Hi all!
My names Ben and I am the proud owner of an SB 17" Model 45. Got it for free from my father-in-law's boss who go it for free from a client...SCORE! It sat out the side of his house for a few years before I got it, so the catcher was shot. Got a replacement catcher from a guy who makes them...he works at Southside Ford near Woollongabba in Brisbane - you'll see his catchers on eBay.
She is powered by a fairly early model Honda GX160 which starts first time every time.
My father-in-law was a turf farm owner/operating at the Sunshine Coast exclusively supplying QLD Blue Couch for over 25yrs till he semi-retired. Now he works for a lawn maintenance company looking after the lawns and gardens of the millionaires that live at the Sunshine Coast...Lisa Curry-Kenny, etc. They are all cut with big cylinders and he uses an SB 20" Model 45 on his lawn at home.
He still knows the current owners, so needless to say, my whole yard is blue couch...~700m2 of the stuff. IMHO...the best grass around for residential up here. You can stick your green couch, winter green, sweet smother, Sir Walter, etc, but his is a mower forum...grass is a whole other topic.
I'm in a new estate and the grass has been down for ~1yr now, so it is well matured and takes the lines the cylinder cuts beautifully - I do diamonds sometimes when I am keen, but generally just the rows. Everyone who sees it comments on how great it look and the neighbours have asked countless questions and have since turfed with the same grass, which makes the street frontage look awesome!
The other dads in the cul de sac and I often lie on the hill at the front of my place on a Sunday arvo with a few beers and watch the kids run around...the grass is so thick and comfy to lie on, doesn't make you itch and doesn't leave green stains on your clothes/skin.
Anyway, that's enough for an intro...I'll put more details about the mower in the mower forum.
Ben.
