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Hi names Daniel, im from adelaide and installed some new turf a few weeks ago now, picked up some windsor green couch.

I have a masport mower at the moment im trading for a Scott bonnar 45 can anyone give me some info on what year and motor it is? ill throw up some pics for you too look at.

Hi DJ1984 and welcome to our lovely home of outdoor stuff,especially mowers.Well it is for me anyway.You will find on here a couple of Scott Bonnar fans on here.I'm sorry not me although I'm becoming quite knowledgeable on the Scott Bonnar rotary's.I do believe they ran for quite some time so as far as year I have no idea.If I'm correct (and I may not be)there should be some numbers on the cowl.Most likely on the carby side.If so pop them up,that should help ID the year and model number.If not I don't know and (I'll shut up)and I'll leave it to the people who do know.Like Deejay his the man to know.
Thanks and again welcome aboard.You'll will find you will learn a lot here.It's a great forum.Enjoy.

Hi DJ1984, and a warm welcome to the forum. It's great to have another SB 45 owner (and another DJ) on board.
Your machine is the later (twin rail engine deck design) so would have been manufactured sometime in the mid70's.
It has the Kirby Lauson (Tecumseh) engine that should have a model ID plate stuck to or riveted to the air cowling....it may be on the crankcase itself. This should give you the model of the engine..... but unlike Briggs and Stratton you can't date a Kirby by the engine code numbers.
Parts for these engines requires ordering from the USA, as parts here in Oz are rare.
Once again DJ, to OutdoorKing.

Cool thanks Darryl I was wrong,I should have realized it wasn't a Briggs.Thanks for that.Something for me to keep an eye on.I'll just go and hide now in the corner of shame.

aaaaaaaw no need to hide in a corner jeffery . we all gotta learn sometime !! . i just aquired the same 45 myself so it will be interesting to hear about this one , mine has no catcher but MAN does it cut well . good luck with it mate and the hel[p you will find here will be nothing short of amazing

thanks for the info guys, i cant seem to find to engine numbers but ill put up the numbers i did find


mower number 45 66068

model 450423

There the numbers that will reveal all.I'm not sure what they mean either,but the 45 does mean model 45.I don't know after that.

almost the same , different stickers though and a flat deck plate , not sure if it can be seen but sunburst type decal on handles . your has a rover decal on the catcher ? or was this the change over time !?

Please guys, this post is in the HELP Area > Introductions. This is way off topic....I will now close it.