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Hi all,

Picked up an Atco Cylinder mower from an 88 yr old gentleman earlier this week as well as a Great American push mower. The great american was bought brand new by the father in law which at the time he worked for the company, on the handle its stamped PAT 1918 so I can assume it was built in 1918. See below some photo's. Both are in good condition and cut well.







A friend from work put me onto these as he new I was into Scott Bonnar and old mowers. I now own 2 Scott Bonnars 1 Atco and a Great American so would this be classed as an addiction if not how many would I have to own before it was classed as an addiction

Cheers
Jaycee

Time wil tell Jaycee I was just looking to buy 1 (one) Victa 18 to restore for a project, well yes it has now become a bit out of hand

Hi SB Obsession,

That's a great Atco lightweight you've bought! Going by the model plate it's a 14" from 1954-55.

I'm looking for one myself, but they all seem to appear in Victoria. I need to find one in Sydney.

It's the series that I used to mow our lawns with as a kid. As soon as I was old enough to kick-start the Atco, it was my job. I'm talking circa 1958. I enjoyed running around behind the Atco, but I didn't enjoy trying to use the old and heavy roller blade type edge cutter after the mowing was finished.

This image is from England, but if the kid was wearing a T shirt and shorts and the parents weren't so posh-looking, that's me behind the Atco:

Hi Jaycee, and on some great scores there mate!
Don't worry, I have 2 Scotties and an ATCO as well, here's a pic:



So it must be just an obsession with reel mowers!

Interesting to see this machine . I have a 1454/5 with a kick start but the instruction book I once had ( now lost ) showed the pulley start. Over the years I have acquired 6 of these but not one with pulley start. This was the standard model with steel landroll and small tank etc.