[morganmarni]

Hi everyone new to forum, i've got an old howard bantam and was wanting to know if anyone has a scan of the operating manual that they could give me, its engines totally gone so we're going to put a honda on it and really need to know all its ins and outs, thanks in advance guys

[Gwiz]

Sorry, I can't help I'm afraid.
I'm sure that one of our members will be able to though....

[Nogger]

Hi everyone new to forum, i've got an old howard bantam and was wanting to know if anyone has a scan of the operating manual that they could give me, its engines totally gone so we're going to put a honda on it and really need to know all its ins and outs, thanks in advance guys

try typing howard bantam on your web browser,just looked my self and theirs loads of gen!   ray

[morganmarni]

cheers ray, i've tried, looked at so many pages and my brain started to fizzle, was just wanting to try the experts tho

[Gwiz]

theres an instruction book on ebay for sale tho'
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Howard-Bantam-rotovator-instruction-book-1952_W0QQitemZ270290409140QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item270290409140&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[morganmarni]

Cheers Graham, i'll keep that one in mind, i'm just trying to do it on the cheap, thanks tho
Dave

[Bigbadfrankie]

I am sticking a honda on mine one day soon!!!! let me know how you get on. I have already fitted a honda to my Howard 200 and its good.

[morganmarni]

It went brill mate, just built a cradle to sit on the twin piveting mounts on bottom of frame and mounted engine onto that, level your front pulley of ya honda with your front gear pulley before securing, you'll need to create a throttle, all i did was use the bantam lever with a push bike rear gear cable and build a bracket to hold outer throttle cable close to carb then connect inner to carb, i've got some pics of the completed job, just needs a coat of paint now, PM me if you would like the pics they might help, i'm tying to hunt down a manual for the bantam but struggling, if i get one i'll let you know and send a scan
Cheers Morgan

[Bigbadfrankie]

here's mine


now show us yours  :shock:  :roll:

[morganmarni]

Hey man that looks good, i'd love to show ya mine, i'm new to all this and dont know how to include a picture, if you tell me how to i'll get it done cheers Morgan

[richyrich7]

All you need to know is in The Notice Board. Get stuck give us a yell

[Bigbadfrankie]

I shall look forward to it Morgan.

ps aunt sally is a wizard with these confuser things.

[morganmarni]

Hi Frankie, think i've got the hang of posting pictures, hopefully this one works, mind it needs a blooming good coat of paint



she goes like a train when she's wound up cos we've kept the engine pivetable so the belt is interchangable form low to high cog

Cheers Morgan

[Bigbadfrankie]

yeh thats good it looks the part can you do a video of it in action

[morganmarni]

i'll be able to do a vid and post it, gardens a bit solid at mo tho we're gettin some good old frosts, i'll do 1 of it running and moving without working for now cheers morgan