[charlie]

The post says file exceeds allowable size and there are no images other than the two in your first post?!

[charlie]

A wise move, no point in spending a lot of time and money on gearbox only to find engine is no good. I always open the drain tap on bottom of crank case to drain any excess fuel/oil mix before starting.

[charlie]

Matt, you need to reduce your photo file size to 5072Kb or less.

[charlie]

The gear change is operated by a lever on the right hand handlebar, it is like the clutch lever on the left. A cable should be attached to the operating arm on the rear of the gearbox. If you do not have an owners manual, which includes a parts list, let me know your e mail address via personal message and I can send a copy.
I will have a look through the records and see if I can find anything.

[charlie]

I spotted that when I looked. Note part numbers with a suffix of D or G indicates Right (droite) and Left (gauche).

[charlie]

A quick look at parts books and numbers are different for 50 and 56, also checked list of drawings and could not see that part number.
The machines are metric, nuts bolts etc.

[charlie]

Your best option is probably to buy another engine or Howard Gem for parts. The Gem would not have had a dynamo fitted.

[charlie]

I have asked around and he is still alive and well and still trading.

[charlie]

Not one I recognise. Will need some time spent looking through literature if anyone has any. Old adverts are often very useful.

[charlie]

Mike, I do not have the drawings you talk of, they are at MERL (Museum of English Rural Life) in Reading. I do have a list of what drawings are there as I have been helping catalogue them. They are from Geo Monro and cover model 35, 56 and Monrotiller mostly with a few other odd ones. A lot of the drawing numbers are the part number which helps find the right drawing. Let me know if there are any specific ones you want to know if they hold.

[charlie]

There are a good few about amongst our members that collect seed drills and push hoes etc.

[charlie]

It does look to be Landmaster Gardenmaster based. Not sure how comfortable it will be to use with handles attached where they are, Landmaster handles were attached further back in line with axle.
See https://staging.vhgmc.co.uk/photo-galleries/landmaster/gardenmaster-imglandm050/

[charlie]

One other tip, make sure clutch is disengaged before starting the engine.

[charlie]

The little brass plate with 16126 stamped on it is the engine number. The 10007 cast into engine top cover is the part number. The machine serial number on my model 50 is on a plate on the left hand (carb side) engine side cover.

[charlie]

Your Monrotiller is a series 2 machine. It has two forward gears and no reverse. It is a pity the serial number has been lost as I could give exact date from factory records held by the VHGMC and which I am custodian of. Did your family but it new? If so it may be possible to find it in the records as most buyers name and address are listed.
I will see what |I have in my second hand spares, no promises. The good news is that the original engineering drawings are held at Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) at Reading. I have been helping catalogue them.

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