PART TWO - Specification

I was lucky enough to acquire an Australian brochure last year in mint condition.
The brochure (below) claimed that the mower was 'designed with safety in mind' ...
meaning it had a pressed-steel base with a thin skirt. This feature was clearly
aimed at the safety defects of Victa's 'toe cutter' base: 'Toes are safe around
the Atco'.

This was a rear-discharge utility mower, but with no safety flap to deflect
projectiles or safety skirt (that would be shortly introduced on other makes).
The blades were 'spring-back' for shock protection. The handle could be adjusted
for height but was not foldable. The wheels were the 'Latest American-type', but
manufactured here by Walter Barr Pty. Ltd.

The engine was the Atco/Villiers with its unique identifier of slanted ribbed
cylinder cooling fins. Of note is the yellow paint scheme, the decal, and early
use of the extended air intake:-

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atco_rotary_brochure.pdf (860.59 KB, 15 downloads)
ATCO 16" ROTARY