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Peter, I have 3 Howard 700’s in various stages of renovation???? I am based just outside OLdmeldrum and can be contacted at ~ iancameron.inverurie@sky.com

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Not all springs are born equal! Give us a clue.

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Hi Eric, many thanks for your reply. I did wonder if clutch adjustment was the problem. I did adjust it according to the manual but maybe I have not got it right. Will try again, and let you know how I get on. I seem to be on my own up here in Aberdeen with my interest in Howards, but I am hoping this one will be the bees knees for my walled garden at Clinterty which I have the use of. I am in to growing older potato varieties, which this cultivator I am sure will handle with ease.
Cheers, Peter

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Hi Mike
Any further problems with idents, email me directly
Kind regards
Andrew

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Yeh I’m not sure what’s going on with that club to be honest. They reply through Facebook and seemed helpful a first but after gathering up all the information requested they are very reluctant to reply or help further.
I found out the age through the villiers engine and the engine number matches the engine number on the serial number brass plate under the seat.
Iv done my fergie along side the Ferguson club so I’m aware what’s required.
I might just have a bash my self

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Thank you, the lady I bought the Howard off is disposing of her father’s collection and had one and I had never seen one before. I am helping her identify what some of the items are so she can get fair prices.

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What are the leaf shaped bent arm spades and there use?

Thanks
Take care and stay safe, Mike

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Thanks Charlie, I thought I had but can’t see it anywhere, will try again.

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Arrived home just a couple of hours ago, still fully loaded, with a few extras,Now got to get ready for our open day on Sunday for the Somerset Land Rover Series One Club.
Found a cracking gardening book for 1941, which has a cracking picture of the Royal Albert monument opposite the Royal Albert Hall Kensington London,with soldiers tending cabbages all around.
Could this be a picture for the future! Less air miles!

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Hi
The proper name for your pruner is a tree prop, they have come in various guises over the years, most horticultural tool manufacturers sold them as part of their range.
As long as the wood is sound, they work fine. The modern versions, have ropes instead of the wire from the handle to the cutter.
There are many different lengths, ours are from 3 feet to 25ft(the latter takes practice to use)We still use these in our buisness today for commercial apple tree pruning, in which we can do a far superior job than anything with an engine strapped to it

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I too have just got a bullfinch missing the elbow and drive belt and also leaking at the seals. Could anyone point me the direction of a manual? The Howard site throws up an error if you get past the safety warning. Also what is the rectangular loop near the engagement lever?

Take care and stay safe, Mike.

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Hi Charlie, it’s the ones on the Miller drive. Thanks for looking

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Thanks. I’ve tried 1/4 bsf and 1/4 bsp. bsf was too small, bsp too big. I will try 1/8 bsp. Fingers crossed. Thanks for your reply

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Sounds as though you have the old “ straight” nipples as used on lots of older kit – vintage cars, Suffolk and Ransomes mowers to name several. You can possibly pick up a pump type gun with a suitable connector at an auto jumble . If lubrication is more important than originality just switch the nipples to modern “snap-on “ ones. ( Type, not the tool seller!). Threads could be BSP or UNF – a Monro tiller collector can probably advise you.
A trick that was used by old school mechanics was to lay a piece of thin clean cotton cloth over the nipple and apply the gun connector over it providing a seal while still allowing grease to be forced through it.

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Ivan, I’ve sent you a pm connected to this thread.
Peter

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