That should keep you occupied for a while and if you are going to chop one up might as well be one in this condition
Hi Norm,
This is exactly why I chose this one as financially as it stood it was worth basically bugger all, honestly who'd buy a machine looking like that for more than small coins, but in saying that Norm it will in no way be chopped up, it will merely have a different sole plate bolted in using all the original bolt holes and grooming shaft with blades slipped on installed opposed to the conventional cutting cylinder being there. This way if it was to be sold off later on it could easily be reverted back into a standard cutting machine. I really hate modifying an item like this with tell tale signs left behind and thus this won't be happening.
Hi B_S,
As far as rust removal is concerned it's all done now and my bath has been running non stop for about a week now and cooked my power supply about 4 times during the process. Sadly for everyone both side panels of the chassis have had their surfaces re-worked and are already filled and primed ready for colour application. I'm going to take some shots of the top engine deck that's currently sitting finished in "Cold Galv", awaiting it having its strengthening channel welded back on next Wednesday.
The whole idea about Verti-Cutters is about thinning the lawn out on a regular basis and promoting new growth upwards opposed to sideways. All self regenerating lawns will thatch up naturally and this slows down the growth immensely, which is something we don't want is it ? Couch requires sunlight to get directly to the soil and if there's thatch in the way this just won't be happening.
New growth is a good deep shade of green opposed to a lawn that's choking itself stupidly. The plan is to use the Verti-Cutter about every 3 weeks and less towards the end of the season as if the lawn is too open and airy at the end of the growing season you'll be getting weeds galore over Winter, also this should eliminate the process of scalping and top dressing at the beginning of each season which I've just finished doing for the 3rd time out the front and 4th time for the side lawn which is a year older. I'm finding that as we get older this task is taking more of a toll on the old body far more than it did 25 years ago.
BTW... B_S you've been rather quiet as of late ???
Anyway Stay Tuned................. there's way more to come.
Cheers,
BB.
