Hi Ollie,
Honestly they are a great mower for tennis courts and cricket pitches etc. but domestically these well built beauties are just way over the top.
The thing that surprises me and this is merely a trap for young players is that many feel the SB craze that we are currently experiencing is about every type of Scotty and that's where all the newbies walk right into the Lions Den and hand over way over the top cash.
Well that's the big mistake as the whole craze is merely about one machine and one only................The Model 45
Sadly most of the others will and do find their way to the scrap yard in the end.
Talking about scrap yards, I was at one about a week ago and a bloke drove in with a near new Masport in his trailer along with other stuff. I asked if the mower was coming off the trailer and the owner said yes. The scrap yard attendant asked me "am I into mowers at all" because if I was he could feed me with around 20 per day that come in. I said thanks for the offer and as much as I'd love to say yes and rescue many of these I'd be swamped in no time flat and also a visit to the divorce courts for my troubles.
So this just shows that there are squillions of unloved mowers out there but only a select few that are really sought after.
BTW contrary to popular belief, there really is no shortage of Model 45's out there with plenty still going to scrap as well on a weekly basis.
Cheers,
BB.
