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Alan

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  1. No Wheel horse brand trailers Harry, but a few Westwood and small car trailers still lurking at John's place near Cranleigh.  One in fair condition, the others needing urgent medical help.


  2. I had a very similar TW Monoturn years ago which friend John and I found to be fairly accurate given its age.   Bought as part of a job lot of machinery and tools by my old place of work.  They didn't want it so it ended up in John's garage. Came with a large and heavy 1hp motor which we just clamped to an old kitchen chair and moved to tension the drive belt.  A temporary arrangement that stayed temporary as things often do.

     

    Had quite a bit of use before being loaned to another friend who moved house and we lost touch with.  Never did track him down. 


  3. Once again, while helping to sort and clear rubbish from John's shed, the showman decided to take a break and have a nosey outside before it got too dark.  As the vegetation was dying off Chris's eagle eye's, helped by his bloodhound nose, spotted something green buried in the now not so green greenery at the side of one of the previously explored caravans.

     

    A short while later, aided by a pair of clippers and some huffing and puffing, three hefty lumps of green metal appeared and were loosely assembled and photo's taken.

     

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    Looks complete apart from the clamps / U bolts which hold it together and possibly one tine.  Didn't measure it but the wheels are approx 7 to 8" diameter.  Any idea of the make anyone before offering for sale.

     

    Also found weeks ago but only just photographed is this axle unit.  Again, make unknown.                                                                                                  post-385-0-68840900-1448490750_thumb.jpgpost-385-0-88184000-1448490855_thumb.jpgpost-385-0-01209600-1448490807_thumb.jpg

     

    And finally, although not tractor or machinery related, a pair of john's Marina Estates. Both 1800cc the green one an automatic.  Not new finds as we knew they were there.  Just needed extracting from the junk piled around them.  Both got running fairly quickly by Chris after about 10 years standing idle.  Not very easy to get decent photo's. Too cramped and lots of reflections.  Need to get them outside.

     

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    Chris also got a Marina van running and is itching to complete the task with the remaining two estates plus one saloon.  Thanks again Chris.


  4. Nice job Chris, I think you were fighting physics in this situation, your leverage position. I get my exercise chopping wood and digging in the garden with my shovel, my machines all have either electric or hydraulic lift. I'm glad because with my eyesight I don't think I could handle another handle.

    I guess the wire fencing is your wife's way of making sure you don't escape until the digging is finished. :D


  5. If there was a model for ducks, would it be called a Duck Plucker or Duck Fluffer, and if it was larger and for a goose, would it be a Geese Greaser or a Goose Looser?

    Years ago John's wife got her wires crossed and called the Chicken Plucker - - - -  Plicken Chucker.  We still laugh about it.

 
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