Rob Patton

Hi, can’t help with that specific sprinkler but have found a couple of BOIL adverts that may be of interest.
The first is from ‘Nurseryman & Seedsman’ April 1954, and the second is from ‘The Grower’ May 1955.
Regards
Rob

Wow, that looks good. Glad you managed to get the engine sorted. If that was me I would get a bit carried away with it and something resembling the Grand Canyon would be in my garden. Hope you get a video of it in action sometime.
Rob

That hydraulic lift looks like a very handy gadget. You have done a remarkable job on the MG6.
Any updates on the engine rebuild?

Rob

Hello Chris

After a relative passed away recently a number of old trade magazines from when my grandfather had his market garden have come into my possession. I had a quick look through them and had been meaning to scan some of the adverts that would be of interest to members on here. On reading your post the name Brosson rang a bell, I have just…[Read more]

Yes Schmiedag are German, one of the brochures I have dates from 1964. I saw one at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in 2004 digging a trench, see photo.
That’s good about the shells, hopefully you will be able to save your existing crank.

Rob

Very nice. When I first saw the photos it reminded me of a Schmiedag, I have attached a scanned page from the brochure. I could certainly find a few jobs for it to do round our place, it will be a very useful machine when finished.
That’s bad news about the engine, hope you get it up and running again soon.
That’s interesting about the French back…[Read more]

I managed to get the photos and dimensions for the starting handle. The dimensions are in the PDF file, let me know if you have any problems opening it.
Had a look at the site you linked to above and it looks to be the same manual. I must get in touch with Neil if he has an English version of the manual.
What are your plans for the Ransomes,…[Read more]

I’ll take some photos and measurements of the starting handle when I’m next at my fathers where I store my machines. It will probably be Friday or Saturday.

I have a PDF of the engine manual, only problem is it is in French. It is over 35 MB in size so I’ll have to check to see if there is any limit to the size of email attachments I can…[Read more]

Hello Rocboni
Very nice MG40, I’ve seen some photos of that type of implement lift posted on some French websites.
Have you seen my post on here for my MG40 with Sachs engine? I started it on the old forum and then carried on with it here. The Sachs engine on mine is not original but has been fitted at a later date, the engine bay has seen a bit…[Read more]

Charlie, I would be hopeful that if one of the main shows such as this event could be persuaded to provide a dedicated horticultural section then it would help encourage owners to bring their machines along.
Dave, I saw your register appear in the Survivors section and it has been on my ‘to do’ list to send you the details of my Ransomes. I’ll get…[Read more]

Hello rikus, do you have any photos of your MG and the planter you are trying to attach? If you could put some photos up it would help.
I don’t see any mention of a planter in any of the Ransomes MG literature that I have. That’s not to say it wasn’t made by a third party or it could be something that has been modified.

That’s an amazing job you have done. I remember from the old forum the work you did on the tracks.
Did you ever find what the part was that you showed at the start of this thread?
Do you ever exhibit at any shows up North?

Very nice tractor and superb restoration, I remember the photos of it in its original condition. It really looks at home against that backdrop. What make of engine does it have?

Looking good John, will make a very nice working exhibit, something a bit different from the more usual water pump. Any videos yet of the finished setup in action?
Regarding your earlier question about suitable belt length, looking at your last photo the belt looks fine, you were always going to be governed by the size of your trailer.

Looking good John, you certainly don’t hang about when it comes to your restorations. Anything I do seems to take years to get finished.
Have you any plans to try out that drive pulley?

I’m not sure John, see my thread on the Sachs engine. I’m trying to find somewhere to get them.

Hi Charlie, are you using some sort of igniter when you are trying to start it? See my Sachs thread, in the cold the best I could get was a puff of smoke without using an igniter.
Had it been running previously? The first day I went to look at my MG40 we could not get it to start even with the igniters. The seller and myself tried until we were…[Read more]

Thanks Chris, photo of tin would be good. I’m referring to them as igniters, is this the correct term?
Your MG40 has the Drayton doesn’t it? What’s it like for starting, can you start it without an igniter during the summer?

Thanks for the video Charlie, that looks to be a good alternative. Must give that a try.

Thanks John, regarding workout, trying to start the Sachs engine without the igniters certainly gave me a workout. My right arm was a good few inches longer than my left by the time I admitted defeat and went to get the igniters.