Hello
ODK history lovers
Of course,
ODK records AUS and NZ lawnmowers. But it also
records imported garden machinery sold on our shores.
A fourth category goes to the machines not sold in NZ or
AUS, but of some historical interest.
Surely, the
1966 British
Mayfield Merlin garden tractor must
qualify for this! It is a very rare machine … and few appear to
have survived.
In researching another Mayfield – their
Motor Scythe – I discovered
a great document titled, “A Buyers Guide to the Mayfield Garden Tractor”.
This was written by
Bill Castellan and
Ray Smith in about 2003.
An extract says: -
SOURCE:
http://www.tanygraig.f9.co.uk/John/mayguide.htmThis machine is important in that it is an early example of the British take
on the
garden tractor. It was made by the great
John Allen & Sons of Oxford,
makers of the famous Allen
Motor Scythe! Allen acquired Mayfield from
Mayfield Engineering in
1965.
TO BE CONTINUED …