Recent content by Burnerman

Brilliant machines - gearbox made from phosphor bronze and would last a lifetime. Mine both had the Villiers two stroke engine, but I believe there was a four stroke model too. John :)

I have two Morso 4kW multifuel burners. Similar to yours, mine had a cupped baffle just below the flue exit - designed no doubt to slow the burning gases down. The only way I could get the stoves to perform well was to remove the baffles, and all is good now. Granted, the efficiency may be...

Oldies Goldies as they say! I think the original Tie bar system has long gone, replaced by an anti roll bar behind the hubs. That's now called a 'sway bar' I believe. Anyhoo, I hope your suspension rattles have now gone.......the drop links (or stabilisers) are always a good suspect, and there...

Off topic and living in the past as usual, but suspension component terminology seem to have changed somewhat..... On the early Mini, the tie rods (or bars) went from the front hub forward to the front subframe, the track rods connected the rack to the track rod end and therefore the hub. I'll...

I think I'd be looking at an angle grinder with a flap wheel - just a little more flexibility than a disc. Either way, please be very careful! John :)

Any sign of him these days? An original good guy. John :)

Worry ye not regarding the slight curve on the tang - you can straighten them if you want but no real need. In the days of yore we used to heat the tangs up before hammering the handle on, but this mustn't be over done. Google file handles with ferrules and a 3" one would be fine. John :)

Oh well.......every day is a school day but it's the first time I've seen that! It's the wings that scoop the cuttings into the grass box, flat blades for mulching. Anyhoo, if it cuts well afterwards, why worry! Ensure the air scoops and any foam filters are clean, and the motor brushes have...

Can you lay your hands on a mechanics impact driver, and a deep drive socket? The insert will be free in no time, and a set of tap revivers from Screwfix will sort that out no problem. I guess it depends on how deep you wish to delve! John :)

On the lower edge.....are you sure? All machines I work on are sharpened on the upper edge. I can't comment on yours, but the blade may be on upside down? Regards John :)

Indeed! I must endeavour to be more righteous this month (y) John :)

£250 for us this month John :)

I should have said - a great project to learn! However, do keep an eye on the spare parts prices - they can be crazy and sometimes an exchange engine is the way to go. We'd be pleased to get progress updates! Regards John:)

Unloaded, keep the pressures low - around 20psi? Any more and it will be airborne most of the time! Heavy loads? Increase the pressure to around 28 psi. Regards John :)

These were available as both two and four strokes......two stroke? Dead simple to pop the cylinder head off, four stroke OHV not much more difficult to check for compression. These engines are pretty highly strung and don't like modified exhausts or being run without an air filter....any clues...