Old garden or garage tools.

iancav6 · Post by **iancav6** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:37 pm

Whats the oldest bit of garden/garage equipment or tools you have that is still in use?

I have a 1963 Landmaster rotorvator that I was given a couple of years ago and still use it on my allotment.

This is it minus the gearbox and blades which I am just servicing

Post by **planetc** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:11 pm

Not really a tool, but my missus still uses her mum and dads old ironing board, which is probably older than your rotovator. She was using the iron too, which was a sixties throwback which I stupidly replaced when the cable frayed instead of replacing the cable.... We can't get anything modern that lasts for more than about 18 months.

Maracus · Post by **Maracus** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 10:40 pm

I have this old garden tractor...

It's a German built Gutbrod, dated at 1957. It's got a single cylinder moto-sacoshe engine, and still works to this day on a near weekly basis. Cracking piece of kit for use round the yard with small trailer, a lawn scarifier and small towed garden sprayer. Diff lock and everything. Ive had this since i was about twelve lol, They just don't make 'em like they used to!

Also recently aquired this;

It's a Villiers engined "auto gardener" rotovator, brought it cheap in the hope that the plug lead hanging off at the coil is the only thing stopping it from running... Just waiting for payday so I can order a Villiers lead for it. I tried botching one out of an old omega plug lead but seeing as they are made of weird shyte and not a conventional wire in an insulating sleeve I couldn't make it happen :/ again, they just don't make stuff like they used to haha!

Cavalier342 · Post by **Cavalier342** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:12 am

It is nice to have old stuff like that, very underestimated phrase that, they don't make them like they used to.....

Absolutely true....

vauxhallnutter · Post by **vauxhallnutter** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:15 am

Yep 'dont make them like they used to' is a very true phrase which especially applies to cars i think!

Cavalier342 · Post by **Cavalier342** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:58 am

vauxhallnutter wrote:Yep 'dont make them like they used to' is a very true phrase which especially applies to cars i think!

Applies to most things in my mind....

Post by **planetc** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:57 am

Cavalier342 wrote: Applies to most things in my mind....

Yep....

vauxhallnutter · Post by **vauxhallnutter** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 3:01 pm

planetc wrote:
Cavalier342 wrote: Applies to most things in my mind....
Yep....

Thats one thing I am golad they have modernised! lol

Imagine having to carry that around with you! But then we managed before mobile phones so i guess if we really tried we could again.

Post by **planetc** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:20 pm

My dad had one of those, I had to take it to work with me when he went on holiday. He could have coped running his business without a mobile but it was a way for him to spend half the day in the pub without his customers realising.

markrobertyeo · Post by **markrobertyeo** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:16 pm

How about that for an old tool, International 454.

iancav6 · Post by **iancav6** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:22 pm

markrobertyeo wrote:

How about that for an old tool, International 454.

Think you have top trumps for size currently.

cavaliersri130 · Post by **cavaliersri130** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:01 pm

I have a swan neck chisel that's pretty old and a clock work drill that my grandad gave me years ago.

btcctroy · Post by **btcctroy** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:51 pm

Planetc is cavmk3oc oldest tool lol

Post by **planetc** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:07 am

Robsey is older than me

btcctroy · Post by **btcctroy** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:27 am

planetc wrote:Robsey is older than me

Your a tool though lol

vauxhallnutter · Post by **vauxhallnutter** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:29 am

markrobertyeo wrote:

How about that for an old tool, International 454.

Like that, I do have a soft spot for old tractors

Post by **humbucker** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:47 pm

I used to like tractors, but I don't anymore. I'm an extractor fan.

Post by **planetc** » Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:42 pm

humbucker wrote:I used to like tractors, but I don't anymore. I'm an extractor fan.

*snigger*

btcctroy · Post by **btcctroy** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:37 pm

humbucker wrote:I used to like tractors, but I don't anymore. I'm an extractor fan.

Not a good look.

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