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It’s a Honda I’d say, but the rotary drums/blades look to be for another machine? They seem to be round bar, where as the Honda has a hexagonal bar axle

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I too bought a B&D drill from Argos, a bit later 2-speed hammer which is still in use with a Shapercraft flexible drive mainly used for rust and paint removal. Way before B&D became known for their DIY drills etc they manufactured and supplied professional garage maintenance equipment such as the valve refacing machines that were to be found in every village garage – and my workshop today.
The Shapercraft router cutters etc were sold by EP Barrus from their original north London, Brunel Road premises before their move to Bicester. What’s less well known is that they used to import and distribute US made garage equipment, crank grinders, boring bars and valve refacing equipment, from their premises on the Gosvenor Embankment in central London.
My other vintage drill is a Wolf Safetymaster which, I believe was the first Double Insulated DIY drill sold in the UK. I traded in a Wolf Cub drill in the early 50s to buy the Safetymaster complete with stand, reduction gearbox and vice. It still gets occasional use.

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are wired up correctly some are 12v in series others wired to give 24v.

Two 12v in series do give 24v , possibly some were in parallel still giving 12v but with a greater capacity.
The early Batricars were a heavy and quite crude old beasts using what components were available and I’m thinking that they might have used standard car batteries. My Dad had a bright yellow one back in the 70s and I only threw away the owner’s manual just before this thread started.

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Yes, Tecnamotor was the name given to the Tecumseh Fiat cooperative but when Tecumseh pulled the plug on engine production, the UK operation that had started as Aspera Motors in the 60s, traded as Tecumseh UK. It is perhaps not widely known in the UK that the other side of Tecumseh’s business was, and still is, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Kohler is another company mainly known in the UK as an engine manufacturer but are also big in bathroom and sanitary ware. An in house derogatory joke amongst some staff at Briggs and Stratton was that they P****d on Kohler daily.

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with ref to these batteries they must be agm or gel type with the correct charger, fitting car batteries would work for a while but they don’t like to be run down like a disability battery, and i can assure you they are not cheap. another point if it has two batteries make certain they are wired up correctly some are 12v in series others wired to give 24v.

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I have a black and Decker two speed drill that my brother gave us as a wedding present 49 years ago, I also have an older single speed that was my father’s complete with drill stand and various attachments. Both are in perfect working order despite having oversize chucks fitted and having been used with large diameter masonry drills.I have an ancient soldering iron too but it is so big it blows the trips in my workshop!!

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Hi Monz
You may email me direct via this web site or go by our web site http://www.hdtrust.org ,I need better photos of that engine to direct you to the right place for spares.

The damage to the hood (aluminium cast)
I understand Charlie saying its part of its past, but the repair appears not to be safe, which was probalby unknown to the repairer at the time.
Steel next to Aluminium of any kind is a complete no, no the two will react via electrolysis, coursing the Aluminium to corrode internally. Again I require photos to help you

Kind regards
Andrew

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Have you ever used vinegar or the off the shelf methods?

I usually use electrolysis. It removes loose rust and gunge and neutralises anything remaining in nooks and crannies. It’s also non destructive to soldered joints etc.

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Ok thanks guys. That’s great advice. I guess I should use small nuts and bolts so that I don’t beat the tank up too much. Have you ever used vinegar or the off the shelf methods?
Thanks

Mark

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cheers charlie you have been very helpful hopefully i can sort it now

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rust in fuel tank is easy put some old nuts and bolts in the tank ( first remove tap if internal filter is fitted ) and do the conga ( shake it about ) recommended to treat tank with sealer when clean

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I totally agree. I’m still struggling to find out which model the engine is in case I need parts. The coil needs replacing along with the HT lead. Some new gaskets would be great but I can always make those myself. I also need to to figure out if I can clean the rust out of the fuel tank!!

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Wow. Thanks so much. That’s amazing. I had no idea it was that old. Have you dated it purely on that time frame being the only period in which that engine was fitted? I saw an old brochure from 1936 that had one in but I assumed mine would be a later model. Now I’m even more keen to do it justice. Do you know which model Villiers engine it would be? Or any direction which might lead me to find out, so that I can get the correct spares. It has a fairly substantial crude repair to the hood by means of a steel and an aluminium strap around the base. I think it must have had a substantial crash at some point.

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Also, I always have to chuckle when i see a Greyhound plough, thinking of your words, in your Trusty book i believe, referring to an original advert for the plough, saying it ‘could be fitted or dismounted easily by one man. Yes, if you want to give yourself a hernia’ !

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Well done Geoff, the plough is looking great. That’s the same green the Trusty Tractor would be painted/sprayed with on the factory floor? What exact green is it, and where best to find it?
The plough share and slide do look like polished steel as well! It was all look great with a small splash of colour when the stickers go on. By the way, im still interested in those stickers. Its just like yourself,there’s so much work and distractions, ive not even got close to cleaning up my own Trusty, Greyhound or anything! But they are dry and safe, a first step to any restoration and preservation?

When i see how well you, and others, have conserved these tractors and equipment, i have to pinch myself that these things are not being still made! And are looking after things that will never be made again!

Unless you’ve heard they are going to start making Trusty Tractors again, due to increased interest and demand!?

Keep up the good work

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