Hi all the beast came out today after the engine had some attention and all the missing parts fitted the plough was fitted too just need to sort out the front stand now to complete I am very impressed by this machine having nothing to do with Honda cultivators before I was amazed how good is was and easy to use even with tracks
Taking the trenching suggestion a step further , could it have been for tree planting on rough hilly terrain ? The Forestry Commision used much larger versions when establishing acres of coniferous woodland.