OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Question on Digging Equipment Rotary Hoes & Tillers howard junior resto

hi all posted some pics of a old howard junior rotary hoe I am doing up, I have two juniors both are incomplete so I am trying to build one good one out of the two,
i cleaned out the fuel and oil tank, oil lines, engine sump, cleaned the points and re gaped , carby butterfly shaft had rusted away, made a new shaft from brass, main jet needle rusted away so i made a new one form some piano wire ,made new exhaust, most of the bolts on the frame are that rusted they have to be cut off, the height adjustment shaft was rusted solid .
its now running very well, blowing no smoke and pumping oil back up to the oil tank, took it for a drive around the back yard and all gears are working, it has 1 ,2 ,3 ,forward no reverse ,
i still have a lot of assembly work to do , after its all together and working then i will strip it , new paint , oil lines fuel lines ect
i also have a howard terrier, these are great old aussie made machines built to last , even if left under a tree for 20 plus years
will post some more pics when finished

cheers damo

sorry cant get pictures to load up ,HTML box wont drop down to UBB, don't know if that's the problem ???

Yep, that's the problem - Gadge

thanks for your help gadge damo cheers

Hello Dodgey Gadge, and ODK members,

What a good ol' boy.
Look at the size of the gears in that gear case!

Thanks for sharing this old timer on ODK.

hi cyberjack thanks for the howard info ,made my day and have printed it out , recently spoke to some one who worked for a dealer ship that sold howards in Ringwood vic in the 1970s, and in his opinion the old juniors were the best diggers due to the weight from heavy gears weighing down rota tines, thanks again damo

I have and it was still in use until recently the twin cylinder howard, a very tough rugged machine. At present I cant get pics as its in my familys farm shed 850km away in launceston. Worst proablem it ever had was getting the magneto rebuilt, a fine art lost in the sands of time.

hi MrMckay please put some pics up of your howard twin when you get a chance , now that would be quite a beast , there great old machines and built to last , I know what you mean about magnetos being lost in time , this generation would not know what one was . nothings repaired any more , just throw away and buy a new one. cheers damo

hi everyone, have finished restoring my howard junior so have posted some pics , changed the magneto over to a later lucas as you can still buy parts points condenser's ect, machine is very easy to start , crank the handel and release the decomp leaver and away she goes , now I cant wait to dig over my vegi patch after summer.
cheers damo
may need some help with pics as html box still wont drop down thanks

Hi Damo, and my on a brilliant restoration. That is a delight to my eyes...your attention to detail is to be admired...

PS.....I bet you will be reluctant to get it dirty!

Hi Damo,
I have just spoken to Bruce (Admin and Site owner),,,he has kindly fixed the problem and you now have UBB code enabled...Should be no probs now.
Thankyou to moderator Gadge for localizing your images.

hi deejay
thanks for your help with the site and gadge with the pictures, I know its a shame to get it dirty but it wont get much use and I will give it a good clean after, I wont be leaving it out in the weather under a tree for 20 years , it has a good home with me .

thank again odk damo

cant believe that's the same one I saw at your place a fee months ago mate. well done looks great. you will need to make your shed bigger ha ha

cheers
chris