Wow, thanks Jack. There is a lot of interesting info there. That article pretty much highlights that the drought was a significant contributor to the closure of the Adelaide SB plant. Rover must have been very happy with the purchase when the drought broke that year.
I have not paid close attention to the coating on the Kermit. It did strike me as painted rather than powdercoated, but I will have a closer look and advise.
I was a young teenager in Brisbane back then and my main source of income was mowing lawns, including my Grandmothers and my Parents Blue Couch lawns with SB45's. Both had extensive automatic watering systems and water was plentiful thanks to a much smaller population (the great victorian migration had only just started
) and a newly completed Wyvenhoe D@m...oh the memories
I am out of the country at the moment but will post the receipt for the record when I get back on the weekend.
