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Hello ODK history lovers

The Australian company Deutscher is the un-sung, quiet achiever of Australian
lawnmower making. Commencing business in 1904, HF Deutscher remain a
continuous family owned and operated business to this day. Quite remarkable.

In about the mid-1950s Deutscher started making what were then called rotary
scythes, the UK term that was then used to described rotary action grass cutting
machines. We now know these machines as slasher mowers.

Deutscher has a solid reputation for making rugged mowers for tackling high
grasses.



TO BE CONTINUED ...

PART TWO - The Brochure
This brochure, from my collection, is in good condition.
I date it to the 1960s when Deutscher were lucky enough to have Scott Bonnar
as the Australian distributor. This gave Deutscher exposure - through a
national network - that Deutscher could not have achieved by itself, as a
small Victorian slasher mower maker.

This dating reflects the brochure presenting a Deutscher Model C.
This is reflected in Deutscher's own publication from 2010:

This was an upgrade to the B model. The notable change was that it had two rear
wheels and you were able to tilt the motor forward, which loosened the belts for
easy starting. There was a cover over the blades and side flaps, and you could
either remove or swing them out in order to wind row the grass. It was a 24" cut.
The blade was flat with the end bent over and it used a square head bolt with a
brass rectangle nut. This model was fitted with a horizontal shaft, 5hp Briggs &
Stratton, or a Mk25 Villiers motor. The mower was painted in a Hammertone
Brown and was considered a very good mower in its day. The gears were changed
from high to low with neutral in between, operated by a twist grip on the left-hand side.
There was no positive neutral and accidents occurred if the operator tried to select
neutral and mistakenly engaged the other forward gear.

DEUTSCHER 1980s BROCHURE


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