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Looking for Atco B14 Commodore rake and wheels

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Hi All,

I acquired my first house last year and subsequently a lawnmower - an Atco B14 Commodore in 'fair' condition. I've been wrestling with a small lawn that sits on earth with a very high clay content, so it's flooded in the winter, and dry and incredibly hard in the summer. I've been trying to rectify that by drilling holes and replacing the clay soil with sand/compost mix as well as topdressing.

Anyway I recently bought a dethatching rake and realised that the front roller is flattening grass and I'm missing quite a lot of the longer blades. I saw in the manual that there's a rake attachment that originally came with the mower, but I don't have one. I found a repair place nearby that had a NOS one for the b17, but before I cut it down I wonder if anyone has an old one knocking about?

I'm also after some of the front roller wheels.

Another issue I've found is the mower starts up first time and runs seemingly ok, but after a while of using the forward drive it cuts out. If I just start it cutting and push it along it doesn't cut out. I've tried replacing the spark plug and fuel line, but it still occurs. I've got a replacement air filter on the way, as the existing one looks pretty manky. Any other ideas?

Thanks!

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