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This is my latest project, been after one for a while.

 

Didn't run when i got it, but the fuel tank appeared to be full of what can only be described as thinners, cleaned all that out, put some petrol in and the monster awoke!

 

I'll gather parts through the summer and i will probably set about it through the winter.

 

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2p6qs98d2phidPermalink Reply by 2p6qs98d2phid on June 20, 2011 at 22:28
Is it a haytor osprey?

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Adam Pilgrim on June 20, 2011 at 22:30
I think it is Stephen....

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on June 21, 2011 at 9:04
You're right chaps it certainly is!!

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Matt Rolls on June 22, 2011 at 19:34
That one's a beaut! I'm picking up an Allen sythe this week to add to my collection!

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on June 22, 2011 at 19:42
I'd love an Allen Sythe, but I've already had "the look" from the missus for buying this! I don't want to push my luck!

Matt Rolls said:
That one's a beaut! I'm picking up an Allen sythe this week to add to my collection!

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Matt Rolls on June 22, 2011 at 19:50
I get the look everytime i say i need a new piece of machinery. I want a new van in a month or 2 so i'll put my stab vest on when i drop that one on her.
Permalink Reply by Colin Hunt on June 22, 2011 at 20:20

Ah, want my Osprey back! Spent many a 'happy' day armed with my Osprey, Condor and Hayterette looking after a Churchyard contract and other commercial sites. All good old plodders, simple to use, maintain and would go on for ever. Too many levers, cables and things to go wrong on today's machinery - but they do start easier! 

 

I'm gonna go and have a look to see if its still lurking at the back of the 'Hospital shed'! Only dragged out my Howard 350 last week and sent it away to the doctors to see if its worth firing up again after 15 years.


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on June 22, 2011 at 20:23
Ha ha! that's great!  Glad it's not just me!

Matt Rolls said:
I get the look everytime i say i need a new piece of machinery. I want a new van in a month or 2 so i'll put my stab vest on when i drop that one on her.

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on June 22, 2011 at 20:26

I'd love a condor, they are monsters.  Not sure i'd describe this machine as a plodder, when i fired it up yesterday, released the clutch and it dragged me down the road!

 

Do you know how i might go about steadying it down?
Colin Hunt said:

Ah, want my Osprey back! Spent many a 'happy' day armed with my Osprey, Condor and Hayterette looking after a Churchyard contract and other commercial sites. All good old plodders, simple to use, maintain and would go on for ever. Too many levers, cables and things to go wrong on today's machinery - but they do start easier! 

 

I'm gonna go and have a look to see if its still lurking at the back of the 'Hospital shed'! Only dragged out my Howard 350 last week and sent it away to the doctors to see if its worth firing up again after 15 years.

Permalink Reply by Colin Hunt on June 22, 2011 at 20:40

From what I rememebr (15/20 years ago) the clutch was on the rear wheels somehow - the problem we had was that they tended to slip a bit. Is the plate rusty?

 

You are right, the Condor was a super machine, with two rotor discs giving a nice wide cut.  We used to change over to a cylinder head occasionally and (height of luxury) hitch on a seat and roller!


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on June 22, 2011 at 20:45

They could be rusty, as you can see from the picture it is in a "used" condition.  I'm going to set about it in the winter when i have more time on my hands, been trying to find a manual online but no luck as yet.

 

Do you know when these machines were built?


Colin Hunt said:

From what I rememebr (15/20 years ago) the clutch was on the rear wheels somehow - the problem we had was that they tended to slip a bit. Is the plate rusty?

 

You are right, the Condor was a super machine, with two rotor discs giving a nice wide cut.  We used to change over to a cylinder head occasionally and (height of luxury) hitch on a seat and roller!

Permalink Reply by Colin Hunt on June 22, 2011 at 21:08
Quote "you date it form the engine code ( I'm assuming it has a Briggs). The first two are the year, the second two the month and the third two the day. I am led to believe that the last digit or two is the production line it was made on"  May not have the original engine tho.

andrew doughty said:

They could be rusty, as you can see from the picture it is in a "used" condition.  I'm going to set about it in the winter when i have more time on my hands, been trying to find a manual online but no luck as yet.

 

Do you know when these machines were built?


Colin Hunt said:

From what I rememebr (15/20 years ago) the clutch was on the rear wheels somehow - the problem we had was that they tended to slip a bit. Is the plate rusty?

 

You are right, the Condor was a super machine, with two rotor discs giving a nice wide cut.  We used to change over to a cylinder head occasionally and (height of luxury) hitch on a seat and roller!

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