Thanks again everyone!
I was fortunate enough to have the mower shop give it to me at no charge though I have cleaned it up, spent about 3 hours on it in total including stripping and rebuilding the carburettor. It doesn't look like the old, dead machine I was given though, it's amazing what petrol, water and a bit of polish can do (only done roughly).
My apologies for posting in the wrong forum. I looked but obviously didn't scroll down far enough to see the correct forum.
I'm a global mod on a site with in excess of 2,000,000 members and am familiar with most forum rules and policies.
No, not a pron forum, I'm only interested in things which work.....
The second pair of blades are actually 'lifters', to pick up the clippings and blow them into a catcher.
Mulching mowers weren't even on the horizon, when that machine was built!
I'd never heard of mulching blades in the day though they do serve to reduce the clutter of the grass if I pull it backwards over the freshly cut trimming. Not exactly mulch but nowhere near the piles I used to have after mowing.
This is the mower equivalent of the push up bra I guess, the blades lift and separate. :Haha:
I'm going to attach some thin stainless steel strips along the edges at the widest points on the mower. I know it takes it from original but I noticed yesterday while mowing I dragged the widest points along concrete edges and that's obviously what's already lead to the scratches and grooves in the alloy base. At least this way I won't rip the aluminium away further.
This is to be my regular use mower, not a collectable. It went through my lawn yesterday after a heavy downpour and my grass was around 1.5' to 2' (450mm-600mm) high and very wet. I've never had a mower work so well in my yard and I've tried a few. Illness prevents me from mowing regularly and the neighbour I usually pay to mow is complaining "it's too hot, too windy, too wet",
too lazy!Oh, how exactly would I identify the engine in this machine?I see from replies here there were 3 different engines.
I know this may be listed in one of the forums somewhere and, if it is if anyone could point me to the right place I'll search for the answers but, my current unfamiliarity with the forum causes issues.
I've not seen any numbers other than in the photo I posted on the crankcase but it doesn't contain model information I can interpret.
To the air filter, does anyone know whether it's supposed to actually have a filter in the enclosure or is the mesh sides the filtering?
I'm guessing it's supposed to have a paper cartridge type filter but it currently has nothing.
The red cap is old and fragile and I'm afraid if I try to remove it it will break apart (I tried to gently lift it but it was breaking up in my fingers).
[Re: Red filter body/canister, see this other members thread, same filter canister set-up, same colour:]https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=53937Would anyone have any idea where I may obtain another cap, preferably somewhat original (reproduction of original)?
