Willmot lightspray.

[Peter lynch]

Does anyone know anything about a willmot lightspray. I've found one for sale and just wondering if anyone has had one of these and can give me any opinions on them. Thanks

 

[Robt]

I used to date his granddaughter If that helps?
Good basic machine that used lots of generic parts

 

[Peter lynch]

Where is the one u are thinking about.

 

[Robt]

What grand daughter? Think she is in NZ now! Why are you asking yourself a question?

 

[Peter lynch]

What grand daughter? Think she is in NZ now! Why are you asking yourself a question?

Sorry I thought u meant the grand daughter of a former owner of a sprayer not the company. They seem a simple enough machine anyway. Would parts be still easily got.

 

[Robt]

I think parts were very commom, still one going strong in Suffolk....

 

[Peter lynch]

They do seem a straightforward enough machine.

 

[turbo]

The gearbox is not of the shelf but everything else is easy to get at most motor factors

 

[Peter lynch]

The gearbox is not of the shelf but everything else is easy to get at most motor factors

The lad that has it thought it was a land rover gear box. It has a ford engine anyway.

 

[Robt]

Gearbox wasn't a handmade one off, I too think it was. Landry box

 

[turbo]

The lad that has it thought it was a land rover gear box. It has a ford engine anyway.

So did I to my cost,I think it a special gearbox made by a motorsport gearbox company from down south somewhere,I will have a look tommorow if i still have the book.

 

[Robt]

If it was my money I'd buy a sands.... the Willmott maybe cheap but will cost in long term....

 

[Peter lynch]

Did it give u much trouble turbo.

 

[Robt]

Graham willmot was the owner and designer.
Look for a Suffolk based sprayer engineer. They will know of them....
chap that owned company lived in snape in Suffolk.... real gentleman!

 

[turbo]

Did it give u much trouble turbo.

Apart from the gearbox it was a cheep machine to run.I am probabily being too hard on the gearbox thing as it was down to wear and tear and once sorted it ran fine.

 

[Peter lynch]

Apart from the gearbox it was a cheep machine to run.I am probabily being too hard on the gearbox thing as it was down to wear and tear and once sorted it ran fine.

At least it was something that could be sorted. It would be great if u could find the book and some info on it. The one I'm looking at is 24m 1800l tank. Going by the photos there doesn't seem to be a break back in the booms. Can u remember what yours was like.

 

[Peter lynch]

If it was my money I'd buy a sands.... the Willmott maybe cheap but will cost in long term....

Don't like the idea of hydrostatic and there doesn't seem to be many about that are manual.

 

[turbo]

At least it was something that could be sorted. It would be great if u could find the book and some info on it. The one I'm looking at is 24m 1800l tank. Going by the photos there doesn't seem to be a break back in the booms. Can u remember what yours was like.

Mine was 24 m ally boom with 2m breakback on each side

 

[Peter lynch]

Mine was 24 m ally boom with 2m breakback on each side

These don't look to have breakbacks. Ally boom too though.

 

[turbo]