"Grandfathers Axe", aka Royal Blade Deluxe
I've managed to find some time to have a bit more of a fiddle with the"grandfathers axe" and with all due thanks to everybody I've managed to get it going again. I went into the local mower shop asking for a spark plug for a Jap 80, predictably it drew a blank response, I then asked for a Champion L 10, or Champion L86C and I was given an NGK 4510 or B6HS. Installed said plug, a bit of extra insulation around the spark plug lead, and some heat shield, application of battery drill with socket and away it went. Went up to the local park and cut half of it for the council for free! It's a rocket ship, set it in motion and hang on! Of course the speed can be adjusted but it's such a fun little unit to use.
I'm now in two minds what to do with it. I very much like the idea of pulling it down and repainting it but for what purpose? With so many modifications it'll never be a show piece, just a work horse. I think its true calling might be at my local sports club where I paint the lines, always mowing beforehand. Wheels on the normal mower bog down in the soft ground and this might be an answer to that (but then it might also make an ever bigger mess!) Anyway, long straight lines is this machines forte'.
If I could figure how to upload a video I will.
Thanks everybody.
