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It's my belief that we were the first manufacturer in Australia and maybe the world, with a front engined tractor format

Hello Lewis
This is an important question for the record.

I have argued on these forums that the North Americans 'invented' the 'Garden Tractor' -
a smaller version of the Agricultural farm tractor. I think that's right.

But whilst farm tractors were using front mounted engines from the early 20th century,
It is not clear who made the first front mounted engine on a garden tractor.

It is my belief that Greenfield were the first AUS manufacturer to do so.
The only competition were Rover (rear mounted engine Ranger) and Cox (mid-mounted engine, Mowmobile)).

It is clear that Toro had a front-mounted engine on a garden tractor in the interwar years ...
but it had a sickle bar mower attachment - not a rotary action.

It is clear that the Cox and Rover were North American inspired.
The Greenfield appears as a unique design in having a garden tractor
appearance (with front engine) and with a rotary cutter deck.

An interesting question you ask here.
You've got us thinking ...

All the best.
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Jack

The tractor design was more popular for sure
Not only did it look better in most eyes it was safer
It didn't rear up on hills and could turn
All the rear engined machines under steered prodigiously

We weighted the front ends of our rear engined machines to counteract the front end lightness

It was also 'common knowledge' way back then that women preferred rear engine mowers

You wouldn't be game to say that now!