expeatfarmer 591 #1 Posted March 9, 2017 Some years ago I bought a very early Ransomes 30" cut lawn mower with a ride on roller seat, I bought it as a source of vital spares for the MG2 crawlers as they share a common engine. When it arrived it was far too good to break for spares and ran like clockwork. I decided to try and use it but my lawns are too complex for such a large cumbersome machine and it is much too fast to walk behind. I then bought another with a view to breaking that and low and behold same thing happened, it is a 36" cut and again seemed to good to break. I now want the space they take up and this is my dilemna, as a mower however good I might get £80-100, if I remove the carb, magneto and most of the engine parts that are MG2 compatible I would make £5-600 off each mower plus the scarp value of the chassis which is extremely heavy. I have spoken to various museums and collectors of ancient mowers and they say there is no demand for such big mowers for the same reason I found. The debating point is do I scrap the mowers to keep a few MG 2 crawlers going or do I keep them as examples of engineering excellence from the days when Britain was great and if so does any body want to buy them? 3 Triumph66, S1g and nigel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel 1,876 #2 Posted March 9, 2017 Break them they not worth anything as mowers, you can keep them till you die, then whoever gets them in your will will break them for ranssomes parts and will earn good money 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #3 Posted March 9, 2017 I'd scrap them and keep anything MG2, Jonathan. Then donate the rollers to a good cause. Me! 1 the showman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expeatfarmer 591 #4 Posted March 9, 2017 Trouble is rollers are alloy and rely on weight of driver so you would need to fill them with something heavy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 642 #5 Posted March 10, 2017 Any pics of them?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 548 #6 Posted March 11, 2017 if you decide to break them, i'd be interested in the cylinder assembly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expeatfarmer 591 #7 Posted March 12, 2017 Call that a lawnmower ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expeatfarmer 591 #8 Posted March 12, 2017 Now that is what you call a lawnmower ! ( Apologies to Crocodile Dundee) 2 Old Tankman and nigel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 4,458 #9 Posted March 12, 2017 Look even bigger in the flesh metal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bubbalove 54 #10 Posted March 16, 2017 it sure is a shame to scrap them though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
