Hi CyberJack,
I would say that this mower was never painted from the factory! I can't find a single trace of paint anywhere on the body, but the galvanizing pattern is very clear. The masport wheels it has are red in colour - maybe they replaced the originals? Or maybe they are the originals!
If it dates back as far as the 50s, it might have come with a C-12 Iron Horse? Which I would imagine are blue or red in colour. There is a small cutout in the frame to accommodate for the exhaust on an iron horse so i'd say that an iron horse was the original motor for the frame.
This thing is very heavily pitted underneath. The top appears to be pretty good. I have applied a coat of rust neutralizer, and I'm currently using a 3 step rust prevention method on the underside to give it life for years to come.
I'm unsure of the original wheels this old girl could have come with. They would be no bigger than the ones it has on it now, which I presume are masport as they are identical to the ones on my rotarolas and rotocuts. Unfortunatley, I used up all of my wheel bushings on my rotacut so I have no more left for these wheels! Any idea where I could get some of those small, plastic wheel bushings? Would be much appreciated.
Forgot to mention that I did the lawn with it before it was dismantled. It does a good job, but it certainly needs a new blade! It's a 16" blade.
Cheers,
-Jack
