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Excellent Trusty Halfa. I found the photo particularly useful as I am in the process of restoring the plough fitted to my Norton engined Trusty (see https://www.tractorbox.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8005). I now know what the disc coulter mounting arrangement should be. Also, I notice that the plough share on yours is much longer than mine!!

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tyres are a tad gentle to be honest that why i have not attempted to take off rims. i wanted to realy. they all hold air realy well but are very perished around the bead but all is ok for now.

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Sounds good Kev, a play area combined with a display area would be great, pity we can’t do that at Ardingly…

Like Steve said if you want a hand give us a shout…

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Sounds like a quiet afternoon at Broomfield Avenue then Steve !!

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sweet !

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Your on your way now then, good job on the wheels. Looks like the tyres are good.

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Hi I had already seen those manuals on the old website. Very nice. However they don’t show how the washer goes on. On a primus lamp the end of the pump normally screws apart so you can fit the new washer between the 2 pieces. See my last photo. This one does not seem to screw apart and I am afraid to force it incase I damage it. As I said I put a washer into it but it sucked the fuel back into the pump tube so I am going to take out the non return valve tomorrow and see is it stuck open. Any ideas on the original colour would be appreciated as it seems to have remenants of metallic gold and not the usual sheen orange I see on the web. I’m wondering does the washer being rubber from the looks of the ones on eBay just stretch over the brass end ? Thanks for any help!

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Hi angus nice to get some feed back on the problem. which ever way that its been playing up at least I have stopped it.

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While the engine is not on the machine its a good time to paint it, and have been looking for a colour in which to give it a makeover,luckily for my wallet I have a colour in good quantitys in which to give it a new coat so this is the next part of the restoration,this engine has only got two pieces of tin work,the engine cowl and the petrol tank .

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Having got everything tickety boo I could not resist starting the engine. would not go at first and I feared the worst,a new coil,condenser etc. Then applying the electric drill for a faster rotation withing 30 seconds the engine struck up……..RESULT Happy as larry i was , had been fortunate and not bought a lemon.

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Have had quite a job trying to stop the carburetta from flooding.on further investigation the float at the bottom was worn and the petrol was filling the float to such a degree that in turn it was sinking,causing it to overfill the bowl.
desperate measures where needed and a blob of araldite was applied and that sealed up the gaps. tested the repair and all was well. however when the top was fitted to bowl it still flooded. by now I could not see why as vision to the inside of bowl was none existant.
Removing the top I decovered that the tube on the lid which the float needle goes into was to long and with the lid on it was pushing the float down and causing the excess fuel to exit via the overflow.therefore I kept filling the guide down until it behaved as it should.
I think that some previous person had replaced the top of carb for some reason and not realised the consequencies and gave up on it without realising why it was constantly fooding.

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Any photos Mr Showman please ??

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another day in the shed. all the parts are now clean and rubbed down hopfully get some primer on them today.
steve d popped in for tea this afternoon, but didnt hold things up much.
just the engine to do tomorrow. might have some red bits by midweek

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No still can’t get the Forum Tool to work. I give up!

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Also looks like my original Dropbox link gives access to all my adverts and brochures I have on Dropbox not just the Nesthill brochure!!

Will try the Nesthill link again:

Using Forum Tool….

And cut & paste direct into the Post….
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vly3i3n6mvi92rg/Nesthill%20Sprayer%20Brochure%20-%20late%201930s.pdf

Are they both there or just one??

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