Thanks for the interesting video. I noticed the piston is shaped differently on each side, and you reinstalled it 180 degrees from what it was. Might run better if the inlet gases are pushed up toward the head by the sharp "scoop" side of the piston. Seemed to run fairly well the way you installed it though. Thanks again for the great videos!
Rich, I'm an 80 year old 'gear head'. Still change the oil and grease the front end on my vehicle. Thank you so much for these videos. I really enjoy them. AND, your sound effects really put a smile on my old face. thank you. Bruce Ray. from the USA.
Deflector on the piston goes on the transfer port side. To loop the new charge up while exhaust has the long ramped side. Same way it came out. You're throwing away a few inch/pounds at least from the bottom end, and you didn't get many to start with..
And a Simar, and a beautiful car, my old man had one, and he did anything about it, you never give up these machines. Greetings from Ticino, Switzerland.
Put an small homemade trailer after the maschine and normal tyres on ist. Than you have a nice working maschine for garden and farm . Your children will be love drive in the woods on sundays . I use an Holder Ed2 or an Hako system trac with a small trailer from the 50er in garden 😎😉
Hi! Nice to hear from you. Got an Model A myself, i think it was a 1930. Modified to a tractor back in 1951. Sold it last year. They are really good cars for their time. Durable i would say. Thanks /Richard
Looks like it does the job as well as a new one. My hat is off to you for salvaging these interesting machines from a time gone by (keeping in mind that I'm about the same age as that tiller).
Hi! Have to ask because we share the same name, Richard Andersson. Do you have relatives from Sweden? Often Andersson became Anderson when they moved to US. Same thing with Johansson. Became Johnson etc. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery The answer is yes and no. My family name definitely came from Sweden, but we haven't been able to trace it back to find a living connection. Too many generations and too many missing records. While most immigrants from Scandinavia were reasonably educated, mine weren't, leading to a shortage of written documents to draw on. The fact that my grandfather ran away from home at age 12 (circa 1902), and had no further contact with his family just makes it that much harder. Since no two marriages in my ancestors seem to come from the same ethnic stock, at this point I'm just a plain old American mutt with mixed Western European heritage.
We had a two cylinder iron wheel monster predate to any rototiller, Dad parked it against and old diseased apple tree started it up and pushed the tree over with it I enjoyed your effort
I really like your little blue English Ford car. In 1967 I bought one in California USA and drove it back and forth to high school until 1969 when I sold it and went into the US Navy.
Gday Richard, absolutely brilliant, I throughly enjoy these types of videos, seeing his being saved and restored, being able to involve your children is something I try and do quite often here as well but not on camera, I’d rather put all my attention to the boys instead of worrying if I got the shot correct, do you have a channel sticker?, great video mate, I’ve been following for a good while now and enjoyed every video, thank you, cheers
Hi! Thank you Matty. I follow you as well! Yes, when filming i am alone most of the time, or always when doing something heavy or dangerous. But i enjoy having them around on projects like this. But it is a big differens if im filming or if we work on a project offside RUclips. Now i have to pause the camera and show them why and what we do on the engine and what is broke and how to tighten bolts. They enjoy it either way, but it is always better off camera when all attention can be on the kids 😊 Channel sticker? Don't know.. Got some reserch to do i guess 😁 Best regards/ Richard
My father used machines like this and bigger diesel when we went around and used them in peoples gardens. Got some extra income, which was always welcome. That was in the early 1970th around Hofors, Storvik and around that area. Great machines. Used tires though, as it was easier to move between customers. I think the older ones had iron wheels though. The first started with band like this, but the later we had to turn. And one had to be careful, so it didn't start in reverse, as then it would accelerate. So if started reveresed, the handle get stuck and one had to try to sneek in the hand to the valve lifter so the machine stoped.
I have a rototiller brand garden tractor very similar to your simar built in the 30's.I believe that it was inspired by the simar, even uses the same type flat belt to start it.The tines on it are spring mounted pick type which do a fantastic job, much better than the solid blade type used on most modern garden tractors today. I believe your simar had similar tines.I believe that if you can find the original tine setup you will find they will work much better than what is on there now. Great job on getting your simar running.
Love seeing these old dogs brought back to life. I was a young apprentice for VW in the early 70's and seeing the oil-bath air filter brought many memories back. Similarly the points and so on which were like some of the older VW's I worked on when I had my own garage. Great stuff and I look forward to more of these 'restorations'. Cheers from Canada North where we're almost out of snow now.....well....ALMOST
I want a front end loader bucket full of old machines to play with too! Neat design. Beautiful machine. Also sticks and carboard boxes, best childhood toys ever!
Hi Richard, hope you and your family are well and ok. What another great video, Thank you so much for sharing. I don't know how much your petrol (Gas) costs where you are but here in the U.K its gone through the roof. Hope all this sadness and fighting ends really soon. Keep up your great work my dear friend and take good care.
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Very well done again and as always (video and work). I like these versatile 1 axle tractors. All you need now is a little trailer with a bench seat. And two new tires for the machine. The kids would love to be driven around in such a vehicle. There had even been PTO driven trailers in the days when a lot of these machines had been used from farmers with no budget for a big tractor. Or from farmers in the Alps (with steep grassland). Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Dear @@YesterdaysMachinery Richard. You're welcome, it's my pleasure. Thanks for replying and especially for giving a heart for/to my comment. I totally appreciate both very much. Here are some 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 for you and your family. 2) Yes, a kind of a 4wheel driven vehicle. With a very small turning circle/radius. Hope you will find or build a trailer for it. Sincerely yours. Christian
Well done Richard! And it's nice to see the kids helping. That machine is similar to the Frazer Rototiller here in the states that dates from about the same time period. I've owned a few- same type of design and the tiller tines were spring mounted as you said. Interesting.
I love those Videos. I like seeing what's inside and how to handle the problems that come along... idk why. So much to observe and learn. Awesome teaching and chill man.. Thumps up👌👍😎
I really enjoy seeing old equipment from other countries, I live in the USA. Many of your countries machines are similar to ours but still a little different in some ways. Its kind of interesting. Take good care of that little girl and thanks for another good video
I like what you do. It's all up my street. Been a fitter all my life on machinery. Small to massive. Now boats are my hobby. But i still love engineering.
Yes, i could have made new ring in the lathe. But that takes like 4-5 hours of machining and making a new jig etc witch i have to do every time i make rings of different sizes. But i spent like 1h tapping and working the rings. Way faster than making new ones. You have to be patient tho. /Richard
great way to learn how things work to the kids! Great environment for them also, and especially for building character and knowledge! awesome dad, definitely! :)
Hey buddy, love your channel & really appreciate the way you explain & do things, very practical & informative. I have to live & work in the modern world but love yesterday's. Good work & thanks
Hey Richard, you may have missed this comment...might be handy? Wendy & Richards tinkering workshop 7 days ago I have the side panels and all instructions books and implement book . I used to restore and show them. Don’t have them now tho just the odd spare parts
First time seeing your channel but very informative I thought when you first pull that out it was a David Bradley so it’s cool to see that there’s other machines like this that we used in the states
I spent a few hours operating one of these machines in the 1950s and 1960s. Dad had one for his very productive 2-acre garden in Gisborne, NewZealand. It is now in the hands of an old machinery collector, still in Gisborne.
Yes, for a small farm i think it was a dream. Dont know what it did cost back then, but compared with a real tractor it was probably not much. /Richard
🇬🇧😷🇬🇧 piston is 180 / degrees out : the ring gap does not pass across the ports , also the crank shaft And or the piston gudgeon bore is off set in relation to the centre line of the bore , this has the effect of reducing the load on the thrust side of the piston , also it exaggerates the length of the power stroke , So this engine does. Not have a proper TDC , and the side. load on the piston is greater on the way up the bore but it is of small moment as it is. Not under load , I did not mean to bore you all 🤔 ,but I think you should be informed of the design of this engine , 😀 peace be with you , and stay safe , 🌹🌹🇬🇧😷
These old two strokes used a lot of oil in the mix. BUT now the oils are so good comparatively. I would run it at 25 to one with 50 to one modern two stroke oil. I and my friends run our old outboards that were like 16 to one at 24 with no issues.
What a beautiful machine! I'd keep an eye on the front main seal, too, it looked to have a lot of seepage around it when you had the flywheel off. 2 cycle engines really dislike air leaks! That bit of work freeing up the rings was brilliant, I rarely am lucky enough to get them free, they usually either break while I work on them, or are already broken when I pull the cylinder!
Yes, the main seal sure is a bit leaky. I think it is a filt-seal. They tend to always leak a little on the two-strokes. I have to tear down the engine and change the main bearings in the future i think. So then i will have a look at the seals also. Yes often i think that the piston doesnt get heated enough. If you heat it up a couple of times and letnit cool between it mostly works fine with a lot of tapping and effort. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery sounds like it runs decent, I bet you'll get a lot of use out of it before it needs bearings. Some of those will sound crunchy for a long time before they get bad enough to need replacement. I had just been heating the pistons, not letting them cool and reheat. Definitely trying that next time I find stuck rings! Thanks!! 😁
We had a similar one with a plow attahment and also a seat on wheels. Gramps used it for years and it was sold once his health got bad in the 80's....He Lived to over 100.
Love to watch you repair these great pieces of History. Back when Machine's were made to last. And thank you for being a great Dad. Your Children will remember you fondly. Liked,shared. All my very best to you and yours.
If you want your children to be more involved let them paint the machines. My Dad had us kids paint his car ?& i have had my children paint my projects sunce they were very young. They loved it
If i wanted to have painted machines yes. But i only collect original stand machines, like most of the rest here in sweden. To repaint old machines and engines here only lower the value. But we have a ton of other things that needs paint and attention that we work on together 😊 /Richard
Well done sir! Nothing better than a good hot magneto to get things running. A well built machine, should be good for another 70 or so years. Am still in awe of your command of the english language. Oh, looks like good soil in your area also.
Being a Dad is such a wonderful experience. Good for you..
I love that you care about the machine running again and not the "cosmetics" of your work. Good for you.
Yes! Thank you! /Richard
29:27 "Send 'em out. Play with sticks". Luxury. In my day it was a lump of coal. If it was my birthday, a lump of coal and a beating.
Reminds me of a Monthy Phyton sketch 😅 But its not that bad thank god.../Richard
Thanks for the interesting video. I noticed the piston is shaped differently on each side, and you reinstalled it 180 degrees from what it was. Might run better if the inlet gases are pushed up toward the head by the sharp "scoop" side of the piston. Seemed to run fairly well the way you installed it though. Thanks again for the great videos!
Right? Totally screwed it up.
no, it looks like it was wrongly assembled, and he re-installed it correctly?
Rich, I'm an 80 year old 'gear head'. Still change the oil and grease the front end on my vehicle. Thank you so much for these videos. I really enjoy them. AND, your sound effects really put a smile on my old face. thank you. Bruce Ray. from the USA.
Deflector on the piston goes on the transfer port side. To loop the new charge up while exhaust has the long ramped side. Same way it came out. You're throwing away a few inch/pounds at least from the bottom end, and you didn't get many to start with..
Interesting piston and ring design to ensure the ring gaps never line up.
Yes, first time i have seen this design. A small piece of brass just inserted and bent on the inside of the piston. Quite clever.
To keep them from falling in to the ports. 2 stroke
@@daleolson3506 Exactly, can't have the ring gaps line up with the ports.
Most 2 strokes have this.
Ahh...OK. Never made any opportunities to work on any 2-strokes. Didn't know that, Thank you.
Another oldie but goodie. Just don't forget your steel toed boots when using the "rotary tiller". Thanks for the vid!
And a Simar, and a beautiful car, my old man had one, and he did anything about it, you never give up these machines. Greetings from Ticino, Switzerland.
Now that's a tiller, I could have used that last week. You are right about keeping the kids busy and outside away from the internet and social media.
Yes i hope to fix the crop field this week. /Richard
Watching how well you get the machines to perform, it makes one wonder why they were left to rust at all. Great video!
Very cool...older the better
True. /Richard
Put an small homemade trailer after the maschine and normal tyres on ist. Than you have a nice working maschine for garden and farm . Your children will be love drive in the woods on sundays . I use an Holder Ed2 or an Hako system trac with a small trailer from the 50er in garden 😎😉
Yes, I have original drawings from Simar "How to build a small trailer" for it :) / Richard
I think if you rebuild the tiller end with new tines it will do a much better job of tilling the soil. Should be a very useful machine for you...
Great old 2 stroke rotortiler Richard, the engine sounds so crisp, thank for sharing
Great video!!!!!! It is nice to see someone who knows what they are doing.!!!!
That's a fine tool you've rescued there great video 👍🇬🇧
That's hard no! I see a shop and it's filled with many thousands worth of tools and equipment.
Hello from Tucson Arizona. Wonderful video. I am working on a 1930 Model A Ford and really appreciate what you are doing.
Hi! Nice to hear from you. Got an Model A myself, i think it was a 1930. Modified to a tractor back in 1951. Sold it last year. They are really good cars for their time. Durable i would say. Thanks /Richard
Looks like it does the job as well as a new one. My hat is off to you for salvaging these interesting machines from a time gone by (keeping in mind that I'm about the same age as that tiller).
Hi! Have to ask because we share the same name, Richard Andersson. Do you have relatives from Sweden? Often Andersson became Anderson when they moved to US. Same thing with Johansson. Became Johnson etc. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery The answer is yes and no. My family name definitely came from Sweden, but we haven't been able to trace it back to find a living connection. Too many generations and too many missing records. While most immigrants from Scandinavia were reasonably educated, mine weren't, leading to a shortage of written documents to draw on. The fact that my grandfather ran away from home at age 12 (circa 1902), and had no further contact with his family just makes it that much harder. Since no two marriages in my ancestors seem to come from the same ethnic stock, at this point I'm just a plain old American mutt with mixed Western European heritage.
The length of the stroke and the massiveness of the flywheel are impressive! So cool you got it running!
Yes the stroke is impressive 😊😊 /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery 😂😂
I like seeing old things brought back to life.
We had a two cylinder iron wheel monster predate to any rototiller, Dad parked it against and old diseased apple tree started it up and pushed the tree over with it I enjoyed your effort
The belt as the pull start. What a smart idea 💡
Yes, works but i like a rope better. But this is original 😊 /Richard
Wow spectacular job Brother thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise and hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video 👍
I really like your little blue English Ford car. In 1967 I bought one in California USA and drove it back and forth to high school until 1969 when I sold it and went into the US Navy.
Hi! That is a Opel 1957. I really like it. Good car! /Richard
Gday Richard, absolutely brilliant, I throughly enjoy these types of videos, seeing his being saved and restored, being able to involve your children is something I try and do quite often here as well but not on camera, I’d rather put all my attention to the boys instead of worrying if I got the shot correct, do you have a channel sticker?, great video mate, I’ve been following for a good while now and enjoyed every video, thank you, cheers
Hi! Thank you Matty. I follow you as well!
Yes, when filming i am alone most of the time, or always when doing something heavy or dangerous. But i enjoy having them around on projects like this. But it is a big differens if im filming or if we work on a project offside RUclips. Now i have to pause the camera and show them why and what we do on the engine and what is broke and how to tighten bolts. They enjoy it either way, but it is always better off camera when all attention can be on the kids 😊
Channel sticker? Don't know.. Got some reserch to do i guess 😁
Best regards/ Richard
Regards from Kopparberg Sweden!
Nice to hear from Sweden! /Richard
What a long stroke, for a two-stroke engine!
Yes, i think the longest iv'e seen! Kind of extrem.
My father used machines like this and bigger diesel when we went around and used them in peoples gardens. Got some extra income, which was always welcome. That was in the early 1970th around Hofors, Storvik and around that area. Great machines. Used tires though, as it was easier to move between customers. I think the older ones had iron wheels though. The first started with band like this, but the later we had to turn. And one had to be careful, so it didn't start in reverse, as then it would accelerate. So if started reveresed, the handle get stuck and one had to try to sneek in the hand to the valve lifter so the machine stoped.
Great video!!
With warm spring-greetings from Bohuslän.
Tack! Kul att höra från Bohuslän 🙂
Beautiful old tractor.
I have always wanted a big shed with all kinds of old machines. How idyllic to live like this. This man will never have high blood pressure.
Grand old machine made with quality and pride. Nice job.
I believe you installed the piston backward it was turned the other way when you removed it from the connecting rod at the start of the video.
Cool machine. I have a Gravely two wheeled tractor but it is from the 1970s. A little newer.
I have a rototiller brand garden tractor very similar to your simar built in the 30's.I believe that it was inspired by the simar, even uses the same type flat belt to start it.The tines on it are spring mounted pick type which do a fantastic job, much better than the solid blade type used on most modern garden tractors today. I believe your simar had similar tines.I believe that if you can find the original tine setup you will find they will work much better than what is on there now. Great job on getting your simar running.
You amaze me with your mechanical skills. Couldn't believe that started with one pull on the starting strap.
It actually starts on first everytime. Runs like a dream. The mains have a bad noice tho... /Richard
buen arreglo richard saludos desde españa
Love seeing these old dogs brought back to life. I was a young apprentice for VW in the early 70's and seeing the oil-bath air filter brought many memories back.
Similarly the points and so on which were like some of the older VW's I worked on when I had my own garage.
Great stuff and I look forward to more of these 'restorations'.
Cheers from Canada North where we're almost out of snow now.....well....ALMOST
Nice with good memories! When i woke up today there was new snow again.. Now i just want spring 😁
I want a front end loader bucket full of old machines to play with too! Neat design. Beautiful machine. Also sticks and carboard boxes, best childhood toys ever!
Awesome guy! That is one nice machine. Keep it up, you have a great channel. Thanks
Thanks mate. Means a lot! /Richard
Richard, it is such a pleasure watching you breath new life into these old machines, and you actually put them to work. Great stuff!
Thanks, this one will work quite hard now in the crop field! /Richard
Hi Richard, hope you and your family are well and ok. What another great video, Thank you so much for sharing. I don't know how much your petrol (Gas) costs where you are but here in the U.K its gone through the roof. Hope all this sadness and fighting ends really soon. Keep up your great work my dear friend and take good care.
Thanks mate. Yes, i hope so to. We are all good here thanks. I hope the same for you. /Richard
First time I watched your channel. Tryelly enjoyed it .
Thank you 😊😊/Richard
Now I see where Troy-Bilt borrowed their line of tiller models.
Coming from a Howard gem owner if you drop the steering bars down it will work well, but good luck thanks for sharing
Thanks! Yes i have to study this a bit more to get me and the machine to work good together. /Richard
Very interesting video of a powerhouse little tractor. Really chews up the soil. Hope you're having a good Spring.
Thanks wish you a great spring as well! /Richard
A beast ! Fix the tines !
Hi! Sorry for my bad english, but what is the "tines"? /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery the diggers .a couple broke off it looked like .
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Very well done again and as always (video and work). I like these versatile 1 axle tractors. All you need now is a little trailer with a bench seat. And two new tires for the machine. The kids would love to be driven around in such a vehicle. There had even been PTO driven trailers in the days when a lot of these machines had been used from farmers with no budget for a big tractor. Or from farmers in the Alps (with steep grassland).
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Thank you. Yes a pto- driven trailer is not a bad idea. Like a small 4x4 tractor. /Richard
Dear @@YesterdaysMachinery Richard.
You're welcome, it's my pleasure.
Thanks for replying and especially for giving a heart for/to my comment. I totally appreciate both very much. Here are some 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 for you and your family.
2) Yes, a kind of a 4wheel driven vehicle. With a very small turning circle/radius. Hope you will find or build a trailer for it.
Sincerely yours.
Christian
I answered my question when I saw the plate on your truck, Sweden is a country I hope to visit some day !
Always find your videos interesting Thank you.
Thanks! /Richard
What a great job you do with those things that are old and give them life.
new subscriber here, nice to see a fellow swede working on these types of machines!
Welcome! So you are a Swede as well? /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery Yes!
Well done Richard! And it's nice to see the kids helping. That machine is similar to the Frazer Rototiller here in the states that dates from about the same time period. I've owned a few- same type of design and the tiller tines were spring mounted as you said. Interesting.
Thanks a lot! Yes i think spring loaded arms would be better. I'm have to find me one of those. /Richard
Curved tines later in the life of the machine will smooth out the forward digging, thanx for the video.🙂
Well done! you were lucky to get this machine with so few problems. It is a wonderful addition to your collection and useful as well.
Just found your channel...you're living the dream, man! Soon enough...
Hi! Thank you /Richard
I have similar size Rototiller These older ones are really reliable and good for the garden mine is a Fraser I got for free
I love those Videos. I like seeing what's inside and how to handle the problems that come along...
idk why. So much to observe and learn. Awesome teaching and chill man.. Thumps up👌👍😎
Ytterligare en grym video Richard! Tack! 🙏
Tack själv 😊😊
I really enjoy seeing old equipment from other countries, I live in the USA. Many of your countries machines are similar to ours but still a little different in some ways. Its kind of interesting. Take good care of that little girl and thanks for another good video
Thanks mate! /Richard
It´s very enjoyable to see your videos !
Thanks mate! /Richard
Great video , great old machine , I want one 👍🏻
Thanks mate! / Richard
I like what you do. It's all up my street. Been a fitter all my life on machinery. Small to massive. Now boats are my hobby. But i still love engineering.
I was surprised how well the rings freed up.
Yes, i could have made new ring in the lathe. But that takes like 4-5 hours of machining and making a new jig etc witch i have to do every time i make rings of different sizes. But i spent like 1h tapping and working the rings. Way faster than making new ones. You have to be patient tho. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery You did great job freeing them!
great way to learn how things work to the kids! Great environment for them also, and especially for building character and knowledge!
awesome dad, definitely! :)
Love your work. Keep going as long as it's fun for you. Thank you for your entertainment.
Thanks mate! /Richard
Hey buddy, love your channel & really appreciate the way you explain & do things, very practical & informative. I have to live & work in the modern world but love yesterday's. Good work & thanks
Hey Richard, you may have missed this comment...might be handy?
Wendy & Richards tinkering workshop
7 days ago
I have the side panels and all instructions books and implement book . I used to restore and show them. Don’t have them now tho just the odd spare parts
Thanks, Will check where they are located :) / Richard
It really does a good job tilling. Cool old machine. Thanks for showing us
First time seeing your channel but very informative I thought when you first pull that out it was a David Bradley so it’s cool to see that there’s other machines like this that we used in the states
Yes, these small one axle tractors seems to have been popular all around the world back then. /Richard
Настоящий мастер-энтузиаст старинной техники!
Thank you.
That new machine looks good. The kids will learn from watching their Dad.
Take care. 👈👍😎
Really enjoyed looking at this machine, it look as though it was designed to work without destroying the need for human intervention.
I spent a few hours operating one of these machines in the 1950s and 1960s. Dad had one for his very productive 2-acre garden in Gisborne, NewZealand. It is now in the hands of an old machinery collector, still in Gisborne.
You have been missed!
Thank you 😊😊 /Richard
What a great little machine. I can imagine how many attachments a farmer or land owner could make up for such a great little mechanical horse.
Yes, for a small farm i think it was a dream. Dont know what it did cost back then, but compared with a real tractor it was probably not much. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery still is
Hi Richard
Great video again. Super. And your kids really seem to enjoy it as much as you do😀😀😀😀👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Best regards
Christoph
Thank you mate 🙂 /Richard
Just found your channel, love it, I always love to see the old come alive again.
Thanks! Yes i love to find oldies and fix them up to running order again 🙂 /Richard
Nice Killer tiler I think it`s great Love the old stuff
I love the old machinery! Have a few myself. Great work, great channel. Thanks Pat!
🇬🇧😷🇬🇧 piston is 180 / degrees out : the ring gap does not pass across the ports , also the crank shaft And or the piston gudgeon bore is off set in relation to the centre line of the bore , this has the effect of reducing the load on the thrust side of the piston , also it exaggerates the length of the power stroke , So this engine does. Not have a proper TDC , and the side. load on the piston is greater on the way up the bore but it is of small moment as it is. Not under load , I did not mean to bore you all 🤔 ,but I think you should be informed of the design of this engine , 😀 peace be with you , and stay safe , 🌹🌹🇬🇧😷
I never realized that pin offset also decreases wear. Thank you!
A great machine! We have in the US a machine called a Gravely which is a little similar. It is very nice to watch your children help you.
Thanks mate! /Richard
These old two strokes used a lot of oil in the mix. BUT now the oils are so good comparatively. I would run it at 25 to one with 50 to one modern two stroke oil. I and my friends run our old outboards that were like 16 to one at 24 with no issues.
Yes, oils are a lot better now. /Richard
What a beautiful machine! I'd keep an eye on the front main seal, too, it looked to have a lot of seepage around it when you had the flywheel off. 2 cycle engines really dislike air leaks! That bit of work freeing up the rings was brilliant, I rarely am lucky enough to get them free, they usually either break while I work on them, or are already broken when I pull the cylinder!
Yes, the main seal sure is a bit leaky. I think it is a filt-seal. They tend to always leak a little on the two-strokes. I have to tear down the engine and change the main bearings in the future i think. So then i will have a look at the seals also.
Yes often i think that the piston doesnt get heated enough. If you heat it up a couple of times and letnit cool between it mostly works fine with a lot of tapping and effort. /Richard
@@YesterdaysMachinery sounds like it runs decent, I bet you'll get a lot of use out of it before it needs bearings. Some of those will sound crunchy for a long time before they get bad enough to need replacement.
I had just been heating the pistons, not letting them cool and reheat. Definitely trying that next time I find stuck rings! Thanks!! 😁
Thanks Richard . Another great video on a cool little machine. I am sure it will be useful on the farm because that was what it was built to do.
Yes i hope so 😊 /Richard
Good aye most of those vegie patch rotorary hoe/tractor sold in Australia either had a turning bar or a hard rubber wheel on them
Like other videos, very interesting. And I see you have a cute little helper too. That will be absolutely great. Thanks a lot for the video.
We had a similar one with a plow attahment and also a seat on wheels. Gramps used it for years and it was sold once his health got bad in the 80's....He Lived to over 100.
Good job
Thanks! Richard
You do find some interesting things, it seems to work very well. Keep smilin
Thank you 🙂 /Richard
Nice! I like old stuf. It's been build to last for ever.
New subscriber, I love old machinery and that was a good find and you fixed it so it can be used congratulations!
Love to watch you repair these great pieces of History. Back when Machine's were made to last. And thank you for being a great Dad. Your Children will remember you fondly. Liked,shared. All my very best to you and yours.
Hi, and a huge thank you! 😊 /Richard
Nice job!! It runs good.
If you want your children to be more involved let them paint the machines.
My Dad had us kids paint his car ?& i have had my children paint my projects sunce they were very young. They loved it
If i wanted to have painted machines yes. But i only collect original stand machines, like most of the rest here in sweden. To repaint old machines and engines here only lower the value.
But we have a ton of other things that needs paint and attention that we work on together 😊 /Richard
Really enjoy your projects, workshop and land. Thank you for sharing. All the best.
Thanks! /Richard
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Thank you mate! Where are you from? /Richard
Well done sir! Nothing better than a good hot magneto to get things running. A well built machine, should be good for another 70 or so years. Am still in awe of your command of the english language. Oh, looks like good soil in your area also.
Thank you! Yes the soil here got lots of sand in it. This whole area is an old lake lowered in early 1800's. /Richard