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Re: Vintage reel mowers
« Reply #75 on: September 01, 2019, 04:04:53 am »
Impressive lineup on those pictures there Lenn, you certainly donīt do anything half  ;D

The one Norma "foie gras" feeds there, is the type we usually see over here as well.
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« Reply #76 on: September 01, 2019, 06:02:48 am »
Thanks Jan, i`m working on the second from the right now, it`s a Cunningham made about 1949. :)
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« Reply #77 on: September 01, 2019, 07:00:41 am »
Some interesting designs Lenn. Great to see these jewels being saved from the trash heap.

The Rotary Mower in the last Video sure can get’r done. 🤠
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« Reply #78 on: September 01, 2019, 08:48:10 am »
Thanks Charlie, that Toro reel mower is what i wanted at the git go and was lucky to find it in the shape its in.
Got the Cunningham all freed up all i need is a motor and working on getting one as we speak.
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« Reply #79 on: September 02, 2019, 03:10:15 pm »
Thanks fellers, i`m waiting on a belt for the Zipper and motors for the other two, i had a brand new Predator in the box and pulled it out of the box this morn and it`s locked up tight so now i have to go 100 miles and exchange it.
Got this Craftsman reel going just now, never figured it would ever run no spark and stuck everywhere.



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« Reply #80 on: September 03, 2019, 01:13:48 pm »
Finished up the Zipper, put the new drive belt on it today so its self propelled.
Tried it in some heavy grass and it did alright but the old motor doesn`t have a lot of power.
The Cunningham is next or the Jari mower, waiting on engines.

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Re: Vintage reel mowers
« Reply #81 on: September 04, 2019, 07:34:17 am »
Thatīs a cool machine for sure Lenn


Am looking forward to see the Cunningham in action  :)
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« Reply #82 on: September 07, 2019, 11:44:11 am »
Got the Cunningham going today, it works pretty good the Jari is next.





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Re: Vintage reel mowers
« Reply #83 on: September 07, 2019, 12:10:08 pm »
You have been busy Lenn!

You are definitely going to have lots of options when it comes to cutting the grass.
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Re: Vintage reel mowers
« Reply #84 on: September 07, 2019, 02:31:49 pm »
Here`s a couple more.



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« Reply #85 on: September 08, 2019, 12:27:15 pm »
Wow looks like you are cornering the world market in lawnmowers Lenn!! :o
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« Reply #86 on: September 08, 2019, 02:56:00 pm »
Thanks Swift Fox, put new belts on the Cunningham today and adjusted things so it works like it should.
The left belt drives the sickle and the right belt the drive, if ya disengage the left belt everything stops.
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Re: Vintage reel mowers
« Reply #87 on: September 09, 2019, 07:15:50 am »
I got this mower about 25 years ago, i had it running at that time but it has sat in the shed since then.
Got it out last evening and new it wouldn`t have any spark so had to pull the flywheel which was the hardest flywheel to pull i`ve ever seen.
Cleaned the points and it now has spark so in a while we are going to see if it will live again.
By what i`ve found it was made by Bolens in 1950.





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Re: Vintage reel mowers
« Reply #88 on: September 09, 2019, 08:29:16 am »
Second pull.

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« Reply #89 on: September 09, 2019, 10:37:55 am »
Love that old Cunningham Lenn, and amazing historical piece...but my ohh my, you just keep pulling them out into the light...

That Mow-Master definitely is right up there at the very toprange of the coolest mowers iīve ever seen, what a gem !!!
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