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Hi Jack, just reading your history on these Rover mowers, I sold one on Saturday and even though it was an old mower (I had spent a lot of time cleaning it up) you could tell by the feel of it that it was a class mower in its day. Base was heavy cast, ball bearing wheels were very well made, the handle, to be able to fold it down, having to remove the long through bolt was its really only bad point. This was from an era when things were built with quality and expected to last

G'day Norm

That's two coincidences in a row - the Regal and the Greenfields!

I appreciate your summary of the Regal.
It was a great mower that has been shunned by collectors.

The Regal was the top domestic model in the Rover range in the 1970s and 1980s.
Its sibling, the Baron, was the 18" high-arch equivalent.

I guess a past tenant modified the handle - as it was originally a
quick fold design.

Cheers
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Jack

A Brilliant mower in the day i had one here which i ended up selling due to lack of time to restore it but you could tell that it was built to last. I now have a greenfield longreach fitted with a briggs and stratton 850 engine which i purchased new last year which is more heavy duty than some of the rubbish that is out there now

Hi CyberJack

Where did the superfour fit In With these Rover models? Were the superfours classed as commercial rather than domestic as I always thought these were the Rolls Royce of the Rover push mower range.

Cheers.

BS

Hello Bon-Scott. coolrussy and Norm
Well, the Regal was always considered a premium or flagship domestic mower.

The name 'Super' first appeared in the 1960s - and they were the 19" and 21"
side-discharge models. In the early 1970s, my favourite was the 3210 or
Super 4 21.

When Rover changed to the high arch side discharge designs, they appear to have
dropped the name 'Super' in favour of the 12110 19" Prince and the 21" 13110 Prince.
For a short period, the 13110 Prince sold alongside the older 3210 Super.

Yes, the Super Four 19 and 21 were always considered commercial grade, and
would often appear in publications alongside ride-ons.

Cheers
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Jack