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Many happy returns Koen, a bit late, but hope you had a great day

You want one of these Norm. 48" x 12"

Cub Cadet yellow?

She's a little (OK, not so little) ,black four door with a flathead mill------- lovely motor

If you have a hole in the centre, screw it to a piece of ply, clamp it to the drill press table, or mill, mount a stone in the chuck turn the disc by hand against the wheel and grind enough away to let it fit in the Myford. looking at your chuck, if it's not a 'griptru' could you not use the backplate as a temporary faceplate?

Many years ago I used cement powder in a hand held grit blaster to clean the Webber carbs on my H120, it left a nice Matt finish. how about alloy wheel cleaner? There used to be a product called, I think "Alli Brite", If I remember correctly, it was a mixture of Hydrocloric & hydrofluric acid,(very dangerous) although I would imagine it was very watered down, you sprayed/brushed it on, then hosed it off, it removed all oxidisation and left a very nice finish.

I Would imagine on a certain auction site, you could probably pick up a 12v air suspension compressor at a reasonable price, and it would be the right tool for the job.

Using compressed air to do the job I think you would need something along the lines of a side brush lift cylinder from a truck mount road sweeper. These are a larger diameter to give more surface area for the air to act upon. They generally are positioned to lift with no mechanical advantage/disadvantage ie directly above the weight being lifted. If you could get your hands on one, an air over oil hydraulic bottle jack would work, but that would be slow. Something else to consider, how about an airbag suspension unit from a truck or Range Rover or similar, if you can fit suitable linkage in.

How about mounting a power steering pump to a bracket on the plough / attachmatic thingy, connected to the ram via a relief valve and a valve / tap to dump oil back. You can raise the plough by operating the pto, and lower by dumping the oil back to tank. Just mount the plough, slip on a belt and away you go.

Many happy returns Paul

A very nice bit of kit, does the gearbox look anything like this?

Perhaps it doesn't matter with a Wheelhorse, they get the job done no matter what. But the other make..............?

Awesome! Are they directional? I ask because you have the tread pattern reversed between the Bolens and the Wheelhorse.

Just seen the sale results, Pacemaker made £220 .00, Tarpen £5.00 & Trojan, £620.00.

Many happy returns Ewan.

I seem to remember these being advertised on the back page of "Exchange & Mart" in the 1960's, or something very similar.

Didn't see what the Tarpen made, but the mower sold for £200.00😳

A couple of lots at the Vintage sale tomorrow. Wheelhorse lawnmower? 12v Tarpen hedge trimmer.

Many happy returns Alain, have a great day, and many more of them.

Cheers Nigel, He's on rubber and steel wheels, got a plough with it, so around 8-8 1/2 cwt. He paid £150.00 for the lot We've, (or rather, I've), got to get it running properly first, flywheel has a couple of fins missing so it vibrates a tad, Briggs ZZ engine,

Hi, Does anybody have any idea how much one of these beasts weigh? My mate has one and needs a small trailer to cart it around on, to shows etc. many thanks, Doug.

Many happy returns, Iain, have a great day.

A few pic's for your entertainment, from a local ploughing match.today, near Ely.

Many happy returns Norm, Hope you have a great day

Aren't spoke threads rolled instead of cut?