There wasn’t a mechanism for ‘no load’ starting the engine, so there was quite an effort required to start the mower. It was painted Ferguson Grey and units were powered by an MK15 Villiers engine - although I am told that some were fitted with JAP engines.

This mower was fitted with a two speed transmission and had a single wheel on the back. This was fairly typical of production methods in those days.ī MODEL Late 1950’s. These units seemed to differ from the batch to batch, as modifications were made along the way. Over a number of years the company produced a small range of early model Deutscher mowers. (Not great from a Health & Safety view point!). Originally they were referred to as the 'rotary scythe' as the blade protruded from the front of the cutting deck, allowing the cut material to flow back over the cutting deck.

Early model mowers were of a simple design, having a single wheel between the motor and the cutting head for balance, and the two wheels on the front. The posts hole borer was proving popular in the farming communities and Deutscher were keen to move away from simply being a jobbing shop and heads towards becoming manufacturing engineers. This mower became the start of a long history of Deutscher manufactured mowers.Īt the time Deutscher was a small engineering business involved in repairing engines and manufacturing parts for farm equipment, while also providing engineering services to other businesses.ĭuring this period Deutscher was producing a post boring machine for drilling holes into farm fence posts.

In the early 1950's a local golf club asked if Deutscher could build a mower to cut long grass and as a result this somewhat crude first mower was built. We receive many calls from customers wondering whether they might have the oldest Deutscher mower.

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