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Hi all even though I'm 5500 miles away on my honeymoon I sent my brother to take ownership if this horwool 84 which has just got one cutting reel at the moment ,I'm hoping to get some more for it but does come with a nice 16 hp vanguard engine I'm hoping to modify it for bAnking work etc it's also on the same hub centers as wheel horse so I might treat it to a nice set if agri tyres what do you folks think. ? Cheers James

Just picked of the Allen saw. The seller was selling it for parts or repair as he could get it to go any more. I offloaded it from the van turned on the fuel & she gave a little cough after the third pull on the Kohler K91 engine . One puff of smoke any she was ticking away quite smoothly . She just needs a little tidy up here n there and she is good to work

Pour in melted lead!

Evening chaps, the saga of Garry's trike continues with yet more work, this time sorting out the wiring.. It didn't take long to remove the seat, fuel tank and fairing to get a better look at the wires.. So why were we sorting the wiring out? These photo's should tell you why.. a real horror story to say the least! Yes that is household cable that has been used to wire in the brake light switch! To make life easier Garry had bought a replacement loom from a certain auction site.. As it turned out the seller couldn't tell his elbow from a wiring loom and sent one for a year newer model.. Which meant of course that none of the plugs were the same.. To make it work everything electrical would have to be swapped over from the new model (which as it happens is the same model I broke up for Project "Why Not") including the engine!! So until the correct loom turns up the best we could do was repair the old one!.. But everything now works bar the indicators but that's due to a knackered relay. Garry also spotted something interesting.. Yes that is only one strand of wire holding the end on the clutch cable!! This time though a newer cable did fit. By this time the heat was starting to take effect The fairing with it's built in lights was replaced with something a lot less bulky And the final photo as I forgot to take any pic's from the front

New battery in place and the old tow ball off my B115 Wheelhorse I sold a couple of years ago now in its new home...

Well, I have taken the plunge and bought a Bolens Husky 1254. I hope to collect it w/c 4 August..... Nigel, you don't still have that engine do you? I could be interested.

Yes I like the weathered look about the old girl. Going to keep this one. I have had a lot of issues with the engine when it gets hot. After alot of head scratching it turns out it was lacking compression. So treated it to a new set of piston rings & valves My good friend Mark came down & we took the engine apart again with his valve seat cutter & we cut new seats & ground the new valves in at the weekend. It now runs better now & will tow the gangs tomorrow & find out.