[SEL] Favorite type of engine

[tamatea whanau]

David can relate to what you are saying i was given an  old ride on no one
could get going again was taken to a few mechanics i spent half a day on it
and had it running a few minor faults electrical short butterfly problem and
governor used it for 2 years before selling it because of that started
fixing old reel mowers now have rotary hoes,vibrating roller compactor and
various vintage lawn mowers an old shearing plant shearing handpieces etc
the list just keeps on growing..Have gotten alot of the old mowers running
again saved them from being dumped and put them back into active service and
the hobby generates its own income as i repair rotary mowers for people
mainly older machines that the shops cant repair as cant get parts i have
lots of old machines i have been given and recycle parts or build up good
machines.These help me to buy car parts for my old utes that i also
collect.The collection just seems to grow over time.I think of it as
preserving a piece of history . brentnz


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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On Behalf Of Brian Watts
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] Favorite type of engine


My son & I started of buying engines by the load we could fit in the Ute &
Trailer, we seem to have changed to Kerosene Hot bulb - Sideshaft
portables, now we have some on a full base,also have a few american petrol
ones and have just bought a Diesel Box Blackstone, we always say we have
enough engines but more keep turning up and we say wait till next year or
unless it is spectacular.
  The wives are told the once in the shed and in the dark the breed and more
appear!
So where this hobby of collecting ends up I really don`t know, if we like
the look of an engine we buy.
  We buy when.he likes it or I like it or we both like it, we don1t have to
agree.
 Favourite engine would be ....any!
It really is a disease!
David Watts (03) 97293304
damewatt at bigpond.com
Brian Watts (03) 97266147
briwatt at optusnet.com.au
http://community.webshots.com/user/briwat


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