Interesting pics

I'b a code in by dose - sniff.

Regards,

Kim Siddorn. Mechanical Engineers build weapons, Electronic engineers build radar, Civil Engineers build targets.

What does it take to get a discussion going round here? I thought there would be plenty of material in those albums.

In message , Nick H writes

A bit of provocation? Washing machine motors don't do it for me, I'm afraid - perhaps it would be different if I'd seen one in the flesh?

Regards

Pete

Lots happening, very busy but nothing OT to report unfortunately :-))

If anyone wants a Lister D, chain drive mag, all complete and looks OK for £50, give me a shout, I fell over one today at a place I picked up some stillages from in Leicestershire. Looks quite tidy, was running before being stored in the compressor room at this place.

No involvement, I just offered to pass the guy's details on to any interested people.

Big shake-up going on at the farm, started erecting pallet racking to get stuff off the floor and provide more storage space. Too many engines and machines and no space to move!

Got some info in for the 'Hundested' engine from Derek Dunn up in Scotland, going to put that up on the website when I have a minute.

Put more CAV literature on the website, also a few pages of Wico capacitor and coil values, the TS3 parts book pictures as promised and more Gardner engine brochure stuff.

Peter

Peter

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"Peter Scales" wrote (snip):-

Interesting the way we are all attracted to different sorts of engines. Sure I like to see the big open cranks etc at rallies, but somehow ownership doesn't beckon. I don't think it's just lack of space (and cash!) that puts me off, I genuinely find it more appealing to have a good selection of small toys in various states of disrepair to tinker with than a few pampered, polished big-uns.

There was a time when almost anything mechanical would interest me, but as the years go by (just passed 60 in February) I find that there has to be a dividing line between what is 'desirable' and what is 'practical' to have and to to hold.

Of our engines, only a few will be kept after the balance of the Lister collection leaves for the USA later this year. The Ruston 1ZHR would probably be the last to go if we 'had' to sell up, the Diter 15HP, the Lister 10/2 and the Stuart H2M after that.

The little Cub diesels are small enough to have a few (5) around the place, but we will be selling the Lister CD/Mawdsley 110V DC generator later this year as soon as we get time to drag it out into the daylight, that will leave us with the Lister CE twin which I am minded to keep hold of.

That still leaves a lot of spares and bits and pieces, plus the Lister JK4 generator which at present we are holding on to. We have just spent the weekend putting up pallet racking at our farm storage unit, so we have some floor space for a change!

Peter

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