Hi Paul
It's nice to see these little mowers saved.
I guess this one dates from the late 1960s or 1970s.
I'm not sure when Qualcast dropped the Suffolk name,
in favour of the Qualcast name on these machines.
As you know, this was originally a Suffolk Colt, the
little brother to the Punch.
These have nice little Suffolk engines.
I like the reference to 'dual drive' on the catcher.
It's not a full dual drive, but a compromise. The problem
with a primary centrifugal clutch (without a landroll clutch)
is that it does not permit maneuvering in tight places.
Qualcast (Suffolk) got around this by adding a dog clutch
to the landroll - meaning it could be dis-engaged, permitting
the mower to be manually pushed with reel running in tight
places.
It's great that this machine has provenance: you know it was
a one owner, you know who owned it and where it was sold from.
It would be nice to have a year date to complete the story.
Thanks for saving this one.
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Jack
