Hi Dave,
Well another Supercut has surfaced.
There are still quite a few of these out there but sadly most of them are headed for the scrap yard as they are simply far to heavy as a domestic mower and thus the Model 45 is the major weapon of choice when it comes to cylinder cut mowers.
I will say that if this is your first ever restoration then you've probably picked the harder of the two styles of machine. The Supercut is far more complex than the 45, but don't let that discourage you as these were the Rolls Royce of mowers. They were used on the cricket wickets of VFL Park (now Hawthorn's home ground) when Kerry Packer first introduced World Series Cricket. These were the bench mark of cylinder mowers back in the 1960's. I personally have two of them, one being a one owner unit that's awaiting restoration with the other identical one being very rusted as a parts machine should the need arise, but I don't think it will as the main machine is in really good order.
BTW your machine is rather original Model 17 in its current format apart from the multi colour scheme that a previous tenant/s has applied to it. The Villiers Reverse Gear power plant is original and it has the transport wheels brackets mounted on the rear minus the wheels. It would have been assembled in the late 1950's or even into the very early 1960's I'd say due to the earlier Australian Flag decal on the catcher. Also as it says SC as the prefix on the ID plate which indicates that it's from earlier production as the later Supercuts had 17 on the ID plate ?
Anyway all in all welcome to the ODK forum, you're in good hands here when it comes to Scott Bonnar's and everything else outdoor power equipment orientated.
Cheers,
BB.
