rotoscytheben

i can help out but it would have to be after 5pm as i will be at work in tenterden

hi guys 

im after a rather nice shay rotoscythe county model at the moment only trouble is its located in blackwood gwent south wales

a little far for me to travel i was wondering if there were any members from that way that may be able to help perhaps that are coming to biddenden tractorfest or could help as a go-between to collect it and help with courier transport to me in kent 

obviously all expenses etc would be remunerated 

nice literature guys it is very thin on the ground for the boadicea im still waiting for my manual that was ssupposed to be coming from the old lady i got the last one from fingers crossed she will find it one day 

that looks very useful ian glad you have found space for it 

it should be much fun setting it up

anzani

I'm guessing a real gx engine is something special?

mark means is it a honda or a chinese copy 

Top job Mr Castle, looking forward to the show !!

so am i 

that my good friend is a hayter harrier 41 self propelled model they dont make them like that anymore trust me i know 

if you want another drive belt let me know and i can sort one for you

Nash, Ladybird, ATCO, Mountfield...

nash now we are talking thats a proper english machine 

is it a real gx or a clone?

its a real gx mark

its just had the tinware chromed hence no honda badge

That does look a good find. Not as old but I've got a late 70's electric mountfield that still works well, my grandad had owned it from new. Instead of the normal red its orange, a very fitting colour for me.

have you seen my post on the mountfield emblem electric mower thats pretty old too

here is the engine i will be using for the project i will be collecting it this weekend 

new stickers have arrived   so ive put them in a prominent advertising postion cheers mark

i am fat

im not im just big boned according to my old doctor from north ridge surgery dr lewis

i will be at home eating jelly and icecream at my birthday party

dont have too much nigel you will get fat

You have two letters arriving, child number 2 had trouble following simple instructions

i wondered wht i only got 1 sticker in the post

you may well be right about it being a deluxe model seeing as it has chrome handles.

ive also  looked closely at the paint its definatley factory it hasnt been re-painted 

im glad i was able to give it a good home too many of our old machines end up getting thrown away or weighed in for scrap!

i have 5 or 6 for refurb and resale with newer honda engine fitted but this one im keeping in the collection i think its quite a rare beast in this colour etc ive never seen another and ive never seen one with chrome handles or the clamshell opening grassbox 

ive just made a purchase go on everone you know you want to !!!!

nice one ben,   i wish some old boy would walk into my workshop with a new project all i get is people with knackerd ryobi strimmers to get rid of

bloody ryobi strimmers they shouldnt be allowed in this country there rubbish i have a fist full of them at work too i might as well bring them over your place they can make friends with your ones

i was at work today minding my own buisness when an old boy came in to the shop and said would we be able to dispose of this for him! ive never seen one in green with chrome handles and with its clamshell grassbox very pleased i am

Are you going to repaint it Ben? I think it looks great as it is

no its staying patina look i think its truer to its origins that way besides i have 8 more in a less pretty state to restore

nice bit of publicity for kgs racing/mower services mate 

well i thought it was about time i got on with a few bits with the old nash mowers particularly the latest arrival that came 3 weeks ago from wanstrow somerset from my mate jason

i knew the spark had gone so required a points clean luckily this machine has the inspection hole in the flywheel so easy once that was attended to she fired straight up i had hoped to video the proceedings but before i could get the camera going it ran out of fuel i had only used a thimble of fuel

anyway i will get a vid up soon if you can see through the cloud of smoke they produce when running here are a few pics anyway now ive given her a bit of a clean up

now all i need is some new rollers for the old girl and she will be just peachy 

quads are far more dangerous!!!!