Hi ODK members, I can't help but agree that the original manufacturers were not Vulcan. It may be, though, that they introduced the Big Bob utility mowers in the '80s.
I'd say you're dead right there. Every 'first-generation' Big Bob I've seen has been branded 'Vulcan'. Like IanOZ's in this thread
'First generation' here is just my description of the handle bracket construction, that had successive modifications in the 1980s. As illustrated in that other thread. It's about the only visible design change on the Big Bobs!
Cheers, Gadge
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