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Also, I noticed the spelling of "MULTIGARDNER" on the label. Not "MULTIGARDENER" Search on MULTIGARDNER and this page shows a lot more: http://myoldmachine.com/topic/266-farmfitters-multi-gardner/

sten, That label on the flange reads: MULTIGARDNER UNIT No S2066 FARMFITTERS LTD GERRARDS CROSS BUCKS ENGLAND It was supplied by Mechanised Gardening at Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire about 1963-1966 with the engine and both the 18" and the 10" decks, for a total cost of £44.15s I recall that they also did a hedgecutter attachment which we never had.

sten, that photo is identical tot he 18" deck we had. And here is the engine on its 10" deck. Flanges look like the unidentified mower, and so do the wheels.

In 1963/64 our village cemetery got a Multigardner unit,with a sticker on it "Farmfitters Ltd, Gerrards Cross, Bucks England" It consisted of an Aspera LAV 30 / 35 mounted on simple frame which consisted of the handlebars, extended under the engine, to which the engine was bolted, and had a single bolt bracket for clamping it on to a choice of cutter frames or other tools. We had the 18" rotary mower frame, and a small 10" cutter frame for cutting in narrow spaces between graves. The 18" cutter had a triangular plate onto which 3 x small reversible triangular blades were bolted, and a circular shield. The 10" cutter blade was a single broad reversible bar, and the shield was clearly related to the one in this picture, being the same design and colour. The height adjustment knob / rod, and wheels looks identical to that on the 18" cutter, which has long since gone. I am sure this is from the same family. We still have the 10" cutter, and the handlebar frame, and the incomplete remains of the second engine.