OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Other Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers The Rover Pro-Cut Chronicles

On the day I picked up the Briggs powered ProCut, I went and ordered a few bits and pieces for it. Some of those parts were for good reason, some were simply because I wanted to……………a muffler deflector tip to match the rest of the fleet.



These deflectors are designed for alternative engine applications and redirect exhaust gasses away from the machine and avoid carbon accumulation. A very old engine/mower, but it illustrates the purpose.





So, in my case, completely useless other than it makes me happy. I mean, it could be worse………………….







Since I picked it up in October 2024, the ProCut was put to use and continues to be a faithful workhorse. This week, with the onset of a heatwave, I went ahead and changed out the oil and gave the whole thing a clean.

In this case, I went with Bilt Hamber Surfex, which is a water-based degreaser and all-purpose cleaner that can be used anywhere from neat/undiluted right out to 200:1. I've been using Surfex at 1:1 for small engine cleaning, it's much nicer to work with compared to solvent based degreasers that tend to be messy and stinky.

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I've cleaned some truly filthy machines with Surfex, including this 1980's Stihl 028 AV Super.................................





Once clean, I applied Carpro Hydr02 followed by Koch Chemie Motorplast for the plastics.

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Once clean, I changed the oil and sharpened the blades.



Clean, fresh oil....................ready to mow!





So, that's where I'm at, basically a new-old Rover ProCut 560 to hopefully last me another 10-years like the original did.

Speaking of the original ProCut, I decided to keep it, mainly for spare parts if needed going forward. Having said that, I’ve gone stocked up on a few parts while they are still available, such as the drive system parts, belts, cables, wheels ect.

For the most part, both old and new ProCut’s function the same. However, having the larger Briggs engine makes cutting through thicker grass much easier. Where the Kohler would choke and ultimately stall, the Briggs 850 powers through it. The other thing to note is how much quieter the Briggs is at full tilt, those Kohlers need a bigger muffler to suppress the quite pronounced exhaust “putter” at high revs.