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PART THREE - The Pye-Tecnico
When the Pye Company took a controlling interest in Tecnico the electric and
petrol lawnmowers continued. There were cosmetic changes for the electrics,
but the petrol machines had a makeover, with a redesigned chassis and a new
power unit - a Hurricane 125cc engine. This machine lacked the spring safety
clutch and fan cooling, and was clearly marketed at a lower price than the
expensive first model. This was the Pye QA-18H




This model had to be cheaper - because it was living on borrowed time.
Introduced in about 1957, it retained the American style offset wheel
design, with its primitive single wheel height adjustment (requiring tools),
and a step backward was made with the Hurricane engine (that had no fan cooling).
This was a cheaper machine in design, and the cheaper price reflected that.

MANUAL
Here is a manual for the Pye-Tecnico QA-18H. From my collection,
it may be - as always - downloaded for personal use. Of note is the
bar blade (without clutch), and the rear safety skirt. Also note the
handle-mounted fuel tank and the handle mount brackets are now rearward
(rather than central as on the first model).