I now realize why these machines are called light, I spent the afternoon stripping one today you certainly do not end up with much. It is a credit to the designers that such a piece of machinery of lightweight construction can do the job as well as they do and also last as they do.
If the designers today wanted to build such a machine they certainly would not be using 1/2 inch pipe as spacers, they would have to have some sophisticated system that would add to the cost, and then be made in China.
I had forgotten how simple these mowers are, it would be at least 40 years since I have pulled one down (used to have a blade sharpening business) but have 5 of them to restore so number one is off and running.
I have a couple of questions, does the rear roller split in half? I have another with the aluminium roller that is quite loose and has quite a gap, the other question is the front roller axle, what material is it made of? It looks like brass but is magnetic so cannot be pure brass, I do have to make new wooden rollers and as the axle is fairly unevenly worn I could turn down the worn axle and make the rollers to suit, just interested.
Beech.
Last edited by Beech; 08/08/20 07:31 PM.
