Hi thanks for your reply, what I'm actually looking for is an image of the plate that sits in the air cleaner housing and show the knobs etc as my workshop manual doesn't and every image I've found so far on the net doesn't show this area as the ones on mine are missing.
Thank you Darren and Norman, however I would of felt happier if they had judged mine and Darrens display as a whole rather than separate, like the judges originally said to me that they were doing.
I don't feel that there was any difference between mine and Darrens Gem.
Heres a few shots from Tractor World Newbury. A little low on exhibits but its only the first year. The weather today was great for
October, but yesterday was a bit rainy on and off. Overall a very enjoyable show. Darmic1 should receive a special thankyou as he
over half filled the section with different exhibits, and Paul Mackellow also took a good selection of O&R machines. I would also like to thank Titch for the decals he supplied that finished my machine off.
Wow! I wish I had the time and mind set to put that much work into my engines. I'm just about to start rebuilding a kohler magnum and hope to get it half as good as your k series.
Thank you Richard. Yes I've had running but it still needs a little bit of running in as every bearing is new im pleased to say all the gear select properly with now funny noises which is a relief after having had every piece out of the box and no workshop manual to aid assembly and the design of the missing items.
Just purchased one of these locally to me. It looks a bit rough but runs sweet. Does anyone have a copy of the manual particularly the workshop manual or something covering wiring diagrams and the transaxle please? Does the axle need oil or is it sealed for life? Many thanks if you can help.
I learned that a rotavator is not just the English word for rototiller, the way it works, no wonder it was such a hit. I think many rototillers are called rotavators when they aren't one.
A bit like Hoover for vacuum cleaners and Wacker for plate compactors.
Okay, so after doing some research on the internet I'm still confused. Much of what I read says that Howard was an Australian company, no mention of the UK, what gives? Reading the link Dave posted, seemed to help, I gather Howard is more than one company.
Arthur Clifford Howard started in Australia, ( I do have the dates somewhere) then in the 1930,s moved to the uk and set up Rotary Hoes Ltd with a Captian Griffiths. The Australian company kept going I believe as a separate concern. In the 1960,s Howard bought out the manufacturer of Clifford and for a short time the company was called Howard-Clifford. Then the name reverted back to Howard Rotavators. In 1985 the company went into receivership. The most famous rotavator the gem stayed in production by Dowdeswell as the 650 until 1997.
There's an old version of one of those trailers in our yard, problem is it's so heavy that you are restricted these days what you can actually put on it and still stay legal. Very handy for loading though.
What happens when boy racers are given their dads car keys....
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...They try to fly! This is what is left of my van after they landed on my roof/windscreen as I was driving home a couple of nights ago.
I walked away with just a bit of whiplash. Its quite scary seeing the underneath of a car heading very fast towards your windscreen.