OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Ride-On Mowers A question for Lewis

That's interesting

It may be not much younger than my oldie

Maybe it was delivered with a red seat??

I always knew the red machines with white seats but when I saw the grille it hit me wondering

Thanks so much for sharing!

I've got some old photos of them out testing in the real early days in Brookfield and Pullenvale, the spawning ground for Greenfield

Very amusing photos!!

Where on earth did you find these???

I'm impressed!!!!

I have very fond memories of the scooter!!! When I worked at our factory in Abbotsford Rd Mayne in the holidays, I used to ride a scooter to the local cafe with all the workers' smoko and lunch orders

I brought them all back in the front basket!

We made a few scooters and they were used by supervisors including Dad to scoot around faster

They honestly were wonderful things

I think I enjoy this forum more than you do!

G'day All,


This is fantastic! Thanks again Lewis. The kids all thought they were doing something new and cool when the scooter craze was on a couple of years ago

And we are all amazed by Jacks ability to dig up all sorts of historical information such as the patent compilation he's put together.

I notice the term 'super' 8 in both the red brochure and the Fuji one but that the term H/D only in the later one.

Was the Fuji only introduced with the yellow machines?

I've got a couple of later G65 'Reds' in the shed and they both have red seats too but interestingly the G50 machine has a black seat

Cheers,

P.S. I think we'd all love to see those photos.....

We were well ahead of the scooter craze with ours!!

Yes
Jack is exceptional!

Not sure on what made it Super but will investigate next week

There was a HD10 too and I think it had the Honda G80

I never saw a Fuji which was pronounced Fuki incidentally in anything but a yellow machine

Never seen a black seat but it's possible

There was a HD10 too and I think it had the Honda G80


My HD10 has a electric start 10hp Briggs in it which is original from 1974, i tried to buy another HD10 which was also a Briggs however it was not electric start and owner from new so the Briggs must have been original , I hope this helps

Greenfielder

Also Mr. Lewis, my father owned a greenfield tractor that was stickered as and was powered by a victa 160, he recalls its name being a HD5 or something like that. Would you have any more information on this? also I would just love some information regarding my HD10 so if you had any i would very much appreciate it.

Greenfielder

It could only be a Mini Tractor

It started with a Victa VC160 and was later offered with a B&S 5HP then an 8HP synchro balanced

Nice machine!

Circa 1973 onwards

1974 puts the HD10 as one of the last

A real cusp model!!!

I'll investigate on Monday

Thanks for the information

It gets a bit sketchy that far back!!

There will be some information somewhere!

PS I will post the Mini Tractor brochure on Monday

Hello Lewis and dedicated Greenies,
Many thanks Lewis for the wonderful anecdote about the scooter.
You have explained another mystery or unknown about your Dad.
Perhaps the scooter was designed with you in mind ... ?

I wonder whether their would be a market for these today?
I suspect, YES! - and marketed to adults!
I think I would use one - traveling to the local shop.
The movement to environmental solutions to today's problems is gaining
momentum. There is also the issue of health through exercise.

Thanks for answering member questions and adding to lawnmower history.

May I ask for any recollections on the Abbotsford Road, Mayne factory?
That's a road that has changed a lot! I guess that factory does not survive.

It is important we record early Greenfield history- as your dad was a
true pioneer of early Australian ride-ons.

Many thanks for taking the time to answer member questions.
We are so lucky in having access to reliable information.

Cheers
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Jack

That could have been the case Jack
I'm sure we still had a scooter at work but with the moves if probably was snatched up

I can show you the site where Greenfield was in Mayne
There's a building there still but not sure if it was ours

We backed onto Breakfast Creek and I still remember fishing for catfish there

We manufactured HD8, Javelin , IPD Slasher and the first of the Tractors there and it operated as a retail shop as well
I remember sitting on traded in Rangers and Ranchers and Mowmobiles and others

There was a small shop next to us run by a man called Roy Gripske
He sold aftermarket mower parts

We eventually left there in 1974-75 I think and moved to 212 Beatty Rd Archerfield until a suspicious fire forced us out

Thank you very much for your reply, your information would be gladly received!

Greenfielder

G'day Lewis
An address would be great for the record. No one knows the original address and location of Greenfield mowers.

These would have been exciting times in an exciting area with all that industry on Brisbane's CBD fringes.
Perhaps Greenfield employees would mosey on down to the local pub after work?

A secondary question is about early dealers.
One brochure you uploaded is from Power Mower Sales on Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley.
They were close to the original factory, and I guess one of the earliest Greenfield dealers...?

Are there any long-standing, loyal dealers that you would like to record ... for history?

Many thanks for your time here.

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Jack

Hi Lewis ( hopefully you come back to us soon)
According to the guru guys both of my Greenfields are quite early models
One of them was my grandpas and my dads before it was mine, so it will become a 4th gen one when i kick off.
neither of them have the original engines, but both still cool to own,
heres a couple of pics for you,

Sadly Lewis was seen here last pretty much 2 years to the day and I don't see him showing up any time soon I'd say.

Hope I'm wrong...................... as he was a really good contributor on here while it lasted.


Cheers,
BB.

I wonder what the reasons are that people suddenly stop posting?
I think the answers would be depressing.

Pretty easy I would guess, Lewis would have a lot more on his mind these days than posting on a mower forum

this was a very interesting posting.
makes me happy i managed to get a hold of one of the greenies.

My experience is that this format of forum is a bit out of date now, in the last couple of years groups on facebook have really expanded, it is a much more active i guess platform

Much more regular posting and many more active members.

Don't get me wrong though, there is a lot of great info on this site, i still regularly use the parts sections in particular

Yeah I had a feeling that Clique-book had something to doo with it. Australians and UK hobbyists have a proclivity to forming cliques in particular interests. It must be in their DNA or something.
I have no time for that school yard nonsense. Facebook is beginning to be considered old hat by many circles now.