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Thanks everyone, this sounds really useful 

I only wish I printed it when it came up on Ebay! When I saw it (early 2008) I assumed it was in the factory colours of a re-release of the 60s original, but you've added to my suspicion that it was a just a respray/repainted 60's model.

Well does it? 

hi mate i have a complete new one 

Can you see what attaches the drawbar to the body? Is it a spring or what?

SceneryExpress.com is great. Is there a UK equivalent?

When I received my Suton brush after winning it on Ebay I was a little annoyed to find a previous owner had glued the tow hitch to the body, as I had worked out you could have it in different positions. I had a look underneath, and there seems to be some circular retaining clip or spring missing.

Does anyone know where I can get one of these (short of pirating a complete one) or what is the best alternative? I looked for some small washers in my local Travis Perkins then a plumbers supply shop, but nothing would fit ..

Hi, Quirky, greetings from one newbie to another 

Thanks for the welcome guys! I'm in little ol' Stroud in Gloucestershire. I'll be spending what little time I have bothering anyone who's in the Britains room (though I'm a bit quiet so you may have to ask me to speak up!)

So what are these model shows like? Are most sort of mini toy fairs with your usual agricultural sale going on next door?

Hi, I'm Chris and this is my first post on the forum.

  I started collecting about age 5 in 1985, amassing a huge amount of vehicles, animals, barns, gates etc. Most were sold in a car boot sale for very little (I was naive and this was before internet auction sites) including a nice orange Fiat 90-90 DRW. I kept about 20.

  After viewing a few nice items on Ebay about 8 years ago I decided to buy a couple (including a r&b tedder), but stopped there. I've started up again this year when I saw the new releases (Ford 5000 etc). I'm now really into the vintage stuff, trying to get the tractors I wanted as a kid; models I would have wanted as a kid but wasn't aware of; and replacement parts for existing items.

  Now, having spent practically all of my life savings (literally) on these darn things, I'm still going strong (though slowing), and hope to complete my collection soon. Currently concentrating on fixing with the intention of selling, in the hope of recouping some of the money I've spent.

I'm interested to learn the depth of people's knowledge on here as there's little info on Britains on Ebay. I should have logged in ages ago! CB