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One Crowe design appears to have been the IBL Rotomoa Suburban: -
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]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:24:16 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112567.html#Post112567 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/109598.html#Post109598 PART TWO - Jack Morrison
Jack Morrison was the son of Sid Morrison, the founder of the
Morrison motor mower and much more … cultivators, mower
sharpening machines, bicycle maker …

There is not a lot of information about the founder or his
company, but Jack’s interview reveals the raw and colourful
characters that represented early lawnmower making.

That is why this is so special – an interview with
Jack Morrison – recorded in 2016.



A big thank-you to the Knowledge Bank, a digital record
of Hawke’s Bay and its people, created by the Hawke’s Bay
Digital Archives Trust.

https://knowledgebank.org.nz/



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An article on Julius' Contribution to Victa: -
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]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 07:56:53 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/108321.html#Post108321 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/101869.html#Post101869 PART TWO – Who Was Rex Tilbrook?



This is a bigger-than-life question…
The more I research Rex, the more I come to
appreciate his accomplishments. He was remarkable!

The starting point must be a seminal article written by
Jim Scaysbrook with considerable input from Alan Wallis O.A.M.

The article first appeared in the great Old Bike Australasia Magazine, Issue 18.

Note that this article does not make any connection between Tilbrook and Pope Products.




]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2019 00:57:40 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/101869.html#Post101869 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/93667.html#Post93667 PART SIX-B � Patent 60545 � Mower
BACKSTORY:
Rear catcher reel lawnmowers had been around for over a century when
Roy Knight patented a new take on the idea. All reel mowers (in manual
and powered variants) naturally throw grass to the rear. In reel-roller
machines the seeming insurmountable obstacle was the large diameter
rear roller. It is for this reason that, from the earliest days, a deflector
plate was used to direct clippings towards a front-mounted catcher.

Reel mowers � without rear rollers � had an advantage here.
The advent of the side-wheels (from the late 19th Century onwards)
enabled clippings to take their natural course and be thrown into a rear
catcher. We see this in the first recorded side-wheel, the UK�s Follows
and Bate Climax of c1869.

However, this did not prevent side-wheels from using front catchers.
In fact, post WWII Australian designs favoured use of deflector-plates
to deliver grass frontwards!

In the meantime, �
The rotary revolution of the 1950s changed everything!
Rotaries could cut grass forward or backward � and catchers could be
mounted front, side, or at the back. Within just a couple of decades,
the reels were pushed or propelled towards a niche market � but not
without a fight.

Roy Knight�s patent represents the fightback. If domestic reel mowers
could be simplified (and made cheaper) and look like rotaries then
they stood a chance to compete with rotaries in the modern world.

[Commercial reels were never in the same position. It goes un-disputed
that reel mowers produce a finer cut for aesthetic and sporting purposes.]

Roy Knight�s patent took the obstacles onboard. A deflector system could
be used to throw grass over the rear roller and into a rear catcher. The
mower�s balance could be improved, with the rear catcher making the
machine more compact for maneuverability.

� More maneuverable and more compact
� Improve balance � catcher rear mounted
� Rear roller acts as fulcrum



Yes, more work to be done over the next few years before the Diplomats
would be released in c1976. I present the patent (with amendments) as a
download below.


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PENDING


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The Victa Prototype - The 'Peach Tin'
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]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2017 18:26:11 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/87355.html#Post87355 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/78634.html#Post78634
I have moved this topic to the Personal Histories forum.
A big thank you for Gadge and prd for finding this article.

--------------------
Jack





]]> Mon, 10 Oct 2016 19:49:06 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/78634.html#Post78634 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/69267.html#Post69267

DIMARCO BROTHERS & VICTA
THE FIRST VICTA



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THE ATKINSON STORY
THE HARRISON STORY



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