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It is quite likely that undiluted heavy duty TFR will strip paint as it will be caustic based. We found that even diluted and fed through a pressure washer it would fade the paint and take the shine off machines, especially those that were powder coated such as Westwoods. We switched to a non caustic TTR which didn’t dull the paint.

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Nasty stuff !

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Sounds about right but I think that the L10 superseded to an L86.

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As Charlie says, but the make/model of engine will help.

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Never having had anything to do with such beasts; what is the correct way of fitting those flywheels with tapered keys?

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While on the subject of Meetens, they have moved again which I hadn’t noticed until another forum member alerted me !

Telephone: 01772 691604 / 01772 691603
Fax: 01772 691602
Mobile: 07787 503 689 / 07501 259 530
Email: Click here to email us
Address: MEETENS LIMITED
Far Furlong
Blackleach Lane
Catforth
Preston
PR4 0JA

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Iseki never had a presence in the country but relied on importers to sell their wares over here; the current importer of Iseki is Ransomes Jacobsen in Ipswich. They confine themselves to the tractor range and diesel ride-on lawnmowers to sell alongside their own professional grasscare machinery and if you were to ask them about rotavators I pretty sure they wouldn’t have any knowledge whatsoever (sorry).

I wouldn’t be too hasty in writing off Ransomes as a source of info about Iseki cultivators as that is where my photocopy parts lists came from 3-5 years ago but it could well depend upon to whom you get to speak to.
Can confirm that Lely did handle some Iseki stuff – we bought brush cutter from them – but can’t confirm whether or not they handled the cultivators.

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We took in a similar machine some years ago and it certainly was a quality bit of kit. Unfortunately this particular one had a problem in that we couldn’t stop the carb flooding. Simple enough – fit a new needle and seat. However a lot of chasing around via Ransomes and Iseki in France failed to produce the required items and it got put to one side and eventually jobbed out.
As far as the Kawasaki connection goes, no one suggested or mentioned this during our searches. I still have a photo copy parts parts list for the carb and there is nothing on this to suggest a Kawasaki connection, but ……….!

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Chances are that it’s the right plug but that the thread in the cylinder head is “stripped”. Usually a straight forward job to get it repaired.
As for value, it’s what someone is prepared to pay on the day!

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It is truly dreadful, I have had four break ins, I seem to be the supplier of Generators to the travelling community, I have fitted an Alarm Mine, which uses a 12 bore blank cartridge operated from a trip wire, the flash and bang would wake the dead, and i am sure would leave enough DNA splattered around to give the police something to do! the ldevices are legal. you can get them from Henry Krank in Pudsey Yorks. Just remember to unhook the thing when you go in the shed !

Customer of mine forgot and ended up with a perforated ear drum – allegedly !

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Although officially retired I still wear safety boots when “at work” and safety glasses as well. Problem with the glasses is keeping them clean enough to see through!

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Thanks for that info’. The engine has gone to a new home courtesy of that auction site. Never did find a model number but used some generic information to set up the points and valve clearances. Must have got it about right as it had good compression and was a reliable second pull starter.

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If the PTO clutch is electric the chances are that it was supplied by one of three companies and may well already be over here in another brand’s parts list. May be worth having a good look at the clutch and seeing who made it.

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If you look to lower rear of the cylinder barrel you may find the model number cast into the barrel.

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Ray what I did was use a open ended spanner and ratchet when undoing the bolts and the roller was in situ.so I assumed which was wrong that I would put it back together the way it was undone. BUT does not work like that as I have found. so I now have some different ways to tackle the job and now I think it will go back with ease.

You’re half way there, stick a bit of card under your open end, place the nut on it, push it into the jaws and slide it under the engine. Probably easier if you can get the machine off the ground so that you’re not bent double.

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