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Old 17th November 2013, 06:39 PM
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does any body know, of either a set of wooden wheels, or the remains of a set for an early foster drum, the wheels are four foot and three foot diameter, I would see about getting a set made up if I can find the metal bits
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Old 17th November 2013, 07:24 PM
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I have a set of 3 Marshall wooden hubs, grind the lettering off and signwrite them Foster and nobody would ever know
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Old 17th November 2013, 07:56 PM
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Sad threshing machine type folk (like myself) would spot that a mile off. You could do it to TE wheels, however, and I'd be none the wiser.

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Old 17th November 2013, 08:00 PM
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Old 17th November 2013, 08:07 PM
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chris yours should have timber but Alfro shep has a rough foster on steels that's going to meet its maker a set of foster steels is beter than nowt, there was one on ebay a few weeks ago, very rough but had the foster hubs and a self feeder http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Foster-Threshing-Machine http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Foster-Thr...c#ht_63wt_1255 they do turn up but you'll have to wait...
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Old 17th November 2013, 08:38 PM
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Hi yes I would be interested in the steel foster wheels as a stop gap, as you say I will eventually find the bits but it will take time, ours is on steels with clayton and shuttleworth cast into them, if anyone has a need for these, can you put me in touch with the foster ones pls. I have yet to find any firm information on the drum, it is number 2991 which I think makes it 1890 something ? It had the sliding roof on which turned out to be completely homemade, however it has saved the machine keeping the weather out. I am interested in any literature, pictures or contacts who may be useful to its restoration
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Old 17th November 2013, 08:52 PM
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Hi Chris,

This wasn't the machine with a sliding roof which was on ebay recently was it?
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Old 17th November 2013, 08:57 PM
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yes that's the one
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Old 17th November 2013, 08:58 PM
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Chris, the box these Marshall hubs came off is sitting on a pair of Foster iron wheels on the back.

Its about 2 mile from where your Sentinel used to live.
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Old 17th November 2013, 09:00 PM
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in Endon or Adderley?
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