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Very cool https://www.purplewave.com/auction/171227A/item/DA8582

The Gemini was introduced in the 70s with the Suffolk cast iron engine and a “ sealed for life” welded chain case. The later Flymo DM bore more than a passing resemblance . Not sure what or if there was a connection but both had a similar optional tipping barrow body which picked up on the chain case lug used by the rotor guard and the rotors were replaced by lug tyred wheels..

A bit of lunch and lot's of welding later the result is some what curvy Some bit's could not be welded in situ so to make sure nothing could move during welding I added a couple of braces before taking the exhaust off. Fully welded up, just a lot of welds to grind down.. Funky shape eh? With the exhaust bolted back on.. I could start on the next part of the puzzle, the rear exhaust section.. It's going to be interesting trying to join these cans.. To the bit of big bore pipe you can see below the tank in the triangular bit of frame.. As someone has put a transfer box right in the way and there isn't really enough space between the TB linkage arms and the frame.. Yep, it's going to be interesting for sure

I've now got a Westwood Gemini rotavator to go with the Bug...

I didn't find her Norm she found me !!

Thanks for the info ! You know me mate, I always find the weird stuff !!

Never seen one of them before Paul

This lot should keep us going for a while.

There was no way the exhaust system I had built would fit back on with a transfer box and a dive shaft in the way, the only part that fits is the big bore pipe that runs down the side of the engine through the frame! So a bit of a re-make is needed, I started at the front after slicing off the bits that fit into the engine.. The only tube I have enoug of is a bit bigger than I had been using, so how to go from something small to the bigger blue bit size! Find a bit of tube that's slightly bigger than the small bit but slightly smaller than the big blue bit and make four long-ish cuts in it. A hose clip squeezes it down to size. Welded on and extra tube trimmed off. Welds cleaned back. A bit of hammer work soon had the other end a bit wider. Welded on to the big bore pipe. Lot's of careful welding later had the gaps filled up. Test fitted to the engine, one side cleaned up. Now I have these made I can work out how the next part of the system.... But that's something for Friday.. Oh... the slight change of plan... With the UJ's etc removed I found there is just enough space to fit this er... final drive? 90'd drive thingy from the very same Honda Silverwing that gave it's engine up for Why Not all those years ago! I will need to fit a chain n sprocket to get the power from the bike gearbox into the 90'd drive thingy which has a 5 to 1 ratio (I can "gear" that ratio out), and yes it will spin the right way And to finish off a couple of photos of the unit I had taken to put it on Fleabay.. Quite glad I didn't get around to listing it