How rare are CS 5/1, 6/1 Listers?

[Zagato]

I have been hunting a CS for about 4 weeks now and still nothing has come on the market that I can find.  There are loads of D's, A's, B's and 3/1,s but not a 5/1 or 6-1.  I think when one comes up it will go for £400 -500 as there is probably quite a que for one at the moment.

I have put my request for one on various sites/clubs and e-mailed specialists etc.  One contact came up with a Indian Built CS 6/1 attached to a 3KW ST3 alternator with veg oil conversion.  He also has a Real Lister SOM bottom end with flywheels and lots of spares and wants £750 for the lot - not for me but I can give you his details if anyone is interested.

Have they always been this rare?  I'm thinking about getting a classic tractor intstead and running a belt off that to saw wood, has anyone run a belt off a PTO?  Think you are into big money to run a belt off something like a Field Marshall........Can a tractor engine run a generator - I'll shut up now too many questions......
Chris
 

[compig]

They're not rare Chris !!  Having watched for CS's on ebay for a couple of years now they regularly appear but occasionally there are times when they dry up for a while. They also appear in SE mag almost every month, but you have to get the mag on the day it's published and be on the phone immediately. Although a tractor would drive anything you manage to attach to it it would use more fuel and be far noisier than a CS, also , do you know how much a Field Marshall would cost you ??!!
Another engine you could look for is a Petter AV1, runs at higher speed but is a good solid engine. Also, as has been mentioned in another thread, you could look for an FR series Lister, another good, under appreciated engine.

[DRDEATH]

I am told that in the UK the government is encouraging people to build gensets I suppose to help offset the demand for electricity over there. This has made it harder to come up with engines. Then the steel price is high which gets people with engines setting around to turn them into cash. It makes me cringe to think that people are hauling these engines for scrap. I would guess most of them still could have a long life with a little TLC. In Scotland there are a little easier to find but you just about have to be there to get it done. That pretty much limits the chance for people outside of the UK to own some of these jewels. Good luck. Mike