Hello Ainsley and Bruce
A warm welcome to these forums Ainsley.
Yes, this is good evidence of the Model 65002.
It does have a different clutch system to the later 65027.
The later Model 65s appear to have moved to a belt system for the
primary clutch; and a friction plate for the landroll.
The original Model 65 seems to have had large cone clutches, but these
models have been poorly documented.
Thank you for helping with the record on the early Model 65s.
As Bruce said, many years of life in the reel.
The bottom blade may be a different story.
Please keep us informed.
I will make inquiries about a manual for your machine.
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Jack
