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Title: Shay rotovator with Villiers Engine - model?
Post by: Gary Garwell on August 02, 2020, 11:25

Hi I picked this up at auction a few years ago and finally getting round to working on it. Can anyone help identify the model and ideally point me in the direction of an owners manual that would be fantastic.  I get the impression it's quite an unusual model as most I've seen come with either the proprietry BUX engine or a Jap engine.  Any help much appreciated.

Regards

GG

Title: Re: Shay rotovator with Villiers Engine - model?
Post by: jezza on August 03, 2020, 11:40

Hello Shay made 3 models 120 made in 1954 Rotogardener 80 introduced 1959 and the 125  introduced in 1960,yours looks like the the 120 as it has a Villiers 1 1/4 hp 2 stroke engine  from the book I'm looking at  the 80 had  a JAP 2stroke 80cc engine and the 125 had a 120cc 4 stroke engine  for  Villiers engine  info try Meetens  I think theres a link on this site    jezza

Title: Re: Shay rotovator with Villiers Engine - model?
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 03, 2020, 14:52

I’m not sure if we have a link to Meetens on this site but a quick google brings up this:

Meetens specialising in petrol and diesel engines and spare parts for industrial machinery (http://www.meetens.co.uk/index.html)