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I see that there's a Westwood Clipper on that auction site at present. I'd totally forgotten that they made such a thing!.

Not that it affects the availability but the early "Westwoods" were imported and rebadged Dynamarks.

That's a configuration often used in heavier duty garden tractors such as JD, Ariens or Cub Cadet with a U/J off the back of the engine to shaft drive to the transmission and the drive to the deck via the electric clutch and one or two belts dropping down to a mule shaft under the chassis and a U/J and short shaft to the deck.. However the position of the fuel tank looks a bit wrong for that application.

To be strictly accurate the Beast did not have a Merlin engine but a Meteor which was the detuned version used in armoured vehicles.

But its not a chain driven fan, just happens to be on the crankshaft that's driving something else. Similar arrangement that used on several old mowers such as Atco Standards.

Norm, think that the birthday celebrations have affected your eyesight , the fan is on the crank !!😋

All well loved!!! The last one is a Briggs, the Villiers with the reduction box and double pulley, possibly came off a farm bale elevator or even a soil screening trommel - who knows. The SIF s are what they are, - plenty around . The little two stroke , I think more likely off a small 1950s cylinder mower - another who knows?!

I thought that I'd replied to this question but if I did it has disappeared - perhaps I dosed off without pressing Submit! Just seems to be rather an odd collection of parts, most of which I would have thought would be obtainable nearer to home - am I missing the point somewhere? SUBMIT !!!.

That's all good news. Interestingly I don't remember the single speed 21s being that fast - but I was younger and fitter then!! EDIT. Just looked back over your earlier posts and don't see any images of the transmission gearbox input pulley - is it single or double? It's just possible that you have one of the not very common two speed machines with double crank and gearbox pulleys and a thin, toothed (and expensive) belt. In 30+ years in the trade I only saw a couple of them. One was owned by an old boy with two "tin legs" who used it with a seat to drive the half mile through the woods to the pub having had his licence withdrawn.

Don’t be put off by the title but there is a lot of electrical and machine shop knowledge on this forum which could be useful. https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/

Meetens are a good source of parts for Kohler engines and many others. I’ve been a customer since 1980 when they were in Wimbledon. If you want an alternative try Uni-Power - very good for Honda and Briggs parts.

Although the Italian made Aspera was made under licence from Tecumseh there were differences so due intelligence is required when cross referencing!

It's an Atco with an Aspera engine. The machine was available in both 18 and 21" widths of cut . Yours looks to be 18" . I have illustrated parts lists and owners' manuals. Check for fuel leaks around where the tank brackets are spot welded to the tank. They tended to develop vibration related stress cracks around the spot welds. Easy cure was to seam braze right round the bracket.

As above, it may surprise you as to what is still available. or look for specialist Kubota breakers such as https://www.urparts.com/kubota-parts.cfm

Thank you for all your good wishes. Back to normal today!

Thanks for your comprehensive reply , I have forwarded it directly to my friend. In the meanwhile he has been back through some old emails and come up with 114567. Now according to any info I can find that is a 48" long belt - hardly long enough to be a primary deck drive. I'm guessing that it may be a hydro drive belt . His forte is computers - both systems and hardware - but he's not afraid to get stuck in with things mechanical - sometimes more successfully than others. Thanks again for your research. Angus

Thanks, I'll take you up on that. Not the guilty party! Done all the mechanics including honing the bore and re-ringing, re-grinding the cylinder and bottom blade and repairs to the cowling and recoil.

I need to "unbash" this grass box a bit - not to showroom standard with lots of filler etc but just a bit more respectable. Although I grew up with a spanner in hand, I've always avoided tin bashing so before I set about it with a block of wood and a lump hammer - any tips?

That is just one smart bike! Dare I post this ?

Email from a friend in need of a part number for the engine to side discharge deck belt.. Apparently the site that he has used in the past no longer shows what he needs. A Wheelhorse/Toro part number or even a pattern belt number will be greatly appreciated. Copied from his email. The Wheelyhorsey is a 518H E1-18OE02 actual model number 20164 serial number Cutter deck model 78346 Serial number 4900156 I think that it’s a 42” side discharge. If it makes any difference, I know that it has an Onan engine.

The fact that the "hand over" treatment worked suggests an air leak somewhere. The gauze ore cleaner shouldn't cause a problem as it was a standard fitment on Industrial Commercial spec engines.

A friction disc and bar blade was offered as an option for Hayterettes. If you want to benefit and use the time and resources of other forum members to solve your problems you really need to sort out your image posting issues. I know a lot of people use this free application to do it . http://www.onthegosoft.com/shrink_pic.htm ....... and subscribe!

I do hate these guessing games, for *** sake post an image! There were two machines known as graveyard mowers , the Hawk 12” and the Hawk Major 19”. Both had a friction disc with a bar blade.

The issue is dating your machine. if the Honda is original equipment the machine is "relatively" recent . Most of the Condors that I had anything to do with had Kohlers. If you Google Hayter Condor Hydrostat there is plenty of information. The problem is matching it to your machine. A few images of the hydrostat may help.

Still try the hand over the intake and see if it makes a difference.