S1g 579 #1 Posted January 21, 2016 Just been sorting through my brochures and rediscovered this sales sheet on a Wet Paddy Howard Gem. Did any actually get made and if so do any survive? The photo looks heavily retouched so im unsure if even a prototype was actually made. 2 Triumph66 and nigel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mg_rob 70 #2 Posted January 23, 2016 Our ground is that water logged at the moment that one of those Gems would be right at home. Brian Bell's Seventy Years of Garden Machinery book mentions Gems being made with large diameter steel wheels for working in paddy fields, it doesn't have a any photos though. While searching through some old computer backups last night I came across this photo of a Gem on large steel wheels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S1g 579 #3 Posted January 24, 2016 I remember your photographed gem being on ebay. It was discussed on tractorbox, the conclusion was reached that it was a homemade conversion as there's no reduction hubs fitted as in the sale sheet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
