Mountfield Manor 5R Rotavator Cultivator Heavy Duty with 5hp Briggs & Stratton

  

"Manor 5R" Heavy Duty model. Video shows easy starting and running.

Briggs and Stratton 5hp engine. Briggs and Stratton engines are extremely reliable. This machine was donated to my allotments association. It was originally owned by the father of one of our plot-holders. It hasn't been used for at least 10 years, and probably a lot longer.

After turning the engine over without the spark plug, so that oil would be circulated, I started and allowed the engine to run for a few seconds as shown in the video before stopping the engine by moving the the handlebar throttle lever to'stop'. Despite the long period of non-use, the engine started on something like the 3rd pull.

I didn't want to run the machine for longer without checking the oil. Turning the engine over without the spark plug, I did establish that operating the handlebar levers turned the rotavator blades forward or backwards. The belt cover has a crack (see photos), but before handing the machine over I will repair using glass fibre behind the crack, which should be a permanent fix. Collection from north London, Muswell Hill area, N10 3TG, either by you, or by your carrier.