• Good morning,

    I have just been given a Landmaster super 88 that has been sitting out in the open on an allotment for years. I am not familiar with this machine. I thought it would make a good smaller project that is a bit more manageable than our main project, a Howard Gem 800.

    Can anyone point me to any literature for this machine? I am…[Read more]

  • Hi Ian,

    My 800 was my late farther-in-law’s. It was working (over 20 years ago) so it should not be too hard to get back into working order.

    The 800 was a prototype that never made full production. This one came via my wife’s uncle who was senior management at Howard, back in the 1960s/70s. When the model was abandoned on cost grounds, the…[Read more]

  • I have a Howard Gem 800 that has been sitting on a trailer in our storage. Can anyone tell me what engine this is?

    I believe it is a Sachs 2-stroke diesel, but It does not look like any of the engines I have seen on other Howard machines.

    Managed to post a picture – at last!

    Ralph.