little david

[dandkgroundcare]

those guards look a nightmare! with the original engine they are a bit soft, goes nicely with a few extra horses tho.

 

they are a nightmare but they put so much into it dont want to take them off only use it every now and again.

the briggs is a 16 horse engine it is ok just not worth getting a new lump for it

[penfold]

we had one of these at houghall in the late 90s. a right vicious *** when it wanted to be but good fun to use.

[Paul Jenks]

I had one when I first started but it was a right bugger with stumps in flower beds and the like. I got a welder to stick the handle at the other end and move the engine to improve the balance. Bloody heavy to maul around but it did the job for a few years. Moved on to a camon. Going strong after 4 years. Did a six foot diameter horse chestnut stump in a back garden a 3 weeks ago in 6 hours.

[kimtree]

has anyone got a self propelled one?we had one not sure if it was a little david though but it had the cutting wheel at the same end.this was in 87:001_smile:

[robert t]

This is my Little David, bought it new from Huxleys about 17years ago. It is a complete original, even the paint. I have never had to replaced any parts, apart from teeth and belts and only service the engine and grease where necessary. I still use very occasionally when I have access problems for bigger grinder or if working on steep embankments, where it works a treat. When it was three months old my cousin was using it and pulled it over his foot and he now has 4 toes on his on right foot, maybe the left cant remember and that was with steel toe caps on.