Peter Roat aka "Roatavator"

Here’s the best I can do grovelling underneath. Hope they’re adequate for you to get the picture. If you need anything more detailed let me know and I’ll see what I can do. Peter

I can’t photograph underneath where she stands in the shed. I’ll get her out over the next few days and do it. Possibly tomorrow, if not end of the week. Peter

Here’s a few which might help

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Ploughing gets a bit addictive! Let me know if you need more detailed photos of mine to help installation and I’ll gladly take some. Peter

Hi Plonker
Not sure if this is any help but I did this walk round of mine for someone else. Not actually sure if my plough is a standard one or like yours.

Absolutely, very high quality publication and photos. Thanks team!

Just sounds great doesn’t it?

Oh dear Andy, that looks really tempting but my shed is full and my piggy bank depleted.

Great Andy. You can have a laugh at my ploughing…

Thanks Tom

Already loaded up, SIMAR 56 plough. (In truth I was loaded up for event yesterday but didn’t go! No point unloading it and having to load up again)

Before going too far with disassembly, have you had cover off mag to check points are clean, working and at right gap? Just a thought, might save a lot of work. If that’s ok then next suspect is probably condenser. Members of the forum have these spare, or you could try Easycap which I’ve done and it works well.
I’ve repaired two mags now, I’m c…[Read more]

At least a nice easy fix Charlie!

Thanks. I look forward to expert advice!

That’s great to hear Carl. Tough old machines, these SIMARS. Hopefully you will get manifold repaired ok.

Interesting Charlie. I have tried following the recommendation in the past but the gearbox oil seemed to drain into the engine causing problems starting in new season. I know, I should get around to renewing seals!

Hi Dave
This is annoying, I used to have one of these but didn’t keep a copy of the engine manual. SAE 40 is definitely too thick. From memory I’m pretty sure for UK climate it’s SAE20, for warmer countries SAE30. But I could be wrong. These are heavy engines to turn over, especially when cold in winter, at one time I put too thick oil in (30 I…[Read more]

Hi Carl. I’ve never had this happen, but if it did I’d be tempted to remove plug and spin engine over several times. Then a squirt of oil in cylinder, spin over again, clean plug and try to start and if it goes leave it running for a good time to throughly warm up. After stopping immediately open drain tap to let oil etc out. I’m thinking the s…[Read more]