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I’ve had a good search to see if there’s any mention such as reviews from the time the conversion was available – I’ve found absolutely nothing! I thought that there might have been a photo of the machine being tested in one or another magazine but sadly not. Does anyone have anything?

The question still remains; is there a Howard Holttum…[Read more]

I have a magazine mention for Holttum in 1954, this shows the name spelt with one ‘t’. In this advert I think it was perhaps just a simple spelling error. Photo attached.

I have found a 1961 article detailing the life and retirement of Mr Holttum, which mentions Trusty tractors. He was also the designer of many of the items they manufactured.…[Read more]

I’ve just had a look for the Holttum-Howard 700 and I can only find one online magazine article mentioning it. The article is just a short mention in 1959 but does have prices.

“A third wheel attachment for the Howard 700 now converts it into a three-wheel light tractor. The attachment has been developed by H. B. Holttum and Co Ltd. of Cambridge…[Read more]

Thank you for first post and also for the video, too.

It’s great that you’ve taken the time and energy to make a film and explain everything. Photos are useful but video is even better and it’s good to see or hear the people who are doing the work.

Of all the things I’ve owned I’ve never had a Westwood…yet! I do have the brochures including…[Read more]

Clive, Your memory of the colour was far far better than mine originally was! I was thinking orange and it turned out to be maroon!

I have found an image!

The mower is a Valor Ironcrete.

Andy, now that you mention that maroon colour I do recall something about it being that colour.

I’ve had a look and cannot find my photo, but I did find that there was both petrol and battery models that were about in the late 1960’s and in the 70’s.

It does remind me of the Valor Ironcrete mower from the late 1960’s onwards, called the ‘twelve plus’ or something. I have a photo somewhere, though I recall that my photo shows an orange mower with a Valor decal on the corner of the grassbox. They possibly made a battery version in the 1980/90s which might have been the orange one…?
 
Valor…[Read more]

Excellent photos, many thanks for posting those.

The Barford with the sawbench is a nice display.

What appears to be the matter? It’ll cost you a pork pie.

And then I have an image sent which is of the same Wheelhorse model in 1960 in France. Apparently sold by a company called Champion.

The ploughing section is at:

Ploughing

Also there’s some paid member downloads at:

Ransomes MG Downloads