PART FOUR - SIGNIFICANCE
It seems pretty clear why the "Double Mower" never went into production.
The great test of inventions is whether they solve a problem.
This one didn't. The advent of gear differentials in land-rolls meant that any damage
to a green by turning the lawnmower was, in a practical sense, negligible.
The price would have doubled and so too the weight. With two opposed handles, it was not
a simple and elegant design. It was over-engineered for the perceived problem.
Nonetheless, this almost-forgotten invention, brought to the light of day on these forums,
does show a new company - in its first decade - developing into a world leader.
Scott Bonnar was a company that was prepared to think and experiment.
Without failure there can be no success.
The rest is history.
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JACK
