Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club | wingnut | Activity https://vhgmc.co.uk/members/wingnut/activity/ Activity feed for wingnut. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:39:01 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ed7df73996730e1734e333f81ed13787 wingnut started the topic Working day Sunday 13 in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/working-day-sunday-13/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:01:22 +0000 Who’s going to the working day this Sunday?
Stanfield norfolk

]]> 0b652f05b94caf189509e4903cf1497b wingnut replied to the topic Vintage horticultural and garden machinery working day in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-and-garden-machinery-working-day-2/#post-38469 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:41:27 +0000 entry form

]]> 4e1693123dd6ede45e81ce510d48229a wingnut started the topic Vintage horticultural and garden machinery working day in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-and-garden-machinery-working-day-2/ Mon, 17 Jan 2022 23:39:44 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day
Sunday 13th March 10.00am start
Stanfield on B1145 Norfolk
Proceeds to the East Anglian Air Ambulance and Stanfield church
Contact Adrian Hall 01328 851571 or
email stevenhall272@aol.com
This will be our 12th year, Each year we aim to make the event bigger and better, this year we have a new…[Read more]

]]> 58f385cab5ffc49727981879d5d85243 wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-5/#post-33349 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:18:25 +0000 Not long now till the 11th working day
Are you coming?

]]> 131d0d0d85637385789ffc9297e57d9c wingnut started the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-5/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:12:23 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day
Sunday 1st March 10.00am start
Stanfield on B1145 Norfolk
Proceeds to the East Anglian Air Ambulance
Contact Adrian Hall 01328 851571 or 
email stevenhall272@aol.com 

This will be our 11th year and hope to make it bigger and better then ever. this year we have a new venue and layout. We have e…[Read more]

]]> 4b4859e1cb718c71c89ba47c134ed53f wingnut replied to the topic Honda rotovator what model is it? Help! in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/honda-rotovator-what-model-is-it-help/#post-32685 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:11:19 +0000 Do any one know the age or history of the F709?

]]> 75ce7eb8858a227900f5bdf5e1b38c10 wingnut started the topic Honda rotovator what model is it? Help! in the forum Help and information https://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/honda-rotovator-what-model-is-it-help/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:55:51 +0000 I have just purchased a honda rotovator and not sure what model it is
Any help and info on it would be much appreciated
It has a G65 engine
Looks like a older style f600 but bigger then a F30

]]> 4084444c00b4d2fa58cb7a5d7337dec3 wingnut replied to the topic VINTAGE HORTICULTURAL and GARDEN MACHINERY WORKING DAY in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-and-garden-machinery-working-day/#post-30709 Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:04:23 +0000 all set and ready for our 10th working day.
not to late to enter
if you are unable to bring a machine and want have a go message me as looking for operators to use some of my machines

]]> 8b47214a63c03744f4a45a7a339d5b99 wingnut replied to the topic VINTAGE HORTICULTURAL and GARDEN MACHINERY WORKING DAY in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-and-garden-machinery-working-day/#post-30428 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:45:52 +0000 photos from past yyears

]]> e3a2fe1db88f8fce72041011fef54f3e wingnut replied to the topic VINTAGE HORTICULTURAL and GARDEN MACHINERY WORKING DAY in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-and-garden-machinery-working-day/#post-30276 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 07:52:47 +0000 Your more then welcome to turn up on the day. We won’t turn anyone down.
But do prefure if people and complete a entry form to help make marking out the field and booking in on the Sunday easier

Looking forward to seeing you there

]]> 44f7b19f13f51e7fea1a6553732fda39 wingnut started the topic VINTAGE HORTICULTURAL and GARDEN MACHINERY WORKING DAY in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-and-garden-machinery-working-day/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:34:53 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day

Sunday 24th March 10.30am start

Stanfield on B1145 Norfolk

Proceeds to X linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP)

This will be our 10th year and we plan to make it bigger and better then ever. We have every thing from push hoes, rotavators to match ploughing with classes for small walk…[Read more]

]]> d257c4ca4ed891db73fdbcb391ddef82 wingnut started the topic VINTAGE HORTICULTURAL WORKING DAY POSTPONED in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-working-day-postponed/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:33:09 +0000 we have POSTPONED the the vintage horticultural & garden machinery working day UNTIL SUNDAY 8th APRIL due to weather conditions, sorry for any inconvenience.

for more info on event please email stevenhall272@aol.com or call 01328 851571

]]> 681e96b0ffb2129045969f8286648300 wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-4/#post-28156 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:28:20 +0000 Event have been POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY 8th APRIL due to weather conditions, sorry for any inconvenience.

]]> 363b1e7b43f5c626cb69c789b8f82d15 wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-4/#post-27734 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:03:58 +0000 entry’s are coming in and it looks like there might be 3 gunsmiths how many more are out there?

remember this is a working day not just ploughing.

]]> c41c45733a09a59b5f8cadf48db29e28 wingnut replied to the topic villiers mk12 running issue in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/villiers-mk12-running-issue/#post-27650 Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:42:12 +0000 Villiers v carb. With large float at bottom and primer on top.
All jets are clean and throttle is set. And don’t have a air/ slow speed adj on this carb

]]> c94dc00b35ee158a6620d481970839af wingnut started the topic villiers mk12 running issue in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/villiers-mk12-running-issue/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:16:21 +0000 i have 2 villiers engines that i have rebuilt / restored. complete rebuild new piston, rings, re-bore, valves ect
engine starts fine and runs well but as soon as you shut revs down it stopes
any help please
be nice to have the engine tick over

many thanks steven

]]> 870ab315c662fd31bf04855315c6bf18 wingnut replied to the topic Membership renewal dates a reminder. in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/membership-renewal-dates-a-reminder/#post-27628 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:47:34 +0000 can someone send me a form to fill in please as cant make sence of online.
i want do a joint member but online just want me pay 15 for single

many thanks steven

]]> 30c16463120d89b8d6500cd8cfddde77 wingnut started the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-4/ Sat, 06 Jan 2018 21:25:51 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day
Sunday 18th March 10.30am start
Stanfield on B1145 Norfolk
Proceeds to East Anglian Air Ambulance
Contact Adrian Hall 01328 851571 or
email stevenhall272@aol.com

This will be our 9th year and hope to make it bigger and better then ever. We have every thing from push hoes, rotavators to match…[Read more]

]]> 1c4d6a840a0cbcf033b006a8efd39588 wingnut started the topic Merry Tiller Titan rotovator reverse drive in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/merry-tiller-titan-rotovator-reverse-drive/ Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:28:46 +0100 hi I have just added a merry tiller titan to my collection but need help.
it has a reverse drive pully ect butno belts
any one know what size belts and how they fit

hope some one can help me
thanks steven

]]> 6f0dd03dd207c0a35db533dd32c44bda wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-3/page/2/#post-24763 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:53:12 +0000 many thanks to all you guys who travel to bring machines what a good day and the weather was kind yet again. I will try sort some pics out soon and put a bit together for the magazine,
some nice unusual machines working 4 David Brown 2Ds 2 ploughing 1 cultivating and 1 drilling
2 Gunsmith mk1 and mk2 and a good turn out of trustys

]]> 1b746f5b53a363d7394b9e3abb741da6 wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-3/#post-24466 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:30:19 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day
Sunday 19th March 2017
Stanfield B1145
Norfolk
entry’s are coming in look to be a selection of unusual and rare machines.
hope to have 3 gunsmiths in the same field

not to late to enter

contact Adrian hall on 01328 851571

]]> 7947b4d684143ba7757ccaf56b0cf91a wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-3/#post-23906 Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:49:18 +0000 Look forward to seeing you all there.
If any members out there want come and have ago there will be plenty of machies needing a operator.
I hope to have the garner light out this year and the gunsmith.
Along with mayfields, aruns and barford atoms.

]]> a74b9cf183c38864c7811f9ed483c3ce wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-3/#post-23804 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 11:20:14 +0000 please see entry form and poster attached.

]]> 6b53829e8772a6a3fe4738a131083db2 wingnut started the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-3/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 20:18:23 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day
Sunday 19th March 2017
Stanfield B1145
Norfolk

this will be our 8th year and hope to make it bigger and better then ever.
we have every thing from push hoes, rotovators to match ploughing with classes for small walk behind, large walk behind and ride ons.
we like to encourage the smaller…[Read more]

]]> a2fd2048a9ffa92232a5b43802273e31 wingnut replied to the topic Newark Tractors and Heritage Show in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/newark-tractors-and-heritage-show-2/#post-22448 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:01:30 +0100 I only knew as last year at the show they said it was howard
And as I was awere they did judge the two section separate but club members are judged with the main lot wherever they are at the show

]]> d08fefb9fd7529cbfd5deffb9ef94eb7 wingnut replied to the topic NEWARK HORTICULTURAL THEME in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/newark-horticultural-theme/#post-22447 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:54:30 +0100 Just to up date you Jim and Mel are stewards and run it when they get there
They are not happy that it not been advertised in fact I don’t think they will do it next year. It is the show organisation to put it on and advertise

I put a comment on the entry form saying it need advertising as last year mayfield turnout was poor due to the same…[Read more]

]]> 65160d6346c10c81fdf2fe091f7b9883 wingnut started the topic NEWARK HORTICULTURAL THEME in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/newark-horticultural-theme/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:45:07 +0100 HORTICULTURAL THEME THIS YEAR IS HOWARD GARDEN TRACTORS AND IMPLEMENTS

]]> e36ae206f9419fa705fbde77361c343a wingnut replied to the topic Newark Tractors and Heritage Show in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/newark-tractors-and-heritage-show-2/#post-22379 Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:19:51 +0100 HORTICULTURAL THEME THIS YEAR IS HOWARD GARDEN TRACTORS AND IMPLEMENTS
very poorly advertised like last year.

]]> bc59a4d4f60635e3f3c186938bcad514 wingnut started the topic uploading pics in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/uploading-pics/ Sun, 27 Mar 2016 18:46:59 +0100 hi it been so long I forgot how to downsize / upload pictures I did download something on old laptop.
many thanks steven

]]> 7c8788027301d466d3d6db3b1080a851 wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-2/#post-20328 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:33:53 +0000 I will find out more I know the chap who converted it known as animal 2 he did it just over a year a go for this event. he made it into a hydrostatic drive

]]> 500269cb14dee173c014c759bd76e141 wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-2/#post-20315 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 20:57:53 +0000 as one of the organisers of this event for the 7th year I would like to thank all those who come have a look and bring there fab machines and join in the fun, I think it is fair to say every year we are growing bigger.

I will post all ploughing results at a later date

]]> d331bcecf185d40124b16f02a640a41d wingnut replied to the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-2/#post-20224 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:38:34 +0000 hope every one is ready for a great day out playing with our toys looking forward to seeing so many unusual machines we got booked in this year. not to late to enter.

]]> b29130f5ba14d127674b1d116b039a43 wingnut started the topic Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/vintage-horticultural-garden-machinery-working-day-2/ Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:30:15 +0000 Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Working Day
Sunday 20th March
Stanfield
Norfolk

this will be our 7th year and hope to make it bigger and better then ever.
we have every thing from push hoes, rotovators to match ploughing with classes for small walk behind, large walk behind and ride ons.
we like to encourage the smaller tillage machines…[Read more]

]]> 57df37e999d0707eb8edafb675407ed7 wingnut replied to the topic The Cultivator has arrived in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/the-cultivator-has-arrived/#post-11761 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:55:57 +0000 did you not get the articles and photos for the stanfield working day on 22nd march? as never got put in

]]> 54957011c28afa5e795cea2101b44a5b wingnut replied to the topic mayfield with rotorvator in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mayfield-with-rotorvator/#post-10744 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:59:20 +0000 i was ment the one on the auction page. i have a wentworth and a addvertising leaflet for it as well.

]]> 410b446cc258d98b5a989c521a0fb5ff wingnut replied to the topic mayfield with rotorvator in the forum Pedestrian operated machines http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/mayfield-with-rotorvator/#post-10683 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:02:01 +0000 i see that look wery home made to me. there was also one on there a few months ago that was made from a merry tiller to fit on the back.
i belive ARUN did make a propper rotovator for the back but only ever seen a pic of one

]]> 892a33b9459bfcea31932cdb7f960b47 wingnut replied to the topic how to TAX road reg a barford atom and trailer in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/how-to-tax-road-reg-a-barford-atom-and-trailer/#post-9970 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 10:20:46 +0100 many thanks age related will look better.

]]> 7f72cb35eb2691466deb473949b95aee wingnut started the topic how to TAX road reg a barford atom and trailer in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/how-to-tax-road-reg-a-barford-atom-and-trailer/ Thu, 04 Sep 2014 09:07:55 +0100 hi i have just got a barford atom 15 with origanl trailer just spent time on cleaning it up and oiling her and now ready for shows.

but i would like to get a v5 for it.how do you go about this? many thanks steven

]]> 390e0b37ce6cf8ddd43d2b64b7e657b4 wingnut and Geoff Ravenhall are now friends https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/4196/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:37:19 +0100 0 3b2bdcbd2915c224bd97f1e0f1ad73d2 wingnut replied to the topic Stanfield in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/stanfield/#post-6841 Sun, 23 Mar 2014 20:07:58 +0000 what a good day? thank you all for coming. hope you all enjoyed it please post any pics as i never took any. thanks wingnut

]]> 2beb12470b35c10a4bf6162150dc9e9d wingnut and andyfrost are now friends https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/3824/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:50:40 +0000 0 c2214f7df3d563fca43c4d3c45f2fea9 wingnut replied to the topic Stanfield in the forum General talk and discussion http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/stanfield/#post-6559 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:24:18 +0000 we have around 40 entrys so far still room for more. we have 3 ploughing classes small walk behind, large walk behind and rideon we also have a play pen for hoes rotovators / tillers.

more then welcom to turn up on day as long as we know by sat for marking out plots.

see you all sunday

]]> d493ddfaea51b615cdfcfec46a4f179f wingnut replied to the topic Villiers engine not ticking over in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/villiers-engine-not-ticking-over/#post-5704 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:18:06 +0000 thank you all for your help. i have adjusted the idling jet and made sure it not blocked and even put a new carb on. and this carb dont have a mixture screw.

many thanks regards steven

]]> 286e3f5109234d91731706ad61e1e09d wingnut started the topic villiers mk25 engine head in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/villiers-mk25-engine-head/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:24:14 +0000 in need of a head for my villiers mk25 engine on my allen scythe. do any one know where i might find one from. many thanks wingnut

]]> c490bdae2ced54df6dab48be7a29b306 wingnut replied to the topic Villiers engine not ticking over in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/villiers-engine-not-ticking-over/#post-5583 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:21:37 +0000 photos of villiers mk12 hs engine fitted in BMB hoe mate.

]]> 4cb02f5655b8318c613a55de08a8fc7a wingnut started the topic Villiers engine not ticking over in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/villiers-engine-not-ticking-over/ Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:59:22 +0000 i have just restored a bmb hoemate and fitted a villiers engine, the engine starts first pull every time. only trobble is the engine dont like ticking over. evry time you go to shurt the revs it stop. this is the second engine i know to do this.

the engine has a tarperd sharft and a nut on the end so dont know if it was off a water pump or some…[Read more]

]]> 55e67157c6081b3609f6ffd05312dd88 wingnut replied to the topic adding photos in the forum Help and information http://vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/adding-photos/#post-5392 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:37:26 +0000 many thanks shrinkpic it is 🙂 theres no stopping me now. you will soon get feed up with all my pics lol

thanks all steven

]]> 3230f874306cee8b4753d9f0c22b5b94 wingnut and Charlie Moore (aka charlie) are now friends https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/3017/ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:46:10 +0000 0 905e96e78a32f036e5470f8142a181bf wingnut and Steve denness aka steve d are now friends https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/3011/ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:22:07 +0000 0 f4aa6b45eaabc1a298d6daece530bcf2 wingnut changed their profile picture https://vhgmc.co.uk/activity/p/3007/ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:36:30 +0000 0