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Hello ODK history lovers
Most folks will remember John Deck & Sons by their highly
successful range of mini-bikes. However, they were niche
manufacturer and importer of garden equipment –
mowers and garden tractors.

They were also successful exporters of their products,
having gained a UK distributorship with T Parker & Sons
of Surrey.

This article is about a Deckson designed and
manufactured mower – the 22” Heavy Duty.

This mower appears to have first appeared in the
mid-1960s. Fitting the niche requirement:
“… for situations where a big, heavy mower is
impracticable and a small domestic mower is inadequate.”



It was a heavy-duty commercial mower with
rugged alloy chassis, and Briggs 13 Series
engine. Its design changed very little over two
decades of production!