Hi everyone
Seems we have a few posts touching on the topic of Allen Scythes but maybe a lack of photo's .. I'm sure you're out there Allen Scythe owners ..
So to kick things off, this is my Allen. I've owned her for a couple of months now and have a couple of projects to get out the way before I tackle this baby, Circa mid 50's but yet to confirm when the engine comes apart.
The sickle bar is in pretty crap condition but I reckon I'll get away with a new bar and some new bolts. The engine is to be confirmed but we have spark so it can't be that tough from here on.
They're a pretty unique beast for sure and I can't tell you the amount of people who stopped by while I was changing out the tyres on my front lawn .. it was pretty funny to see everyone slow down followed by a bunch of expletives while some guy leaves his wife in the car to come gawk at the Allen.
For those not in the know, there was about 25 different attachments made for the Allen, one of them being the earliest whipper snipper I think, but I am yet to see one!
I've already been buying some spares from the UK and at this stage aI really don't have much else to buy .. just the hard slog of getting the bugger going.
Myself? I want to make a seat and cart for her so I can ponce about on the council reserve behind my house cleaning up the crap that the contractors leave
I really hope we get some followers for this thread, would be great to share some restoration and running info between us and keep these great machines going.
