OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Reel-Type Mowers New Scott Bonnar 45 Restoration

Hello all,

I have just acquired my father's old SB45 reel mower with intentions of restoringto it's former glory.

The mower is an SB45 14" twin deck with Kirby-Tecumseh 2hp engine. According to the old man's timeline, he purchased it in about 74/75 making it over 40 years old. It has not been started for about 20 years.

I think it's in pretty good nick for it's age, apart from rust and paint peeling.

From what I've read here so far, you blokes are an absolute wealth of knowledge on these great pieces of Australian history and I look forward to sharing my project with all of you.

Anyhow, here are some pictures of the machine when i picked it up.

PS - When I was uploading the pics, some of them appeared sideways/upside down etc (even after I orientated the pictures correctly in picture manager)so sincere apologies if they show up this way on my post Is there anyway to fix this?