Not as old as some items posted but these parallel action pliers were bought for 10/- (50p) from a junk shop in about 1975. The government broad arrow is visible on the jaws showing that they had originally been supplied to the armed services or even the GPO (General Post Office - Telephones) forerunner to BT. The numbers are probably the contract number and date.
In addition to the parallel action jaws another useful feature is that the hinge is constructed in such a way that wire can be fed right through - great for bending piano wire for control cables etc.
The design has stood the test of time as identical pliers from the same manufacturer can can be bought today !
Mice and combines seem to go together, last year one of the Lexions had to have an extensive rewire due to Micky damage. As for claiming up and under to change that canvas it was at least only once a year. The daily jobs of climbing in the back to grease the straw walkers, wiggling under the grain tank to grease the bottom auger bearing and sitting on top of the front elevator to paddle it round with your feet to line up the grease nipples all added to the fun and left one feeling like having done a days work before turning a wheel! Who said, good old days?!
The Vikings were imported by a company called Watveare (spelling?) down in the West Country and was bought by my Lexion friend's father for a farm that he had in Cornwall but as it had a single rear wheel it was somewhat (!!!!!) unstable on the banky ground down there so it was brought up to the flat lands of the Marsh. It was a strange beast with a narrow header but a wide drum. Consequently one could really tramp on without the risk of the dreaded wrap up. Push the Masseys too hard , particularly if there was a laid patch or the straw a bit green and you'd spend the next half hour unwrapping it much to the amusement of the other drivers and the displeasure of the Boss!
The pair of Lexions are new this year , the third pair of tracked Lexions on this farm, each pair bigger than the last. These have 42 foot headers; no wonder they need gps!
"aren't those used in combination with a different tool to "flare" the ends of copper tubing?"
Know where you're coming from but what can't be seen in my pic are the angled "teeth" in each different sized hole. I will give it a go on something softish and see what happens and report back!
One of two being prepared for work on a friends farm last week and a picture taken in the early 60s when I was a pre-college student on the same farm. The two Lexions will each do in an hour more than the fleet of Masseys did in a very long day!
May be worth talking to Garfitts. Wonder if the blade spirals and webs from a current Royale 24" could be grafted onto your shaft. Presume that as they make replacement cylinders they have them in component form at some point.
I've got a parts list for a Wolseley 27" Self-Propelled Grasscutter, standard and professional models. (no mention of Clearway) which visually matches the images that you've posted.The parts list just says WR189 for the diff assembly with no other information but it looks as though it was possibly either a Foote or a Peerless part.
Foote disappeared entirely many years ago and Peerless became part of Tecumseh who ceased to make engines and transmissions some years ago. The manufacture of some of their range of transmissions was taken over by Husqvarna but I believe this was confined to transaxles for ride-on mowers.
That bottom blade looks as though it may clean up. If presented with one like that I'd clean the crusty stuff off with a flap wheel before putting it under the surface grinder - kinder to an expensive grinding wheel! Have been known to create a bit of extra relief on the back edge of the top lip with the angle grinder!
If the bottom blade does need to come off those raised head countersunk screws should come out ok. If given the job I would check that no threads protrude through the carrier plate: if any do, grind them flush with the angle grinder, then heat each head and the area around it to cherry red and allow to cool. Then give each head a good firm smack with a decent sized hammer before using a good fitting impact bit in a hand held impact driver. Better to work to a system assuming the worst than get some out and be left with a "rescue" job on the rest!
The illustration on page 4 of this link would suggest that all the identification information including the rotation is stamped into the flat area above the shaft.
Good old plodders in their day. Sold serviced and rebuilt dozens until they were killed off by the volumes not warranting re-engineering to meet OPC requirements.
Three points to watch. If the clutch need adjustment start by eliminating any axle end float which, if not attended to, "absorbs" clutch movement and leads to either good drive but creep on disengagement or clean disengagement and poor drive. Elimination of end float best achieved by dismantling the clutch, pulling the rh wheel, hub and the axle out and inserting shim 4913 between the hub and the axle bearing. With the axle back in and the circlip in place there should not be room for another shim.
The grease nipple in the middle of the rear axle carrier is the one that grabs the eye but over entheusiastic greasing will contaminate the clutch.
Hayter went through a period of fitting a sealed for life transmission identified by a female hex socket plug . If these have leaked and run short of lubricant the chances are that the box is shot. They were classed as "non serviceable".
Reference the bottom blade: Atco were masters at raiding the existing parts bins when creating new models so there's a reasonable chance that a 24" bottom blade used on much later machines will fit. The earlier ones would probably have used countersunk screws and the later ones pan head.
I think that it may be an Eaton hydro. Been used on a lot of garden and ground scare machinery of that era including a Dennis Premier cylinder mower that we used to look after. Unfortunately I left all my hydro stuff behind at my old business but try Googling Eaton .com.
Edit. This may be a better link, even shows a fan but make sure that it's the right rotation.
I recently did a tidy up job on a Ladybird for someone who has since sold it but it had a disc with two swinging blades and an on/off two pole tumbler switch in the mains lead about 18" from where it emerged from the top of the handle. As far as chopping the chassis to accommodate a different motor goes I would say . Don't . It's your machine and you will do what pleases you but for my money the originality will be gone for ever.
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Not as old as some items posted but these parallel action pliers were bought for 10/- (50p) from a junk shop in about 1975. The government broad arrow is visible on the jaws showing that they had originally been supplied to the armed services or even the GPO (General Post Office - Telephones) forerunner to BT. The numbers are probably the contract number and date.
In addition to the parallel action jaws another useful feature is that the hinge is constructed in such a way that wire can be fed right through - great for bending piano wire for control cables etc.
The design has stood the test of time as identical pliers from the same manufacturer can can be bought today !