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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: maracus on 09 July 2014, 16:27:19
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I posted a while ago a thread about a couple of old rotovators I have, one of which I'd just picked up as a non runner that needed an HT lead. Some of you may remember the post. Anyways...
I got it running :D
I managed to get hold a brand new lead for it, about £16 I think I paid. After failing to get it started, it sat in the shed while I tinkered about doing odd bits here and there. Then last week, I realised I still hadn't commenced this turfing job, and my mate was now ready for it.
So I stripped the carb, cleaned and reassembled it, and... It still didn't start. :-[
This was now taking me into Friday, and I wanted to use it Saturday. Friday was a warm day, and when I got back from work I thought "if its going to run, it'll run now" and sure enough, it fired into life on about the 4th attempt! ;D success!!
It smokes well 'til the oil levels dropped, but I've chucked some slick 50 in there and hoped for the best!!
I managed to do about 3 hours of solid rotovating on and off over the next four hours, and saw the job complete :D apart from the regular stalling cause I didn't realise it had an even lower 1st gear than what was actually second gear, it ran faultlessly!
I just need a thick gloopy chain box oil that won't leak out the hub shaft seals, and possibly a piston overhaul, but I'd rather not touch that tin of worms as it probably wants more than just rings, but while it runs, I'm happy ;) :y
Here's a picture as promised, haha!
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l512/maracus100/3AAFDCDA-44FC-4E08-A806-270EEADFFCB7.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/maracus100/media/3AAFDCDA-44FC-4E08-A806-270EEADFFCB7.jpg.html)
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Ah the joys of proper soil and machinery. :y
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Ah the joys of proper soil and machinery. :y
Yeah I know :y was good fun doing that haha but my back can't take doing it too often with this! Its a narrow tool to use and the handle bars needs adjusting up but are seized.
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^oops, slight typo there, my phone can be sloppy at times!
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It looks like a scene from Ukraine with hand operated farm machinery, complete with a half empty plastic bottle of clear liquid. Except in Ukraine it would be village distilled vodka to keep the operator lubricated. ::) :o ;) ;D
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Haha the bottle is empty.. Maybe that explains the typo lol :y
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if you scroll up on the pic so just the bottle is in shot looks very spooky.
like from a 3rd world country
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It looks like a scene from Ukraine with hand operated farm machinery, complete with a half empty plastic bottle of clear liquid. Except in Ukraine it would be a molotov coctail. ::) :o ;) ;D
Fixed. ;)
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Excellent :y I use to have a few villiers lawn mowers , one was a kick start ;D Use to kick back just like a bike . Cut the lawns perfect every time + with a weighty roller kept the lawns flat :y
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Excellent :y I use to have a few villiers lawn mowers , one was a kick start ;D Use to kick back just like a bike . Cut the lawns perfect every time + with a weighty roller kept the lawns flat :y
The funny thing about that is, I've just picked up an old atco cylinder mower with a villiers two stroke ;) paid a tenner for it and it runs ;D