Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | John Rider | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/wideattsgardener/activity/ Activity feed for John Rider. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:22:49 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3b58144ef9d5e67568054517af4df877 wideattsgardener posted an update: Hi Charlie any idea where I can get a villiers S12 carb for a […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/25819/ Sun, 11 Feb 2024 15:21:39 +0000 Hi Charlie any idea where I can get a villiers S12 carb for a villiers engine on a Howar. Bantam also will a carb off a. British seagull outboard fitted with a villiers engine fit

]]> 0 1038c1906b7d5a8a205491d5bd61dce3 wideattsgardener posted an update: Wanted carburettor for a Howard Bantam fitted with an Amal […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/25007/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:56:11 +0000 Wanted carburettor for a Howard Bantam fitted with an Amal Carb fitted to a Villiers c15 / M15 engine

]]> 0 411c2711f96a179b06a6893f7f5805d8 wideattsgardener posted an update: Please can anyone tell me what magneto coil I need for a 2 […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/24189/ Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:11:52 +0100 Please can anyone tell me what magneto coil I need for a 2 stroke Howard Bantam Rotovator with a Villiers 25c engine

]]> 0 bed39d82d7a7a5a6525a0bc4b91842de John Rider started the topic Piston in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/piston/ Mon, 23 May 2022 19:10:37 +0100 I just bought a Howard 350 Rotovator there was no compression to guess valve Stu hoo removed plug to add SDme wd40 but whenI pull starter cord clutch and drive belt turn but piston remains stationary…..any ideas chaps

]]> 659e4022709330f9b801cec476378e71 John Rider replied to the topic 2 stroke Howard Bantam in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/2-stroke-howard-bantam/#post-38912 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 15:55:02 +0100 Hi Charlie, thanks for your reply, it was silly of me to miss the absence of a sump so it is obviously a two stroke do you have any idea of the type and where I might find some info about it ?

]]> c1b9cf2fb957bfa810ae88379d8497ce John Rider started the topic 2 stroke Howard Bantam in the forum Groundcare Machinery https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/2-stroke-howard-bantam/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:54:51 +0100 Hi All
I have just acquired a very old and very tatty little Howard Bantam,it seems all there but extremely rusty, just one question really it looks like it has a 2 stroke Villiers engine with the carburettor and exhaust on opposite sides of the cylinder head, we’re these engines fitted a standard or is it a 4 stroke in a different layout
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]]> 3c74137141632fea1fac433b936d485f John Rider started the topic Kohler flywheel in the forum Garden implements https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/kohler-flywheel/ Sat, 01 May 2021 05:46:24 +0100 Hi all

I am building a spare engine for my Howard 300 which has a Kohler k91 engine, it is lacking a flywheel, there is currently one on eBay from a K141 will it fit my K91 ?
Thanks in advance

]]> 95a0ec8acab60b74318c156a28ec7aaa John Rider started the topic Norlett Beaver Spade in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/norlett-beaver-spade/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 05:51:00 +0100 Just bought a new addition to my collection of vintage rotovators ( I now have 8) does anyone have a manual for this machine and any idea where I can get new decals ?
Thank you

]]> dcd6986a7c5c4e0c5a281870e1d04c8b wideattsgardener posted an update: Hi everyone I have been given a very old push hoe with wooden […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/18085/ Sat, 07 Sep 2019 21:34:13 +0100 Hi everyone I have been given a very old push hoe with wooden handles, a single wheel and two hoe blades, it is marked Planet JL, does anyone have any idea of its age please ?

]]> 0 d56964da634777a5272ca26ff7338e60 wideattsgardener posted an update: Does anyone have or know of a Landmaster Gardenmaster 34 with […] https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/17581/ Sat, 08 Jun 2019 08:56:35 +0100 Does anyone have or know of a Landmaster Gardenmaster 34 with a JAP engine for sale .

]]> 0 8c10deed83c91554247b305756fc941d John Rider started the topic Help missing part in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/help-missing-part/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:59:41 +0100 Hello all
I recently bought a landmaster (Gardenmaster 34) rotavator with a JAP 34cc 2 stroke engine, which was in a box and I was told it was complete. I have spent many hours cleaning, unseizing, stripping and buying manuals and recoil springs, I even had to get an engineering company to remove the rusted exhaust manifold and I have just…[Read more]

]]> 2ec8a51ea70237186395faf6f0d461da John Rider replied to the topic Landmaster 34 Rotovator in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/landmaster-34-rotovator/#post-30887 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:49:10 +0100 That’s really kind of you thanks very much, I have started to strip and clean, I reckon it will take 6 months to bring it up to show condition, first problem was un-seizing the recoil started, the spring was shot so have sent for a Briggs one to reconfig…wish me lush !!!

]]> ef74b7925419e075165e7dfc597cde0c John Rider replied to the topic Landmaster 34 Rotovator in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/landmaster-34-rotovator/#post-30881 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:11:29 +0100 Hi Charlie it says it’s a JAP S34 (34cc) the engine and it turns over fine by hand

]]> e1cfed17120fc1a485d0d1eb0637e13c John Rider started the topic Landmaster 34 Rotovator in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/landmaster-34-rotovator/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 06:51:51 +0100 I have just bought a Landmaster 34 Rotavator with a small 2 stroke JAP engine. The whole thing is in several pieces, can I buy a manual / workshop manual before I make a start. Thanks

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