https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm Recent Topics en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:50:02 UTC 5 support@outdoorking-forum.com.au (OutdoorKing Repair Forum) UBB.threads https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/122036.html#Post122036 to early sixties.

No information has survived on these rare Gardener mowers apart from what is on ODK.

People Who Might Know:

Old Mower Shop Workers: , people who worked in small mower shops in the 1950s and 1960s could be some of the few who remember the Gardener 18, especially if it was sold locally or regionally. It’s possible that even some of the shop owners or repair technicians who handled them might recall specific details, especially if the mower had quirks or was unusual for its time.

Realistically, though, anyone who was actively working in a mower shop in 1960 would likely be at least in their 90s today. So, finding someone with direct knowledge is rare, and even if you do, their memory of obscure models might be a bit hazy.

What has already been exhausted looking for info on this model.
Online Forums/Groups
Vintage Mower Restoration Experts:
Old Manuals/Ads


Cheers
Max.

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]]> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 04:31:04 +0000 Stace https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/119784.html#Post119784 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/119439.html#Post119439 with ball bearing wheels like the one in this 1989 ad.They are a good base I prefer these over a Masport Alloy base.


I'm surprised the 2024 SupaSwift is still using a Rover steel base that goes back to around the nineties.

Cheers
Max.

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Thanks for the reply

Regards
wce

]]> Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:46:47 +0000 wce https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/118555.html#Post118555 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/118110.html#Post118110 The rubber inlet hose has perished I see. I wonder if a would be owner would ever cut grass with it or keep it as an exhibit only?

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:33:22 +0000 Mowerfreak https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/118110.html#Post118110 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115832.html#Post115832
I suspect those specialist tools are to discourage you servicing your own machine and getting you take it to a service centre where it's worth buying those tools with unique ends. I had an affable chap the other day do a tune up on my blower vac free of charge using those tools even though warranty didn't cover that. Warranty has now expired.

]]> Sun, 03 Jul 2022 09:25:52 +0000 Mowerfreak https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/115832.html#Post115832 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114871.html#Post114871
]]> Sat, 09 Apr 2022 16:39:17 +0000 Tyler https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114871.html#Post114871 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/113213.html#Post113213
Yes there is plenty wrong in these pictures, thus the comment "Mock-up"

]]> Sun, 07 Nov 2021 09:50:36 +0000 Seanoss https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/113213.html#Post113213 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112387.html#Post112387 Much better suited to a Rover. The catcher is the wrong shape for that model as well. I believe it had the Corvette style single handle design.

]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:10:50 +0000 Mowerfreak https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112387.html#Post112387 https://outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112744.html#Post112744 Have to respect them.

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