Alan Rogers (Will-Haggle)

Oh Ahh, I do know where that be, down near Glass’nbr’y I’ll warrant!

See my reply below, not a mini unit.

Looks like an early Merry Tiller tool bar, early Merry Tillers had a round hole in the hitch but later ones with the cast hitch could take both round and rectangular tool connectors.

Your GT6 probably has more in common with that Reliant engine than just the Lucas Electrics. Reliant poached the Triumph designer when they were swapping from the Austin 7 derived side-valve 750cc engine to the 600 cc OHV unit for the first OHV Reliants. These engines were wet-linered all-aluminium units and developed 25bhp. Apart from the Allett…[Read more]

I have been a member of the Wessex Stationary Engine Club Ltd. and here’s a link to their contact page. https://wessexsec.org/contact/

Here’s a spec. sheet for the James Comet L1. 98cc. 1956-1964 which used the S12 carb.
http://simplywizard.co.uk/folders/specsht/l1ss.htm

The carb you need is an S12, as used on small motorcycles from James & Francis Barnett before they started using the dreaded AMC engines! Villiersparts.co.uk do a refurbished one, or https://www.themowercentrehailsham.com/

Send your adverts to me, at cultivator-editor@outlook.com or via the contact form on here, next issue will be in April. It reaches all members, many of whom are not on line.
Adverts are free.
Non members can post sales ads. in the magazine.
Only Members can post wanted ads.
Please include your name, location (county will do), and a telephone number.

What a great find and so early!

Gearbox looks like a Ford one, though I’m not sure of the model. Fords never changed much if they could help it. My dad bought his first car, a 1936 Ford 8 in 1946, during the war they couldn’t get petrol so it ended up as a hen house! Father had to put an engine in and Mother made the headlining out of army blankets!

Please note: There was an error in an Advert in issue 138 of The Cultivator. Mr. Short’s Advert should read….
Four Oaks Orchard Sprayer 1935
Ransomes lawn Edger
Simplex Chaff Cutter
E & H Roberts Horse Hoe 1837 to 1927
8 Mexican hat cast iron pig troughs
Mr. Short, Leighton Buzzard, Beds, Tel **** ***361
Grovelling Apology

I’m just renewing, thanks to Charlie’s timely reminder! Another reminder, don’t be heading to Malvern at the end of February expecting to visit the Tractor World Show, it’s on 21st & 22nd of May and it should be warmer!

I’m a bit short of articles for issue 138 December at the moment, so if you can all put your thinking caps on we’ll have another bumper issue! Cultivator-Editor:outlook.com

…and how do I know about Nortons – I own a few of them!

More Norton….

IT worked so here are a few more….

I’ve got a book on the Big 4 Norton Engine I’ll try and upload a page or two.