Charlie Moore (aka charlie)

Interesting new tactic for smuggling in new additions to the collection.

I have not heard of a Villiers Mk25 having a decompression lever before. Could you add a photograph or two showing the head and decompression lever and cable as it is not clear in the first image.
Photo is rather small, did you compress the photo file or simply reduce size of image? If the later have a look in the Help and Information section of…[Read more]

Ralph, attached is a copy of owners manual which includes a parts list.

Hello and welcome to the forum.
As far as I know a plough was not available for the Howard Gem.
Looking at your photographs I can see it has been modified with a battery and ignition coil, presumably because the magneto has failed. Parts for these are available in the UK.

I have problems with the Albion gearbox on my Trusty Earthquake. On initial start up after a period of storage the clutch sticks and drags.After a short period of running it operates normally. I have always assumed it is the corks in the clutch plate sticking. No kick start on gearbox.
Do you know which model of Albion gearbox it is? I do have…[Read more]

The following extracts from instruction manual gives details of how to change the belt.

Machine 624 was despatched on 12-7-55, the agent was Farmfitters, unfortunately the customer details are not recorded for this machine. Series 3 production ran from 1954 to 1965.

I have manuals and engine information, Geo Monro is my speciality. I also have the factory records and can date machines from the machine number. pm sent with more info.

That is amazing that one has survived, well worth preserving. I wonder who patented it?
Would make a good subject for an article in The Cultivator.

The Trac Grip was made by Hatch Brothers of Callington, Cornwall in the 1950’s. (information from, 70 Years of Garden Machinery by Brian Bell).

John you need to compress the photo file to less than 5072KB see topic in Help and Information forum here https://staging.vhgmc.co.uk/forums/topic/compressing-photo-files-using-ms-office-picture-manager/

Green Spark Plug Company will list alternative spark plugs. They also sell HT cable and terminals.
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) at Reading hold the factory records which will give you date of machine.

plonker I have sent you a private message.

John the furrower does not add too much additional load as the soil it moves is loose having been broken up by the miller.

That ridger is for a Monrotiller series 2 and 3 machines. See extract from owners manual below.

That ridger is for a Monrotiller. See extract from owners manual below.

Photo file is too large and needs compressing see topic in Help and Information section of forum

What information do you need? I have an instruction book and spare parts book for this model.

The trailer looks very similar to the one for the Monrotiller, major difference is the drawbar and short platform at the front.

Looking very smart. I see it has the optional large silencer rather than the standard pepper pot type. For control cables I buy inner and outer along with nipples, ferrules etc from motorcycle parts suppliers. I have used both Feked.com and Trialsbits.