Angus Shapland (Wristpin)

Ah, looks like we are talking about a different product.

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aquila787

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I bought a can of owatrol oil yesterday. Supposed to be good. I’ll try it and see.

No one commented when the above was posted, but……
Owatrol is a paint additive or patina preservative, not a penetrating oil.
Plus Gas is probably the best proprietory penetrant – preferably in a can and not aerosol. Diesel of e…[Read more]

Try a known good condenser.

Any decent machine shop should be able to bore it but finding an oversize piston and rings may be a different matter. Villiers Parts or L and C Engineering may be able to help. Villiers Services, although motor cycle orientated, may be worth a try.

As far as I know the 350 ( and the earlier 300 and later 352) was always a stand alone cultivator and not a multi purpose tool carrier.

Well, you are obviously younger and more energetic than me . While we are about it, and before we get into the Robin Reliant syndrome, it’s an Allen Scythe that happened to be made in Oxford. A dear departed friend of mine used to describe the Allen Scythe and one or two other machines as ones that you worked with your flies undone; as if one w…[Read more]

If it’s the two piece alloy bodied starter – Definitely a pia !
You could try making a double sided emery paper washer ( paper, cloth too thick) to go under the external nut on the centre spindle to discourage it from turning. It’s all about inertia to make the pawls move out.

10 acres, that’s an awful lot of walking! Asking a lot of a vintage machine and inviting mechanical issues just when the sun shines. A more modern version of an Allen Scythe will be a BCS or one of it’s clones that all stem from Italy or Austria where they are used for mowing Alpine pastures .
I would seriously consider getting a contractor to…[Read more]

Quote. “The machine above had a total loss system, the oil went via a pipe to a cup box feeding the bearings on the rear roller”.

I think that we are at crossed purposes ; I was referring to the engine. Your initial post refers to a JAP engine with an oil pump and it was my assumption that this looked after the internal engine lubrication. So was…[Read more]

Quote. The machine above had a total loss system, the oil went via a pipe to a cup box feeding the bearings on the rear roller.

I think that we are at crossed purposes ; I was referring to the engine. Your initial post refers to a JAP engine with an oil pump and it was my assumption that this looked after the internal engine lubrication. So was…[Read more]

The machine above had a total loss system, the oil went via a pipe to a cup box feeding the bearings on the rear roller.

I think that we are at crossed purposes ; I was referring to the engine. Your initial post refers to a JAP engine with an oil pump and it was my assumption that this looked after the internal engine lubrication. So was the oil…[Read more]

The original part number was 204050320 but I don’t have a cross reference to a belt size. However there is an eBay seller listing it.

Probably due to age and possibly a lack of maintenance at some time in its life. Worm gear drives have a fairly hard life and are often neglected and subject to the wrong specification of lubricant.

Qualcast Electric Panther, often referred to as a Qualcast EP.

The engine is an Atco-Jap 4 stroke 600 cc.Which had a mechanical oil pump

Interesting to see 4-stroke with an oil compartment in the fuel tank, but no sign of a return pipe, so was it a total loss system requiring regular replenishment?
Also interesting that the later post war wide cut machines were 28 and 34” . I wonder what the thinking was t…[Read more]

Try George at Villiers Parts. Most Amal carbs have a small ID number stamped into the body somewhere, often where the body clamps to the manifold. If you are emailing him send him a decent image of your carb.

Yes it appears you are struggling, then lets try another way, which mower did your grass box come from? What material is it made from where the dents are?

In addition to the above, why not post the name of your post town, as there may be someone in your area who can offer hands on help.

The blocks are the bearing carriers and can be levered off with a couple of pry bars or tyre levers. Take care as they are made of a relatively soft alloy. The carriers may come off leaving the bearings behind, which can then either be levered off or pulled off with a two or three leg puller.

A quick search found this

https://www.thn.nl/en/product-line/piston-rings?gclid=CjwKCAiAx8KQBhAGEiwAD3EiP5KPk_0W3oeWESspuC6TK99PL875QfluDGia–A8BPXWboO_aLaqtBoCOEcQAvD_BwE

Also I believe that Cox and Turner in Somerset will make to order.

May also be worth an enquiry to Jon Cruse at the Hailsham Mower Centre – he specialises in obsolete stock etc.

I hope that Trusty220 is right but I suspect that you will end up having to split the ‘box where you may find that the gear selector keys are rounded off and that the corresponding internal dogs on the individual gears are slightly rounded off. If this is the case you may get away with just changing the selector keys ( two on early ‘boxes and fou…[Read more]