Yes, 20 years ago he seemed old to me. I got it from a mowershop in sydney that had it unsold in the back of a lot of second hand ones for $40. At that time it had a cowl with a see through round window so one can see the spiral design on the fan. It takes a long time to spin down and is very quiet doing so. I've got a clear plastic bake tin temporarily on top now. Clear warning sign to keep feet and hands out of the way. The visual hint helps. I think if one persists in finding out how to use it safely it is a great machine with little that can go wrong. I've rewired it but that can be tidied up now when I'm getting more interested in it. It was well used when I got it. I cut the cord a couple of times till I figured out how to plan the cut. I'd never let a novice borrow it. It's a nice solid simple little beast. I deduce there was a pole that guided the cable but have no idea how it looked. Also on the side was a baffle which hints at a catcher but I took the baffle door off as it mulches up and without the baffle it blows out. The model # is VA140A9.
edit : now that I think on it having seen what I wrote it seems a bit strange to me to have a side catcher? I can't remember clearly whether there was any other use I could discern for thwe baffle. Because it didn't make sense to me and could clog the under up I just took it off. It gives a really close trim tucked around a post or suchlike.
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