G'day
PaulYes,
Turner clearly made the last Qualcast rotaries sold here [at that time].
This is the earliest example I have seen of that venture.
For many reasons, Qualcast had limited success post WWII.
It had been a domestic mower leader - with its push side-wheels
in the inter-war years.
One clear reason - for me - is that Qualcast (UK) did not understand
what was taking place in AUS rotaries at this time.
It sold
USA inspired rotaries here in the late 1950s, that were clearly
under-specified for what was happening here! I mean, single-point
height adjusters, catchers, and folding handles were becoming
expectations by the 1960s!
Qualcast Australia's engagement with Turner was a compromise
living on the 'Qualcast brand' and using last-year model Turners.
The idea was doomed to fail, in my view.
The proof lies in the rarity of them, I think.
Victa would re-introduce Qualcast to AUS in the mid-1980s.
Another idea doomed to fail, in my view.
Paul, many thanks for adding to the record!