stevewoollas

You’re right Chair, it’s all there!
The club shop on the website, its what everyone’s been asking for so lets see those enquiries rolling in. All that green clothing, we could parade our machines round the ring like the horticultural versions of Robin Hood and Maid Marion.

Your engine should slightly over-rev when ticking over with revs lifting slightly as the governor moves. When engaging drive turn throttle inwards, anticlockwise, to its stop which should produce a slow tickover, reducing revs and ensuring the centrifugal clutch disengages and the transmission cross shaft stops rotating. Drive will then engage…[Read more]

Hello Steve,
It is possible your push hoe was manufactured by Burlinghams of Evesham, Worcestershire.
I have seen these occasionally over the years on ebay usually as hoes but sometimes in cultivator format with a Burlingham plate attached. This is not a foregone conclusion that they were the manufacturer as they were also dealers/agents for a…[Read more]

This must be seventh heaven for Charlie.
“Moore Landrover Charlie?”

Hello Geoff,
Here to try and assist are some pictures of our bow for the Aero Fiddle Drill.
Handle is very similar to that of a good quality file handle and is 7″ long.
The bobbin at the extant end is c2″ long.
The bow itself is dowel c30″ long x 3/8″ diameter.
The cord is basically a square cut boot lace.

Now, with regard to fiddles, we are all…[Read more]

Thanks for the responses all.
I don’t think it is designed as a potato fork as the tines are too close together and soil would not readily fall between them.
The flat tops to the “O” rings definately lend themselves to have a foot pressed upon them. They are also suitable for prying or levering.
The tines are very close together as those of an eel…[Read more]

Hello Charlie,
Not heard of the Hortag Bulldog but interesting to see particularly with the difficulties Howard had with Lanz over the name Bulldog.
We have a Hortag mechanical spade which is very similar to the Terex mechanical spade in our collection. As with Terex, Hortag also produced a fork version.–Steve

We have one of these in our collection. On ours the writing on the red section reads:
BRITISH OVERHEAD IRRIGATION CO. MADE IN ENGLAND.
On the circular end of the blue/green section wording as follows:
RAINFAN. BRITISH OVERHEAD IRRIGATION LTD. SHEPPERTON, MIDDLESEX.
APPOINTMENT TO QUEEN ELIZABETH II. MANUFACTURERS OF IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT

Other…[Read more]

WOW!….You really know how to find them. A Ransome Flea Beetle Duster and a Planet seeder. Well done Ivan.

Hello Martin,
Thank you for your order which arrived today. Will be posted out tomorrow–Steve

Look forward to seeing the photos.
The usual back-acter bucket fitted to MG crawlers was the Whitlock accessory/conversion.

Brilliant Chris. What a great find.

Hello Martyn,
As Charlie states cheques to be payable to “VHGMC” please and forwarded to my home address as listed above. I will be posting goods out quickly with Christmas approaching.
Please remember to include your postal address……you would be surprised how many people forget to include this information.
Thank you for your enquiry.
Steve…[Read more]

Charlie, Just had a look at these and I quess I underpriced the last pair I sold, but I know they have been used on a machine–Steve

Charlie–interesting to read we are getting the “I was not there at the time” comment from one particular high profile committee member which is a strange statement for someone who appears to know so much about the happenings.
His excuses don’t change do they. Remember “No, not me”….”Dog ate the homework”…and…”Who? Me officer”
Bear in mind…[Read more]

Charlie, Some senior and well known club members were very involved–Steve.

I can only echo the comments already made regarding meeting new people and re-meeting previously met people. Not mentioning any names because I am bound to miss someone out but as always Newark was a great event and an excellent finale to the 2014 show season.
Good of Chair to mention the gas cut-off button–I knew he would.
The true facts are…[Read more]

I good little anecdote worthy Chair and we were all almost convinced until reaching the final part.
Yes, I do sit down to answer my phone, particularly if the caller is one who is known to babble on. When I sit down I remove my cap and place it in front of me and if passers by choose to place their loose change into it I really cannot be blamed.…[Read more]