G’day Norm
Good to hear that my experience of these full cranks isn’t isolated. Fingers crossed I just need rings.
I like the super 24. Great for rough ground and higher grass, I really like the ability to get under trees and shrubs and it’s inherently light weight.
Couple of things I’d change if it was redesigned. The front wheel arrangement leaves a bit to be desired, it really should have had swivel type wheels with locking. A wheelbase that long guarantees issues with turning and the forces damage the fixed hubs and axels. This would have added to the price though and lightweight but durable front swivel wheel mechanisms in this application would not be inexpensive.
Mine have issues with the height adjustment mechanism too. it’s not sufficiently robust for the duty of these machines. It needs to be made of either thicker steel or, preferably, a more appropriate alloy of spring steel. It also needs screw in replaceable pins because they wear out.
I’ve often thought the axel sizes were under spec. Perhaps, they should have been 5/8” on domestic mowers and 3/4” on the commercial models.
Ironbark
