G'day
MowerfreakA great memory there.
New information too; about a plastic nose cone on a plastic dress cowl.
Is this what you call the mid arch base?
Yep, it's a term I use to better describe the historical changes to chutes.
It is my view that many mid-arch mowers had as-good performance as high-arch jobs.
What they lacked in chute height was gained in chute width.
Cheers---------------------
Jack