OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Other Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers The Rover Pro-Cut Chronicles

Because clean mowers cut better, I then got stuck into giving the new-old Rover a little detail.

After a rinse with the pressure washer, I sprayed the Rover down with Shine Supply Wise Guy, agitated with a brush and then rinsed. I then followed with Carpro Hydr02, which is a touch-less water activated spray sealant that is applied while still wet and immediately rinsed with water. From here, I dried it off with a leaf blower, then went over the catcher, engine plastics and wheels with Megs Hyper Dressing.



After a basic service and a clean, the Rover was ready for work. Hard to believe this is a 11-year-old mower........................









Comparing my well used Kohler powered example, the main difference being the bale/drive lever. The Briggs version has a single drive bale, but the Kohler uses that for the engine brake, as such it has a secondary lever to control the drive. I've always hated the useless engine brake and used a small clamp to keep the engine running to prevent restarting after each catcher dump. But I did like the single-handed drive control lever better, so no doubt some adjustment would be needed on my part.







The Briggs version didn't have the handle mounting for the starter rope, so I just swapped the one off the older Kohler machine.



A short video from the day..............................



The next day, I cleaned up the Bushranger 800-SP that was supposed to replace the old ProCut, then listed it for sale. Four years old, it cleaned up well and went off to a new home in short order.





To be continued............................