as I can and I will phone dvla on Monday,I received a letter from them suggesting I look at their website http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nova apparently it has something to do with how they date vehicles.

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Hi Sprayerman

One question – where is the funnel stored in the box you have? I can’t see it in your photos so am not sure where it goes or how it’s retained in place.

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Gave the Cooper Stewart display a trial set up in the front room this evening…

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I have seen the BCS one and it is still available today I think. Once again it makes the tractor difficult to steer. You sort of see that in the clip. The solution is 4 wheel steer but it does make it more complicated and more expensive . The best you can say is it is a compromise. Maybe someone will have a cheaper solution. What about our friend in Belgium he seems to have a real engineering talent.

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!

(Very very big grin)

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here’s some more

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sit down paul, here’s some more

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