Hi RS&J, and a big warm welcome to the forum. We all love to learn new things and tinker here. Re: the angles, Could you please post some pics (using Bruces method preferably) from front on, rear, and both sides and a close-up of the brass data plate on the RH side plate. It may help us to identify your machine for you.
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thay look like queen 30 inch? is the twin engine a j.a.p im no expert tho. i can tell u that its not a 45 model lol. Am i looking at 1 or 2 cylinder mowers in the pics not sure if u have placed the twin engine in there been sittin for a bit going by whats left of the catcher but the rest looks rock solid cheers steve...
To answer steves question being a 30inch queen, this not a queen, there are many different variations of this machine to the queen. The engine is a 500cc Coventry Victor twin cylinder water cooled engine from the mid 30's. The original engine that was on the machine was a type CW or TS douglas motorcycle engine from the mid to late 20's. I am still looking for the douglas engine for this machine. Does anybody have any literature to back up the theory that this is from 1928? Hope this helps. Jamie
Hi Jamie, yes, I do have a mate who worked for Scott Bonnar in Adelaide and later owned a SB agency and repair business in Mildura.I have contacted him re your machine, and he informs me that he has no information on the early machines which were all electric.
In his opinion, the only machine fitted with a "Douglas" motorcycle engine was the "Queen City" bowling green mower from around 1926, After researching further myself, I feel your machine is an early"Ajax" industrial mower (with trailer and seat) and dated around 1935. Don't worry about the subtle differences in the photos in the SB history book, as my mate said there were changes made at that time, from machine to machine.
How did I date yours? Well it's fairly easy, all machines from the 20's had a chassis made from cast iron, during and after the Great Depression in the early 30's (1930-1935)the company started to fabricate using plate steel which your machine is made from, because it was easier, cheaper and lighter to work with. So Jamie, it looks like you have a rare 1935 Ajax that will be absolutely fabulous when restored!
Please do not PM me asking for support. Please post your questions in the appropriate forums, as the replies it may receive may help all members, not just the individual member. Kindest Regards, Darryl
Hello all. Luckily, I was able to restore all the lost Photobucket images from my files. This is an important post and it was luck I recorded the images years' ago.
This is an Ajax, but not as old as RS&J claimed or Deejay investigated. This is the second version of the Ajax, and I believe it dates to the late 1940s or later.
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