hortiman

Thank you Paul, it did shine for most of the day, but ground a bit wet at the moment.

kind regards
Chris

It is definitely a Four Seasons scrubcutter made by the Standard Insulator co of Camberley.
The early ones had no jockey pulley clutch to disengage the drive to the cutter, this made starting the machine a bit of a nightmare! difficult to hold the blade off the ground while pulling the starting rope. The later ones did have a clutch which made…[Read more]

Hello craigfal123

I suggest you try Jon Cruse, at The Mower Centre, Vicarage Road, Hailsham, East Sussex.
He has a website I think it is googled at ‘the mower cemtre’ He makes up cables from patterns in stock or by copying your own old cable.

well worth a try.
Chris

They are a useful little machine, I have one hiding under the bench in the barn, alas, no manual to offer you. Try the ‘Old lawnmower club’ site.
Regards
Chris

Hi Paul
They must be watching Crufts on the TV, or still making their way home from the Club AGM yesterday, nothing has been posted about that either, I hope it was a successful day.
I trust your new lorry is performing well.must be like old times!
Chris

I remember my Father used to take the fruit grower & Market gardener, there were stacks of them in the old office, sadly they were all burnt many years ago.

Where are all the Malvern photos, there are usually masses of them posted by now!!

Hi Paul
The Gentleman you have shown in the picture is Keith Jones, who in fact died on Monday this week,
Keith came from Swansea and was well known at GDSF and at many other rallies.
before he retired he was Farm manager of the heritage farm at St Fagans, which is the Welsh rural life museum and heritage centre.

Best wishes
Chris

I well remember in Sussex that when it was East Sussex River Board, they had two Priestman draglines that were in constant use all Year dredging out rivers and in some cases fairly small ones, to keep the water flowing. But when the Environment agency took over, that all stopped, which must contribute to todays problems, apart from the Environment…[Read more]

Thank you Andrew.
Garfitts have them on the shelf at £17 odd plus VAT.
I was most surprised.
Chris

Thank you Paul, I remember it well, looks like the Bonser truck that belonged to Clarence Ricketts on the background.
Chris

I believe the model with the upright petrol tank was designed for bank work.

Thank you Andrew, at the moment the blade is with John Cruse as he was trying to find one, when it returns I will post details.
Thank you for the offer, I have now emailed Garfitts to see if they can help, sounds pricey !!

Chris

A couple more photos for you Paul.

A few more GDSF pictures for you Sam