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  • July 27, 2023 at 7:52 am #41004
    charlie
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    Looks like some sort of scraper.
    Might be worth contacting the Tool and Trades History Society (TATHS)

    July 22, 2023 at 7:42 am #40983
    charlie
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    Filler plug arrowed in photo below. Recommended oils, Castrol XXL, BP Energol SAE 40, note these are engine oils not gear oils.

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    July 5, 2023 at 9:04 am #40958
    charlie
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    Another possibility is that the mower is not a Barford attachment but a modified Merry Tiller or other make. I don’t recall seeing a rotary mower in any Barford leaflets.

    July 2, 2023 at 7:57 am #40952
    charlie
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    If you want a manual for the ‘motor’ I assume you mean the engine, then you are looking for a Villiers Mk10 engine manual. If you want a manual for the machine it is a Colwood B. Dashwood Engineering were the makers.

    July 1, 2023 at 8:22 am #40949
    charlie
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    Looking at the handlebar and trailer arrangement I would say that is a home made modification. As far as I am aware a trailer was not an option for the Colwood.

    June 22, 2023 at 7:38 am #40933
    charlie
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    Copy uploaded to website

    June 16, 2023 at 10:43 am #40905
    charlie
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    My copy has just arrived.

    June 15, 2023 at 7:32 am #40904
    charlie
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    I would say stick with the original design,

    June 6, 2023 at 5:28 pm #40892
    charlie
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    June issue is now with the printers.

    May 29, 2023 at 7:57 am #40852
    charlie
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    Torque settings were not published for most small engines eg JAP, Villiers etc. The question has been asked before and no information has been found.

    May 28, 2023 at 6:43 am #40849
    charlie
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    Another problem may be trying to go too deep in one pass, eg full depth at first attempt.

    May 22, 2023 at 8:48 am #40832
    charlie
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    There is a trader that gets around the vintage shows who in addition to selling new tools also sells good quality old spanners. He has a very good knowledge of the older stuff. If I see him and can remember to ask I will.
    I wonder if it would be worth asking the Tool and Trades History Society (TATHS)

    April 26, 2023 at 9:54 am #40759
    charlie
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    Online copy of April issue uploaded to website.

    April 25, 2023 at 10:45 am #40752
    charlie
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    My copy has just arrived today.

    April 4, 2023 at 7:53 am #40686
    charlie
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    I think that will be a Mayfield 10, the Museum of English Rural Life at Reading have the factory records and should be able to date the machine from its serial number.
    For equivalent tyre size there are a number of online conversion calculators

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