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A very interesting Qualcast rotary, chassis is identical to Turner models as is lower bars and brackets. I have only seen the Qualcast rotary with the offset front wheels, this is a big step towards a conventional mower but then the company must have decided to shelve the idea.

G'day Paul
Yes, Turner clearly made the last Qualcast rotaries sold here [at that time].
This is the earliest example I have seen of that venture.

For many reasons, Qualcast had limited success post WWII.
It had been a domestic mower leader - with its push side-wheels
in the inter-war years.

One clear reason - for me - is that Qualcast (UK) did not understand
what was taking place in AUS rotaries at this time.

It sold USA inspired rotaries here in the late 1950s, that were clearly
under-specified for what was happening here! I mean, single-point
height adjusters, catchers, and folding handles were becoming
expectations by the 1960s!

Qualcast Australia's engagement with Turner was a compromise
living on the 'Qualcast brand' and using last-year model Turners.

The idea was doomed to fail, in my view.
The proof lies in the rarity of them, I think.

Victa would re-introduce Qualcast to AUS in the mid-1980s.
Another idea doomed to fail, in my view.

Paul, many thanks for adding to the record!