Re: The ultimate lawnmower

Christopher Tidy <cdt22NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> fired this volley in
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I've seen most of them. At least, most which are available in
England.
They're mostly the descendants of this machine. They're good. Very
good
compared to everything else in production today (and for the record,
they're not the mowers I was talking about in my original post). But
not
quite great, in the way that this mower is an example of the finest
and
most durable craftsmanship. The manufacturers compromise more with
the
latest machines, even the high end ones, and they aren't built with
the
same classic style. If you don't believe me, do you think they'll
still
be around in 62 years?


Chris, there are _necessary_ tradeoffs for specific applications. You
can't mow a golf green with a 700-lb behemoth using a crimping roller
for the traction drive. It would carve the green to ribbons!

Yes, I agree. Some old technology was better built, if only because
they didn't know or didn't have the materials to build lighter,
smaller, tighter. But metallurgy is MUCH better today than when that
was built. When's the last time you saw a car that needed a valve job
every 40K miles?

LLoyd
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