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Just before the lockdown in the UK we went on a roadtrip. The roads are usually very busy but they were empty. Two great addions to the collection Stay safe everyone

One of these arrived yesterday Seems quite tidy, now mounted on a common base with the Type 23...

Engine now on a wooden base, looks better...

Well, At least there was no problem removing the drum part of the clutch from the gen head A very interesting set up in there. The magnet section is shaped like a yoyo and the windings are in 2 sections which ride in between. There's what I believe is a vacuum tube inside too? Needed to separate the generator from the plastic but the electrical parts inside are held by factory melted plastic. It was easier to cut the wires an I'll solder them back.

Ever since I rebuilt my Wheel Horse C-125's engine, I could never get it to run as I'd like it. Idling was the main issue. I've been working on it of and on, but just lately it's been hard to start. Today I decided to swap the carb for a reconditioned one I got off Richard. (Anglo Traction). Getting it going and warmed up, I played around with the mixture screws, until I got it running something like. Still wouldn't start like it should and I found the spark plug dry. It has a primer bulb fitted BTW and usually three squeezes and away it would go. I was having to juggle the throttle and choke till it would fire up. I'm going to try another pump. I also checked the points gap. That was ok. 18-19 thou. The starter motor had started sticking as well and seem a tad lazy. That was removed and I found the gears on the Benndix a bit worse for wear. Also the bearing on the Bedix end, has some play. Motor is now on the bench and if/when I can, I'll see if I can rebuild it. I had a spare starter motor somewhere. Now found and fitted. After fitting it I tried starting the engine. Usual thing. No change. Juggle! Jiggle! Ay up! What's that spark doing there? Where you ask? Engine end of the P.T.O. operating rod. Best check engine to chassis earth. Broken cable found. Tucked away at the back of the engine, below the starter motor. The eye on one end had broken off. New cable now fitted and also more accessible. That's as far as I got. Tomorrow I'll see how things go. If starting is not any better, I'll fit another pump and maybe check valve clearances.

At a price I couldn’t resist... we acquired this very tidy Westwood 16 hydro with sweeper. Reckon it only has 50 hours on it. No battery, fuel pipes persished, flat tyre, etc. watch this space....

Electrical stuff cleaned an repaired. It was a pain in the a@@ and still need to splice those two from the gen back together but it's cleaner and definitely better now.

Something like that is well within my wheel House. I'm think'n 3/4 EMT pipe. The difficult part is finding something with the brakes for the back wheel and may already have an idea for that. Haven't looked into the fold down foot pegs but I could make those if necessary. Might have to use an old school banana seat which wouldn't look as good but... No hurry at all as there's always plenty of stuff on my plate. Just so you don't think you're wasting your time. Built these and the little Wheel Horse 2 seater cart in my avatar pic.. The Wheel Horse bike is 90% all tractor parts and looks even better now with an old school starter generator K181 engine on it instead of that modern M8. Made an article in a small tractor magazine. The back hoe attachment was completely scratch built using some plans off the innerweb. All the way down to the bucket teeth. Used it to bury all the utilities underground. Loader is a factory unit This little wooden model of a RJ-58 was made completely out of toothpicks and also made a magazine. Wheels turn, steering works, levers move, brake pedal works the brake band. The toothpick gives the scale of it.

What did mum have to say about these extra toys Joseph. Or did you sneak them in while dad distracted her. Nice quiet roads too.

Great video young man Tell Dad he won't have room for that old Cub Cadet now lol

Yeah, these aren't the funnest thing to clean and service but unfortunately it was pretty dirty in there as you can see in the pics. The common problem of batteries being left in there for a long time leaked some acid which stained and cracked the plastic. Messing up the wires or the coils is really the main concern. If the generator doesn't work after, it just becomes a pretty boat anchor. The plastic is stained too deep into it in too many areas that sanding them all out probably isn't going to work. I'm just going to repair the cracks with epoxy and clean it up the best I can. It won't look brand new but certainly should end up better than before. Leaving the "character" on there is necessary sometimes.

I work on lawn mower for a living I'm not a computer goro I'm lucky I can add a pic. Just turn your computer upside down and you will be able to see it just fine.

free! The power of farcebook....

All part of the game Chris. I know the feeling.

Once finished they had the right shape i was looking for but very flimsy so I’m not going to use them. Luck I’ve got a plan B

All the credit goes to my son Steve for the hood work, Don’t know what I would have done without him Made a start on the rear fenders, i cut the boot floor out of a Scenic that my son was scrapping. I thought I would get 4 fenders but not to be Took ages to clean them up and the tin isn’t very thick

Seems they tried to bait someone with false bidding. Do the questions to the seller go into the ad automatically or does the seller do it? Auto would be nice to shed light on this type of crap so the next buyer is aware of the selling history. It seems like 50% of the people try to scam the other 50%. In reality it's more like 10% are the scourge but they're 90% of the problem

I'm the guy that used to sell the diaphragms on ebay, probably about 600 of them. I'm pretty much done with that, but there are plenty of fellas that took over. I'm also the one with the two Youtube videos riding a Micro Power, one was my son and is kinda funny how slow he is going. I sold the one in the video and still have another one that has never been fired up, bought both from the same guy. Good luck finding a Grasshopper, I looked for years and could not find the right size and color. I would settle with a plaid one, which seems more common, just have to find a big one.