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Permalink Reply by Matthew Crudgington on April 8, 2012 at 23:59

Good work boy, did you find thet getting the carb off from the petrol tank a pain the the backside?  i found on my the filter at the end of the tube is very tight in the hole.  If you need any original pictures or specs let me know.  Little tip if your not after a pure original, but a good worker, drill out the rivets on the disc and replace it with a blade far better cut.

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on April 9, 2012 at 22:00

Hey, thanks Matthew,

The carb came off ok on this, it was a tight fit with the filter but it went through.

I'm trying to keep it as original as possible,

I'll PM you about some info, cheers mate much appreciated,

Andy.

Matthew Crudgington said:

Good work boy, did you find thet getting the carb off from the petrol tank a pain the the backside?  i found on my the filter at the end of the tube is very tight in the hole.  If you need any original pictures or specs let me know.  Little tip if your not after a pure original, but a good worker, drill out the rivets on the disc and replace it with a blade far better cut.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Cottrell on April 9, 2012 at 22:34

we converted the 2 condors we have in to snow ploughs last winter then back to mowers in the spring. they have bags of power and grip. pushed lots of snow with a 1 meter wide plough on the front.. great machines shame that the parts are getting harder to find..

 

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Crudgington on April 9, 2012 at 23:33

This link should give a good idea of the colour scheme used on these machines

http://www.hayter.co.uk/why-hayter/our-heritage

 
andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance said:

Hey, thanks Matthew,

The carb came off ok on this, it was a tight fit with the filter but it went through.

I'm trying to keep it as original as possible,

I'll PM you about some info, cheers mate much appreciated,

Andy.

Matthew Crudgington said:

Good work boy, did you find thet getting the carb off from the petrol tank a pain the the backside?  i found on my the filter at the end of the tube is very tight in the hole.  If you need any original pictures or specs let me know.  Little tip if your not after a pure original, but a good worker, drill out the rivets on the disc and replace it with a blade far better cut.

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on April 10, 2012 at 21:20

Thanks for that Matthew, great help,

I can see the colour scheme now, I had read that the Briggs engines were always black which puzzled me because i didn't find any black paint on the engine when i stripped the paint.

Now I see that It was red.  I have had an e-mail today from Briggs and Stratton, they inform me that the engine colour is called "American Red",

Also I see in the picture that the rear wheels are white, I assumed they were red.

Matthew Crudgington said:

This link should give a good idea of the colour scheme used on these machines

http://www.hayter.co.uk/why-hayter/our-heritage

 
andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance said:

Hey, thanks Matthew,

The carb came off ok on this, it was a tight fit with the filter but it went through.

I'm trying to keep it as original as possible,

I'll PM you about some info, cheers mate much appreciated,

Andy.

Matthew Crudgington said:

Good work boy, did you find thet getting the carb off from the petrol tank a pain the the backside?  i found on my the filter at the end of the tube is very tight in the hole.  If you need any original pictures or specs let me know.  Little tip if your not after a pure original, but a good worker, drill out the rivets on the disc and replace it with a blade far better cut.

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Permalink Reply by Colin Hunt on April 11, 2012 at 6:36

I'm in awe of you mate and would love to have the time (and inclination!) to do the same. I've got a monster Bomford twin engined thing, a JAP engine from a Howard Gem, some Condor bits etc lying around that need a good home.

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Permalink Reply by Brigitt Stevenson on April 11, 2012 at 18:19

Nice ride Andy !!! :)))

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on April 11, 2012 at 21:32

Thanks Colin,

I'd like a condor but the only access to my yard and shed is through a standard door sized passage way so i'm kind of limited,

I'm coming in from work and going out to the workshop until about 8.30/9.00 when the other half shouts me in,

I needed something else to do instead of sitting in front of this bloody computer every night!!!

Colin Hunt said:

I'm in awe of you mate and would love to have the time (and inclination!) to do the same. I've got a monster Bomford twin engined thing, a JAP engine from a Howard Gem, some Condor bits etc lying around that need a good home.

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on April 11, 2012 at 21:34

You know it is Brigitt, I knew you'd be the sort of woman to appreciate it !! ;-))

Brigitt Stevenson said:

Nice ride Andy !!! :)))

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Permalink Reply by Peter Moon on April 18, 2012 at 13:24

Bring it up to Yorkshire , I'v got a paddock in need of attention lol !

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Crudgington on June 13, 2012 at 0:34

hi, you alright boy?  i've juist broke the clutch on mine so i'll strip it down and post all the photos on here for you.  You can still get the parts the clutch sprocket is £60 plus abit more for the drive chain, rubber retaining belt and the drive belts, prob about £100 all in. 

I never asked before is yours the 24" osprey or the 21" twenty one?

sorry just looked at the engine, 5hp so must be a twenty one, the osprey had the 7hp motor

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by andy@ Doughty Garden Maintenance on June 17, 2012 at 20:20

Hello matthew,

Only just seen you post, sorry about that, would appreciate the pics thanks for future reference.

Not been doing much with it lately, Still trying to find paint, plus my wedding is creeping up fast and have had to do decorating and other stuff under orders. Still there's no rush.

Cheers mate.

 

Matthew Crudgington said:

hi, you alright boy?  i've juist broke the clutch on mine so i'll strip it down and post all the photos on here for you.  You can still get the parts the clutch sprocket is £60 plus abit more for the drive chain, rubber retaining belt and the drive belts, prob about £100 all in. 

I never asked before is yours the 24" osprey or the 21" twenty one?

sorry just looked at the engine, 5hp so must be a twenty one, the osprey had the 7hp motor

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