Charlie Smith

That's a shame that it won't fit on bendy Mark... Is there nothing you can do to maybe mod/adapt your plough so it will fit? And Ranger, that's some nice bit of kit,... It's a tight fit getting the wheel horse blade in the shed.. Don't think I'd manage to get that blade in there ;)

Hello All, Today I said good bye to my 4 wheeled cart, which freed up enough room in the shed to take my two lawn rangers from the patio and put them into a dry place ... well its not 100% water tight in there... whilst out there I got all the tractors, engines, mowers and machines I have running, too keep everything moving and oiled up. Anything that was on the patio or out and about I've now put it all away and under cover in the shed for the winter... I know its early being only October but with college now by the time I get back home its dark and cant get out there and do anything,.. So with that, I decided to get the raider 10 set up and ready for winter duties I got some 12 mm thick rubber matting this summer knowing i would use it next time i got my snow plow out instead of the tyre we had to cut up last year I think it looks far better with this rubber skirt than the tyre..... Today I got the plow fitted onto the raider 10......here's to hoping....that's if we even get snow this winter... here is some pics.... I forgot how much of a tight fit it was..... Whats your guys set ups going to be this winter?

Looks fantastic Ian, very modern, better than mine, mines not even waterproof... I guess you won't be needing a log burner in this one

its really coming along mate, well done, keep the pictures coming...

Looks great. Really starting to look the piece... Well done mate.

Looks good mate, keep us updated!

Looking great! Lovely workshop too, second what chris said, got some lovely kit in there.

Wow I'd love to set up something like that, I see a lot you use e tanks and them seam very affective... Would save me a lot of time with the man power and sand paper....! Is there anyone out there that knows there stuff and is willing to tell me fully how you set an 'e tank' up? Many thanks

Hello all, As most of you know I have recently purchased another Lawnranger, and unlike my other two wheel horse I wanted to try and find a cutting deck, I normally get rid of my decks as I use other stuff that runs under the chassis, however on this one I'd like to have a mower deck if it's possible..... Can somone tell me what model deck I need? Will any others fit? Are are they hard to find? Many thanks

Is the horticulture section back???? Also can anyone tell me do they still have there sections like 'hedgerow finds' etc,

Very nice little machine, keep it original. If it was mine I wouldn't even paint it! And Im in full agreement here about the tecumseh engines, I know many of people that wouldn't give tecumseh engines a lookin' I assume this is only through past experience, however I have three machines that have tecumsehs as there power unit, A tecumseh H60 a HH-100 and a V80 they have all needed work when I purchased them, but once you get them sorted, the run just like the others, (this is just my opinions)

Indeed it seems it does. I must say it looked better with the body on Thanks Paul. It may end up that way... i've got a few days to think it through yet

I started the strip down today on the lawnranger, I manged to remove the engine and fiberglass body. I can now get onto the welding... as it needs a fair bit.. but fear not all shall be done in good time... it appears it has been out in the weather a fair bit however due to how the rust has run in like a water puddle shape, I had a good look around and noticed that the old {very old} battery has a crack in the bottom and on one edge, so I was assuming maybe the battery acid didn't help the rusting process much. The steering is going to need some sorting out... due to rust once again.... The engine has a spark when pulled by hand (starter motor didn't work) however the fuel lines,tank and carb are full of a wonderful smelling solid gloopy mess!!.... I've now freed the starter motor up and it works lovely, (saves pulling it by hand) next job will be keep some metal sheeting/plate and weld the chassis up..... here is some pictures.

ooo i like the guessing game...... is it a Crawley 75?

Hello all, As some of you are aware I have just picked up a 1973 lawn ranger, 80% of the tractor is either some sort of fibreglass material, or plastic of some sorts... I know how I can prep the metal and other bits, I just wasn't too sure on what's the best way to prep the fibreglass? Is there a paint stripper that will work, but won't damage the fibreglass, I was thinking to my self it's maybe not best to use sand paper as you may mark the fibreglass? Any suggestions, Thanks

Bit late, but happy birthday..

Thank you very much Richard. And it's looking that way isnt it Mark, about the choke knob, I'm sure I can source an original one from somewhere. Not around until Thursday now. So watch this space and more will be posted.

I looked a little closer at the engine this morning, however rain has now stopped play... I'm not too sure if its a V70 as it looks a bit different in shaping, however it is a Tecumseh with a serial number: 2325D As for other stuff this morning i didn't get much done due to rain, but the tractor model number is: 2-0230 serial: 129 129 ? whilst removing the bonnet this morning, something popped into my head. i know a lot of you have little names and nick names for your machines, so i thought why not... whilst removing the bonnet the name popped into my head, 'Iron Man' and this is why...... what with the headlights, the bonnet and grill... Last thing, can someone tell me is there anything missing round the gear lever, it looks like something has been cut out?

That's great thanks Mark! Top lad! Will post back here tomorrow after I've had a good poke about...

Indeed, I love it! And to be honest with you I haven't looked at the engine closely just yet, so I couldnt tell you anymore, will be out there tomorrow looking about, so as of this evening your guess is as good as mine..., seeing you have three! Could you tell me where the ID tags are located?

Hello all, yes it is official, I have a case of the wheel horse bug! My third horse now, I've still got some catching up to do, especially with Mr. Showman.. This one isn't the best out there It needs a bit of welding and engine work, I'm just going to drop a new engine in there and slowly work on the one that's in there over winter then keep it up for a spare. needs the normal, new tyres , seat , decals and paint... some of you may have seen it on that auction site this morning, but with a bit of discussion we came to a price that i was very happy with! he explained that its not working, its 'ONLY' a lawn mower with no deck... a little later in the conversation he said that he spent £30 on parts for his VW camper last night and if i could just cover him for them that would be great, so i sure enough snapped up his hand and made a deal... got a few things on my hands now what with the round hood lawn ranger, now this lawn ranger and another little cart I'm in the middle of doing

I knew it wouldn't take long for you to post about it Well done great find!

Happy birthday,

Just watched your youtube video. Once again great video keep them coming.... You said 100MPH plus. Then i got to searching..., the speed record for a lawnmower is that little honda at 116.57MPH. Can you beat it!! Mind you where you going to be able to test it to get it too full speeds? Both your machine and the honda have motorbike engines in them so it's like they are in the same class, not as if ones got a motorbike engine and the others got a briggs and stratton, let's try break the record.. 120mph.

I used to have the local newsagents keep a copy of this magazine behind the counter for me every month, however I only brought it for one main reason.... 'Horticultural section' ki used to like the hedgerow finds and the for sale section also... I used to just flick through the rest, restorations etc.. Have a quick read, however I thought it's gone downhill now, and don't purchase it anymore...