The Mower Bench

[GardenKit]

Our new mower bench.

We used to have to lift mowers onto the old bench, which obviously was a bit of an HSE issue. This one drops to about 200m and lifts to 1220mm.

 

[Richard 1234]

Like that👍

[mikerecike]

Our new mower bench.

We used to have to lift mowers onto the old bench, which obviously was a bit of an HSE issue. This one drops to about 200m and lifts to 1220mm.

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Ace.Who makes that Barrie?

[GardenKit]

Ace.Who makes that Barrie?

Its made in Italy by Estrax Mike. Priced at £2360 plus vat.

If you want one I could supply!

 

edit, The bit of phenolic ply on the top is not standard!!

[mikerecike]

Looks like quality Barrie. Cheers. That"ll save a few strains.

[GardenKit]

My 13 year old Clarke 160T mig welder has been giving me trouble lately, the torch is wired in unlike the newer 'euro torch' and has been changed a few times and the clamps have become weak. And, to be honest, I have never welded well with it although my welding these days is only 'repair' welding to mowers and small fabrication occasionally and i thought I had lost my skills.

 

So I decided a new one was in order, and as Inverter Fusion Ltd are just up the road I decided to buy one of theirs.

 

My welding is back to top form instantly, making me wonder why I had put up with the Clarke for all these years.

 

This iFL Mig 170 uses inverter technology, providing stepless control of amps and volts. It is also able to double up as a stick welder which is handy outdoors or on dirty metal. There is an anti-burnback feature which, when in mig mode stops the wire burning back and sticking in the tip which is flaming brilliant.

 

All in all I am very impressed so far, its the best I have ever used, and I have had big Kempi, Migatronic, Esab and more in previous lives.

 

 

[carpenter1]

When would you say is best to get a mower serviced at a dealer, in the next couple of weeks or late February /early March?

[GardenKit]

When would you say is best to get a mower serviced at a dealer, in the next couple of weeks or late February /early March?

Our winter service programme is now well under way and we have 5 months of long days and long weeks to look forward to.

So not everyone will be able to choose when they want it done.

 

But I always think its best to get it done as early as possible in the winter, otherwise it will sit in the shed with last years grass and mud slowly rotting it out from beneath and accumulated damp clippings rotting it from above. The old oil in the sump will be acidic, and the stale petrol will be slowly dissolving the carburettor. This machine will without doubt suffer some form of decline over the winter months.

 

The ones we service now will sit in the shed with a clean under deck treated with waxoyl. The paint will have been cleaned and polished and any rust will have been treated and painted. The oil will be clean and the fuel system cleaned out and filled to the top with Aspen. This machine will not deteriorate at all over the winter and will start perfectly when required.

 

If you were using us for your service we could still give you an early slot, but they are being booked rapidly as the season draws to a close and it won't be too long until we are fully booked until March or April.

 

Most good dealers will be in a similar situation.

[joe 44]

Hello new to the forum, I hope I’m not been rude by asking this here, I have recently been given a Qualcast Suffolk Punch 35s that has a few problems and would appreciate any help.

 

The lawnmower is an a114 aluminium engine and has the Dellorto carb, mechanical governor, and two pole ignition coil so I reckon that it's late 80's maybe 1988, anyway the problem is the recoil starter keeps slipping when trying to start the mower, its so bad that you can see the engine cowl bulge and the plastic starter housing coming away from the engine cowl.

 

One of the starter pawls then comes out of the starter cup and then the whole thing gets jammed up and has to be removed.

Even with the spark plug removed it still doesn't seem to engage very well.

 

Compression is 90psi so I don't think that should cause it to struggle.

I've rebuilt the starter and still the same problem, the pulley does seem to have quite a bit of play and wobbles in the starter housing, so maybe the starter housing is worn any ideas?

 

Also I would appreciate any information anyone could give me about this particular engine.

 

Thanks

 

Joe

[GardenKit]

Thats a common problem, and one that often gets the better of me too. Everything looks ok, but the pawls pop out again when you try to start it.

Its best to fit a complete unit if you can get hold of one, but they are not easy to source now.