g'day andrew,

not a good idea to do that sort of welding unless you are real expert
at it.

these new systems especially the cutter bar ar not only cheaper from a
manufacuturers point of view, and mind you the cheapness never
reflects in the price you pay for a mower, but they are all part of an
attempt to make a mower fool proof, something that can never be done
as the fool will always circumvent the save the fool from themselves
modification.

for me cutter bars give about the worst cut that one could imagine
when used on a well trimmed lawn. also by putting the disc and blades
this may make a difference to the power of motor as you are adding a
bit more weight to compliment the flywheels weight and purpose. give
me swing blades anytime and i'm not in the habit of sticking me
fingers or feet under mowers to see what is happening lol. all this so
called "safety stuff" they are adding to mowers across the pacific
must be adding heaps to the cost of mowers let alone their weight and
the complexity of the devices? just more things to go wrong.

len

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