Hello
ODK History Lovers
The
Cyclo Motorscythe was a small (22-inch) sickle mower that sold in Australia
in the early 1950s. Little seems to be known about them.
Made by
Cylinder Components of Birmingham, this is another example of the many
sickle mowers that arrived here post WW11.
The
advantage of the sickle mower was that, by design, it could cut much higher
grasses than any reel mower could. The
disadvantage was that maintenance
would have been high - having a multiplicity of moving cutting blades acting against
a fixed bottom blade - a bit like an electric hair razor on steroids.
This was a crossover design ... essentially an agricultural design that could be used
in the horticultural sphere - to cut grasses for aesthetic purposes.
SOURCE:
Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Clubhttp://www.vhgmc.co.uk/photo-galleries/cyclo-motor-scythe/TO BE CONTINUED ...