PART TWO - The Machine

The County Model had an alloy base with an 18 inch cut. It was powered by
the same British Bux 120cc 2-stroke engine as used on the rear-catcher
Rotoscythes, developing a respectable 1½ hp at 3,000 rpm. The engine had
fan-assisted cooling and an alloy cowling.

An obvious feature is the large, thin 'pram-style' wheels. As the County
was not self-propelled, these wheels would have made pushing the machine
much easier than the smaller sizes we see on most small rotaries.

Height adjustment was, as expected, primitive - with individual adjustment
on each wheel, and requiring tools.

I believe the first model had a handle-mounted fuel tank similar in design
and appearance to the other Rotoscythes. The handle was rigidly mounted and
was not foldable. That would be corrected on the later model. Here is an
early advertisement and early 2015 auction photographs of the first model:-

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TO BE CONTINUED ...