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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 21, 2022 20:30:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Another distraction that'll keep me from doing useful stuff on the MG or VW, but it looks cool Picked this up from facebook marketplace, just a few streets away from me, for £15. The ad said that 'the motor spins but the blades do not' About 20 mins after I got it home I had most of it apart and it seems the blades have siezed (rust / bearings ? ) which seems to have caused the flexible drive coupler to shear, presumably as it's supposed to, so once I free up the blades, if I can find a coupler, then i'm good to go
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 21, 2022 20:32:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 21, 2022 20:33:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 21, 2022 20:34:19 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 21, 2022 20:35:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So, my first question is: where would I source a coupler to replace the broken one? A brief search shows other mowers like this one using solid couplers, is that acceptable ?
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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tonup Part of things Posts: 39	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower tonup @tonup
	Apr 21, 2022 20:43:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I love an old mower! If you grind off the flanges of the existing coupling, find a short length of snug fitting car radiator hose and a couple of jubilee clips each end and it will last for ages.


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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 21, 2022 20:54:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 21, 2022 20:43:53 GMT tonup said: I love an old mower! If you grind off the flanges of the existing coupling, find a short length of snug fitting car radiator hose and a couple of jubilee clips each end and it will last for ages. cool, I'll give that a go
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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Jonny69 Part of things Posts: 815	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower Jonny69 @jonny69
	Apr 22, 2022 8:36:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cool find. I was going to recommend a Ruland jaw type coupler. The ends come in all diameters. But the rad hose idea sounds like it'll work. I wouldn't go solid, the coupler allows for a bit of misalignment and it'll stop it knocking its bearings out.
	Last Edit: Apr 22, 2022 8:38:21 GMT by Jonny69

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 23, 2022 20:58:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Gave the hose trick ago, except I don't have any hose, so went with some rubber flooring which lasted about five seconds and threw the chain .. but I tried again, after lining up the output shaft using the chain tensioner and its a lot better vid (it's loud)
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 23, 2022 20:58:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 22, 2022 8:36:33 GMT Jonny69 said: Cool find. I was going to recommend a Ruland jaw type coupler. The ends come in all diameters. But the rad hose idea sounds like it'll work. I wouldn't go solid, the coupler allows for a bit of misalignment and it'll stop it knocking its bearings out. cool, that looks a lot more sensible
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 24, 2022 10:37:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It managed about a foot of lawn today but it was cutting too low, so I adjusted it, then immeadiatly on spin up, it sheared the coupler again, so I've ordered one like the one above
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 24, 2022 12:14:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm too impatient to wait for ebay, so had another go The only reinforced hose I have it some 10mm ID stuff, but I figured it might work with two lengths cut sectionally and wrapped round, and it did Managed the whole lawn. However my lawn is incredibly uneven, which this mower didn't like much in places, lots of wheel spin
	Last Edit: Apr 24, 2022 12:17:06 GMT by spiny 1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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	Apr 25, 2022 7:38:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I wouldn't worry too much about the rough ground. The more often you mow it the smoother it will get. I'm impressed with the cutting capacity of that thing. Did it make quite hard work of the long thick grass or just take it in its stride as it were?


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spiny Club Retro Rides Member Wiki Admin I am abivalent towards car electrics ... Posts: 1,330 Club RR Member Number: 167	Webb 1459 STD self propelled mower spiny @spiny Club Retro Rides Member 167
	Apr 25, 2022 8:08:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Apr 25, 2022 7:38:18 GMT igor said: I wouldn't worry too much about the rough ground. The more often you mow it the smoother it will get. I'm impressed with the cutting capacity of that thing. Did it make quite hard work of the long thick grass or just take it in its stride as it were? Even with the rusty blades it went through it like it wasn't even there, the cut is night and day compared to the cheapo 'spinning blade' flymo type mower I normally use.
	1978 VW Type 2 - rusting on my drive 1970 MG Midget - still nearly finished, now actually moves ! 2006 VW T5 panel van, daily duties 2001 Mondeo 2l auto, backup duties

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