Gday Blended and Norm,
My knowledge of these and other later model Greenies is poor indeed. My own area of interest has been the earlier machines. That said, it’s high time I got better acquainted with these later models. Let the learning begin!
The anniversary model celebrated the 21st anniversary of the Greenfield. The company started in 1966 so the anniversary model kicked off in 1987? It was much more than a marketing gimmick. It heralded a complete revolution of the design (and the design philosophy) of the make. It was a complete re-think. Up to that time Greenfield used a welded frame design. The anniversary model is a bolt-together design with the chassis components pressed/stamped and then bolted together. I’ve often wondered why Theo made this change. I can only guess that it offered more automation (in the stamping of the individual components) and a less skilled workforce to bolt them together. Also, the new Australian Standard for ride-on mowers was just around the corner. Perhaps this design change gave an opportunity to address the new requirements.
Perhaps a good clue as to the age of your machines can be gleaned by finding out the age of the engines. This assumes the engines are the originals. They look as though they might be. The age of the engine can be found in the code which is either stamped on the fan cowl above the spark plug or on a plate riveted to the cowl.
Looks you’ve scored a couple of nice machines! What’s your plans for them?
Cheers
