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I have seen another film with a Rototiller doing the same unmanned trick, all in the good old days before Health & Safety.

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Some great footage. Now who can list all the different machines shown?

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That is very probably a record.

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Ivan thanks for photos. I remember my father having one of those, I also remember one in the auction at Tractor World a couple of years ago.

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Advert from 1953 issue of The Smallholder magazine showing Troy. I think this topic just shows the wealth of information held by VHGMC members.

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I asked the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology and they had not heard of Hortag. I am following up their suggestion of a request for information via the Brimscombe parish newsletter.

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Simplest option would be to buy a fuse holder like this and mount it in the boot. A 6 way will do as the 7th wire is an earth. Fuses will need rating to handle load but not too much more. Amps = Watts/V eg if trailer brake lights are rated at 21W each both are fed from pin 6 so 2×21=42Watts, 42/12=3.5A a 4A fuse should do it.
Disclaimer, I can not guarantee any of my calculations are 100% correct.

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Thanks for replies.
Steve, I found a photo on the Cheffins website showing the Hortag spade. Like you I wondered how they faired using the Bulldog name, knowing the problem encountered by Howard.

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Very sorry to hear of your loss.
A fuse will only blow when the current drawn exceeds its rated limit, usually caused by a short circuit to earth. Two possible causes of fire, insulation on wires rubbing through and exposing conductors; this can happen if wiring goes through hole in bodywork without a proper grommet. Another possibility is high resistance joint, where trailer wiring is teed in, this could overheat without fuse blowing. If the cause of the fire can be proved to be due to poor workmanship of towbar fitter then there might be a chance of claiming from his insurance.
Don’t accept first offer from insurance company, argue a good case for them to pay what you need.

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Glad to know they arrived safely, they were posted on Friday 2nd Jan.

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Andy,welcome to the forum.
Machine s/n 932782 was despatched on 5-1-59 and delivered on 31-3-59 to A B Lowcook, Strathdean, Wilmslow Rd, Woodford, Cheshire; details from factory records. Drop me a pm with your e mail address and I can send an owners manual with parts list, there isn’t a workshop manual. The larger tyres will probably foul the reverse gear casing on the l/h side of the machine, OK if wheels are on wide setting but not good if on narrow setting. The original colour is an odd metalic hammerite sort of blue green. If you google Monro Tiller you should find my website which has photos of some of the machines in my collection and information about each model.

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A good selection of horticultural machines and a nice old Barford roller.

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Dan, great to know you are helping spread the interest in garden machinery by putting on a large display, over the years we have had a number of club members in Australia. It is one of the great things about our hobby, you can load the trailer up and take a dozen or so machines.

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Or Newark Tractor show in November

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I expect so.

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