pmackellow 2,738 #76 Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks for your comments gents Rapier mower chassis now in tractor shed whilst the next machine goes into the workshop... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #77 Posted February 22, 2014 Further update next weekend when hopefully its all in position at the Three Counties Showground... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #78 Posted March 3, 2014 Here's a couple of shots of the display at Tractor World... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #79 Posted March 9, 2014 In preparation for the Meet and Greet at Isfield station next Sunday I had a swap round with the Multigardner units this afternnon in between painting the Suffolk Galaxy mower deck. The Clinton engine unit was taken off the graveyard mower and put on the Rapier mower chassis whilst the Briggs and Stratton engine unit from the trailer unit is now fitted to the graveyard mower chassis - this re-unites the unit and chassis that started the Multigardner collection last year... 1 steve d reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve d 43 #80 Posted March 9, 2014 Looks great mate really looking forward to Isfield now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #81 Posted March 9, 2014 Looks great mate really looking forward to Isfield now. Thought you were anyway !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #82 Posted March 9, 2014 Next job is to make up the Tarpen drive unit, I saw one at Malvern last weekend and have taken the measurements and loads of photos, so a job for the future... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #83 Posted March 10, 2014 Here's the unit that was at Tractor World, many thanks to Dave Biggs for letting me take photos and measurements. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #84 Posted March 13, 2014 Display board for the graveyard mower for Isfield... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #85 Posted March 13, 2014 And the just completed board for the Rapier mower... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #86 Posted March 16, 2014 Here's the Rapier at Isfield today... 1 Lauber1 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #87 Posted March 18, 2014 And here's the graveyard mower... 1 Lauber1 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #88 Posted March 18, 2014 Hopefully taking some of the Multigardner collection to the Stradsett Rally in Norfolk at the start of May, it will be the rotavator and the two mowers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simar kid 22 #89 Posted March 19, 2014 very good restos Paul at Isfield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #90 Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #91 Posted March 24, 2014 Another Multigardner rotavator won on that well known auction site late last night, We will be picking it up this evening, its only at Shoreham on the South Coast so not too far to go... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #92 Posted March 24, 2014 Here's the new machine,Multigardner 4... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve d 43 #93 Posted March 25, 2014 A multi gardener for every occasion mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #94 Posted March 25, 2014 Thats true !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #95 Posted March 27, 2014 Not sure yet of the final setup of the "new" Multigardner, might set it up as a cultivator with a single set of tines and put the Clinton unit on it, then put the Briggs unit on this one into the Rapier mower chassis... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #96 Posted March 29, 2014 ...or I might leave this one as it is and find some rear mounted implements, a potato ridger is listed in one of the Farmfitters price lists I have... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #97 Posted March 30, 2014 Won a couple more Farmfitters leaflets on that well known auction website yesterday evening, looks like one has the Farmfitters logo on it, another email to TITCH in the near future then !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simar kid 22 #98 Posted March 30, 2014 Paul you will be the authority on these now. how about a farm fitters owners club ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #99 Posted March 30, 2014 Don't know about an owners club John but a register could be a possibility... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,738 #100 Posted March 31, 2014 Result today, I had bought a Versatiller Mark4 handbook on that auction websitefor the grand sum of 99p plus a bit of postage, when it turned up it had an Aspera engine manual with it plus a 1971 Farmfitters price list.... well chuffed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
