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Hello ODK history lovers

This story is about grand designs ... the enduring lawnmower that has survived the test of time,
partly because of its engineering principles; partly because of a desire to significantly modify the design
in modern times, to produce what is known as a 'world-class' lawnmower. This design is half-a-century old;
yet its engineering DNA survives to this day!

This History Topic discusses the original Ransomes 24" Matador, and its upgraded 28" form,
when it became Ransomes-Jacobsen's Matador 71. Here is the original specification:-




TO BE CONTINUED ...