OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping Wanted WANTED 1960s Rover mower badge

I require one of these metal badges to complete a restoration.



Source of photo: Outdoorking forum.

I just got hold of one!

G'day vint_mow
That's great news

This is the only Rover badge I know of that had the model year.
That design survived till about 1965 (but with no year reference).
After that, the newer design appeared.

All Very good.
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Jack

The one I am getting has 1965 on it. I was hoping for a 1963, but "them's the breaks".

I'll still keep my eyes peeled for a 1963 label. One is bound to turn up sooner or later.

The great thing about these is they used the same badges on the mowers and the ride-ons. So you can use an old ride-on badge for a mower, or vice versa.

Another question, what kind of pins did they use to hold these badges on? Seems to have been used on all machinery prior to the days of pop rivets. I've found out the hard way that they are near impossible to remove successfully. Easiest way seems to be to cut them off.

G'day vint_mow,
They would be 'drive screws', like these:
They are installed by hammering them into an undersized pilot hole, so as you say, it's very difficult to get them out.
About the only way is to punch them out from the underside, but this only works if the pilot hole is drilled through.

They are hardened, so drilling them out is also difficult.

Hello vint_mow, CyberJack & Gadge,
I have an air powered palm hammer I got years ago at SuperCheap auto and it removed these stubborn pins on these unusual rivets in the doors on a Ford I was working on, where a large hammer didn't seem to budge them. It removed them with ease.

Great info. Thanks Mowerfreak!

One thing I am doing these days whenever I replace a freshly painted badge, I never use rivets. Whenever the damn things go "pop" they almost always jump and take off some paint from the badge or nearby base. I've resorted to using small bolts and screws instead. Maybe there are better quality rivet guns on the market that are more gentle on paint work? My el cheapo version is always hard on paintwork!