Versatiller

[Pushrod Twin]

While aimlessly wandering around a vintage farm machinery exhibition with my grand kids today, I discovered these two little darlings. Does the Machine registrar need to know?

 

[passenger0_0]

Green wheels and power shaft is not factory finish.
Matching numbers?

 

[Pushrod Twin]

Oh? They are probably the first pair I ever recall seeing, and not having studied them in detail, I wasnt aware. What colour should they be, black with gold lines, or was there a Post Office Red version for USA?
As for numbers, it was difficult to read the data plates. Which numbers are supposed to match, engine & fuel tank handlebar? The mower attachments were nowhere in site, I guess they all left the factory as a matched set?
If we subtract the mower number from the engine, should we get 1900?

 

[Albervin]

They were in the back of a Hillman Husky no doubt.

 

[Pushrod Twin]

They were in the back of a Hillman Husky no doubt.

No, but there were a surprising number of Morris Minor "utilities" trucks, around.

 

[vibrac]

Came across one tucked away at a farm machinery sale Ah! I thought I am away here just a few old farmers buying tractors
By the time the auctioneer had reached down the line to the spot it was twenty deep
I did not get a look in

 

[passenger0_0]

Just pulling your leg Roy.
I picked up a complete and original finish Versatiller off Trademe about 10 years ago cheap as chips.
Engine numbers still follow Vincent coding protocol.
Strangely mine doesn't have the letter C in there though.

 

[BigEd]

Did they do an uprated "Pro" version fitted with a Rapide engine or maybe a Shadow engined "Pro+" for really tough jobs like tilling a hole from Stevenage to NZ?

 

[Pushrod Twin]

Did they do an uprated "Pro" version fitted with a Rapide engine or maybe a Shadow engined "Pro+" for really tough jobs like tilling a hole from Stevenage to NZ?

No Ed, I dont believe they did. However, the Australians recognised the value of the idea and made a large side valve Vee twin version called Howard. That became the code name for the operation when the convicts tried to tunnel their way back to Blighty.

 

[BigEd]

No Ed, I dont believe they did. However, the Australians recognised the value of the idea and made a large side valve Vee twin version called Howard. That became the code name for the operation when the convicts tried to tunnel their way back to Blighty.

The Howard sounds like something I need to help me with my gardening. (Assuming it stops raining.)