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PART SEVEN - Gang Mowers
The concept of the gang mower must be accredited to the Americans; but Ransomes quickly
realised the significance of the concept. Gang mowers enabled the opening of grasslands
for public and private use - from airports, to golf fairways, to large parklands.

There were clear limitations to reel mower width-of-cut ... in keeping reel/blade set;
contour following, and serviceability of machines. In other words, there were
limitations of width to reel mower design. The solution was the gang mower.

Ransomes made the Sportcutter and Magna gang reel mower units, and by the 1950s,
Ransomes offered sophisticated gang designs.