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Definitely an early Aspera with the early pattern recoil starter. I’ll try to dig out and post the appropriate shop manual pages . Your question re the throttle / Governor linkage is a bit more tricky. I can’t remember anything resembling your image and am fairly sure that it pre dates any manual that I have but I’ll have a look.

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Some images more specific to the areas of concern will help. At the moment I’m not immediately recognising the engine from the angle of your shot, may be an Aspera but the cowling doesn’t look right, so maybe a JAP?

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Valves / Compression?

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Brick and Patio Cleaner; this is a weak Sulphuric Acid

Most of the proprietary brick cleaning products are Hydrochloric acid based, not Sulphuric. It should be noted that when diluting any acid it should be added to the water and not water to the product. Long gloves, full face protection, and do it out side in the fresh air!

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Your image relates to the engine so are we to assume that it’s engine parts that you need ? However if it’s Sisis chassis parts try Dennis Sisis themselves, google them.
Engine parts could be tricky. Unfortunately, until recently Meetens Ltd would have been the first port of call but have ceased trading. Their stock has been taken on by L&S Engineering, so try them.

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john-e-w
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I agree – no problem at a

Well, it won’t open for me !

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Unfortunately I’m unable to open the file that you’ve posted. Can you not just reduce the size of the original image?

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Not sure about Landmaster , but Flymo took over some of the Norlett models and sold them in orange. If you can post an image of your machine I will have a look through some of my Flymo parts manuals and see whether any bear a likeness.

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It’s a 24” Hayter Scythe with an Agricultural / forestry, compliant guard kit. We used to refer to them as “wheelbarrow Hayters”. Usually with a Mk15 Villiers which was mounted on two oak blocks to get the shaft height right as the height of cut was adjusted by raising or lowering the complete cutter spindle and blade carrier. Both sides of the swinging blades could be used by changing the twist in the belt to alter the direction of rotation. The machine was in production from 1953 to 1960.

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Has it ever run in your possession ? Any chance of an image of the whole machine, I’ve only ever seen Champions with Briggs engines so presumably yours is an early model.

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where did I put that beer….?

Soon be time for a bottle of bubbly !

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Unfortunately I don’t have the correct shade of gold paint to touch up the letters,

Not gold leaf then?

All looking good. I hope that when it goes to its resting place there will be some acknowledgement to all your hard work, as in “ restored by” and perhaps a photo montage of “as found and progress”.

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That’s progress. As Trusty has suggested, having the shoes relined is the way to go. Back in the day we used to get the shoes from all our commercial vehicle units and trailers relined and it was a 24 hour service . Not familiar with your side of the water but there’s plenty of heavy transport, construction, forestry and wind farms etc, that must generate a need for a reclining service. Also, for those springs, there will be a Ransomes distributor, maybe one north and one south. Try them first.

Edit. Looks like these may be your Ransomes agent.
Broderick Grass Machinery Unit 33A Commercial Way Mallusk Newtownabbey Co. Antrim Nothern Ireland BT364UB

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If it’s still tight and refusing to move, have you tried knocking it the other way (i.e. towards the engine)? If it’s rusted on that might just do the job.

An inward smack may break the rust bond to get things moving. An old socket or a bit of your box section, end on will concentrate the smack close to the shaft. Also, turn the crank to position the key way to 12 o’clock and squirt a bit of proper penetrating fluid into it, in the hope that it may creep along the key and around the shaft. I say proper penetrating fluid, such as Plus Gas, rather than just a general maintenance spray.

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I doubt that Ransomes dealers will have the parts you need but try Bartrums Mowers, I think they bought all of the Ransomes stock of Motor Triple parts when they had a clear out.

There you have it from a man who’s done it !
Bartrams are now part of the Ernest Doe empire . Two other maybes for MT parts are Martyn Channer, 01494 712145 who can be found on eBay and Facebook, and Upsons 01621 892907. Check those numbers as they are from an old “ black book” !

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