Hi Jack Thanks for the information, anyone know a plastics manufacturer ? I'm very grateful of the responses I have received to my posts being a super novice. The search continues for the parts but during the process I have touched base with some great characters and have secured some other Turner items, one being an original owners guarantee and instruction document in the turner envelope. It's a good read with a strong reference to not putting oil in the fuel as I guess everyone at that time was bought up on a diet of 2 strokes. The other interesting bit I noticed was to make sure you install the correct blades in accordance with what you are using the mower for ( utility or catch ) My mower has the 4 throw blades fitted for catcher use, I presume the utility blades are flat. The throw blades look a bit fancy having a slight indent section on the back of the blade and the cutting edge is stepped and slightly angled. A lot of science and thought or a lot of nothing ?