great stuff Lewis! what vintage would you put my old red at?early 60's ? not the orig engine but it was all i could find,thank's for all you are doing it is great for the forum and good reading,
the seat was red all the way back to steel i completely sanded it back,i would much rather it white so consider it done,and yes i will turn both of the springs around,thank's for the info
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
We were well ahead of the scooter craze with ours!!
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
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.
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!
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.
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
I can show you the site where Greenfield was in Mayne There's a building there still but not sure if it was ours
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?
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,
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.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
