Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: rainbowlighter on July 19, 2013, 22:25
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hi i need help i got old type d merry tiller Rotovator i don't no the oil type and do i need petrol or diesel this is pictures of Rotovator http://s1274.photobucket.com/user/rainbowlighte/slideshow/
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Petrol ! and a standard motor oil should be ok I think.
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thank you bobe but i could not find thing about the oil type and i need to know the fuel mixture
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the fact that it takes oil tells you its a straight petrol engine ,I have never come across a twostroke merrytiller
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It is easy to tell the two sizes of engine apart, the 75cc has 6 head bolts and the 98cc has 8 Also the early engines did not have a cast iron flywheel
The Type D came out around 1961 and had a cast steel "hitch" (earlier Majors used a fabricated hitch) and a rectangular section "Skid" replaced the round bar type used on the earlier model. Larger (10") transport wheels were used (made by the Hughes company, another member of the Wolseley group) and the transport wheel frame was much stronger and quickly detachable. Serial numbers for these machines start at MT.20,000 for the Major and MTP.5,000 for the Professional which was fitted with a larger (Clinton) engine. This Merry Tiller is almost identical to its' contemporary US Professional model. Handles that swivel to the side were listed as an option. The coupling tubes were now welded to the extension tines. At some time in the mid 1960s a belt guard was fitted. The choice of tynes became optional and most customers chose "slasher" tines instead of "finger" tines. "Type D" was no longer stamped on the nameplate.
The nameplate on yours shows Type D. Yes there is a bit missing at the front of your machine.If you track it down you should eventually be able to get a manual.
http://merrytiller.co.uk/merry-tiller-history.htm (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?action=seored;u=http%3A%2F%2Fmerrytiller.co.uk%2Fmerry-tiller-history.htm)
However Sparky is right, Petrol and normal engine oil.
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i don't know if i is type d i swap the old fuel tank with petrol strimmer tank and the old tank go's right where strimmer tank is
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It says Type D on the name plate
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i fought the model was the s w m 14 but thanks bobe and sparkyrog for the help so just petrol to get it go
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The Type D had a front mounted fuel tank but that engine is a replacement as it has the rear tank carburettor. This fitted in the top of the tank, and in most models a separate compartment acted as a “float chamber” though it is in fact a “wear chamber” which doesn’t need a float. The carburetion with a non standard tank may be a bit “off“, but if it works, leave it alone. Some handbooks recommend SAE 30 engine oil and some SAE 10/40 multigrade in the sump. Use neat petrol with no additive in the fuel tank.
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thanks R Tallentire for the help