Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club

I think you must realise that Kelsey are a purely commercial concern and their actions are finance led. If you look at the last few years at the number of “vintage” publications that have sprung up, merged, sold off or shut down etc it only relates to the financial overview and it must be extremely disappointing for truly enthusiast…[Read more]

The Brockhouse Spryte engine was also used in the Brockhouse Corgi motorbike,it had a kick start while in the Hoemate had a rope pull start.
The vintage motorbike spares market may well be a source for spares

regards Joe Paget

Like Charlie says steel wheels with optional road bands were a alternative fitting on the Hoemate and I would also agree the best thing when not using your machine for a time is to put it up on timber blocks or axle stands to take weight off wheels. Also agree with joegraham on sunlight on tyres, keep them out of prolonged sunlight also I think a…[Read more]

I do not think it is just theft from your dwelling that is increasing I had a very upsetting incident last year when I had borrowed a friends ifor williams trailer to collect something I had purchased.
It is a very handy trailer tilt bed with winch makes loading so easy and having collected the item on the way home I called in at one of those…[Read more]

Alan,
Any idea the manufacturers of the Hop dusters on display at Malvern ?
With regard to your sprayer I think there is one very similar currently advertised on a certain auction site manufactured by either Weeks or Drake and Fletcher

Kevin,
I do not think the Hop Duster will be finished in time for Biddenden, but perhaps next year, it would be…[Read more]

Photographs, if at first you do not !!

David,

8hp engines serial numbers start with “Y” followed by six numbers.

The numbers you supplied are RY135710(0)IP and RY1091356PC
You have too many numbers ?
If it was RY135710, this would be a reconditioned engine (R) Y for 8hp and 135710 was manufactured in 1936
If it was RY109135,, this would be a reconditioned engine (R) Y for 8hp and…[Read more]

Thought you might find this page interesting from Farm Implement and Machinery Review dated December 1st 1945 announcing start of production of Colwood Motor Hoe by Dashwood Engineering

regards Joe Paget

Wingnut,
It looks like your tractor was a 684 model, I am afraid I do not have any literature on the MAG engine.
Perhaps a little research by you on the internet or “help pages” in Tractor and Machinery for example might throw up some information
regards Joe Paget

The Bean used a Ford 8hp sidevalve engine with the 10cwt Ford van axle
I have a Ford engine dating record if you can give me the engine number stamped on the angled surface above the exhaust manifold I can give you a manufacturing year for the engine and approximate month of production,which if the engine is original should give some guide to age…[Read more]

What a absolutely fascinating video, I thought the blue four wheeler might be a STAUB but from there company history they only made two and single wheel cultivators.The wheel weights do have something cast into them but I am unable to read.
Anyway firstclass entertainment on this wet and cold morning
regards Joe Paget

The B&S ZZ engine was fitted to early production BMB Ploughmate’s
A publication which may be helpfull to you is The Motor Traders Service Data sheet No 116 “Servicing the BMB Tractor” published in October 1942 gives data on engine and complete machine.
Postwar American built B&S engines were not used in cash strapped UK by BMB and particularly…[Read more]

Just recently received some Coleby Shire information and from this three models are given :-

Mk1 has BSA model G/PL Petrol 5.75bhp
MK2 has JAP model 6, 6.75 bhp at 2400rpm
MK3 has JAP model 55, 10bhp at 2400rpm
Hope this assists

regards FP

Other Unihorse 68 picture

The Unihorse Six Eight was available in four models 682,684,685D and Motorway Junior
They had MAG1040,JLODL425 and MAG 1045 engines depending on model
Your Six Eight will be either 682 or 684 both fitted with the MAG 1040 SRL 8hp four stroke petrol engine,the only difference I can see between these models is the 684 is fitted with a 12volt battery…[Read more]

I worked in a Estates office that purchased three of these Sisis Hydromain units, two 14hp and one of the larger 17hp units, they were introduced in the mid 1980’s as a upgrade to the Sisis Auto-trac which had a 10hp engine.
They could use all the auto-trac attachments but also had there own collection of attachments.
They had hydrostatic…[Read more]

H.R.Nash did produce a dumper the Nash 12, (see attached advert)the styling is as Dick Bentley’s machine except the tipping hopper .Larger 16″ rear wheels were fitted together with the roller “flywheel” and a single cylinder Lister diesel engine replaced the BSA petrol engine.
I wonder if any survived ?,never seen any at rallies or in…[Read more]

They look pretty identical I wonder when Landmaster took over manufacturing rights ?
Nash Roller Tractors had handle steering rather than a steering wheel although the later Nash 12 Dumper does have identical styling with a steering wheel but larger rear wheels and a lister diesel engine.
I wonder if the Nash owned by Dick Bentley still has the…[Read more]

It never ceases to amaze me what turns up on the Forum after discovery out of a very small number produced quite a few Merlins seem to have survived.
Engine fitted was Briggs & Stratton model 146402 four stroke petrol 6bhp at 3600rpm 231cc

regards FP