Darren Portsmouth (Darmic1)

A very nice and almost totally original 1926 Simar……

Atco Motor Scythe and a Man Plough….. A cut down Cyclo Scythe…..

a single wheeled Barford Atom…….

Here are my pictures from the clubs exhibits at Tractor World Autumn 2017……
The ‘Orange’ corner by Gareth(S1G) and Myself…. 4 Gems, A bantam and a Hako!

Sorry to hear you’ve not been well Jim, Hope your on the mend and getting back to good health.

Finally the 22″Ploughing wheels and Plough….. I have to say its a bit of a beast in this guise! Lifting the machine onto the offset axle is a hefty task, requiring some assistance from the wife to guide the handlebars and watch the holes lining up. Once together it looks awesome, I can’t wait to find some ground and have a go with it!!! But,…[Read more]

Finally the 22″Ploughing wheels and Plough….. I have to say its a bit of a beast in this guise! Lifting the machine onto the offset axle is a hefty task, requiring some assistance from the wife to guide the handlebars and watch the holes lining up. Once together it looks awesome, I can’t wait to find some ground and have a go with it!!!

The Rotavator, another short video of it running and some pictures.

The Tool frame and Hoe’s, oh and a transport wheel….

Now that it’s a working running machine it was time to turn my attention to the various attachments I have….. The Scythe mower, Tool frame and Hoe’s, Rotavator, the 22″ Ploughing wheels and Plough…….
Here’s the machine with the Scythe mower and a short video of it running….. Mind your toes!

Here’s a video of the 1st test drive…… Am very pleased it all works as it should!

after an evening of ‘spanner wielding’ we had this? It was a bit late to try to start it by the time I had finished. It’ll have to wait until the morning……

Next job was to sit the engine on the gearbox and check the clearance issue the new bigger tyres created…… Upon deconstruction and test fitting the new tyres, it was discovered there would only be 2mm clearance between tyre and air shroud. My initial thought was to raise the engine by using a piece of 8mm flat plate. My hope was that the…[Read more]

The finished and reassembled gearbox. The 2 halves have a 1mm paper gasket with an RTV sealant applied both sides. Am pleased to say its totally oil tight!

The next job was to remember where the gears, chains and the many shims belonged….. Here is the gearbox with most the bits in the right places.

After a little away from this machine, I am pleased to say that the restoration is back on track.
Jim Beacon kindly made a new drive shaft for the gearbox and fitted new bronze bushes which required some work to fit the new shaft. Here’s the gearbox being prepared for paint and reassembly.

Good to see you again ‘Plonker’! Remember to to contact me regarding the Wico Mag!

Could be timing slightly out? Have you set piston to 5/16ths before TDC, set magneto to just prior to trigger and that should be right……. Fuel should be set so engine idles nicely and revs right up smoothly, no stuttering……