Hello Chris86

A warm welcome from me too.
Yes, this site is decades' old and has amassed an incredible
amount of information.

It's great that you are preserving a piece of WA history in the Ings edger.
To my knowledge, Ings Engineering is still going today!

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The aim with the mower is to strip it down, sandblast and powder coat it and restore it as good as I can pending funds

I think the consensus today is that powder coating has been a disaster on
power garden products - good for outdoor furniture though. When Rover
bought an expensive powder coat plant in about 1980, they thought that
process had advantages. History has proven that very wrong.

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My only dilemma is the fact that it's impossible to find a parts list for it...
We can help you there.

Parts List here: https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/u...r_Mower_Parts_List_&_M.html#Post5401

In Brochure here: https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=67345

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I noticed there is a manual section on this forum where for $15 I can get my hands on a parts manual, but as I'm unable to see whats in the manual, I'm not certain whether this is what I'm actually looking for or not.

The parts list would be as follows:-

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Chris, I hold the Model 85 in high regard - mainly because of the Rover quality.
It was a hybrid design; in that it combined features from the English
Ransomes and the Australian Scott Bonnar Model 45.

Hope this helps.
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Jack