[modeleng] Re: hovercraft
- From: Dave Beaman <dave.beaman@xxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:15:50 +0100
I still have a flymo................. And pretty useless it is as well
really if you want a decent cut. It's the mower I lend to the neighbors when
theirs break down, I'll stick to my Suffolk Punch, which, is not some
strange cocktail from East Anglia!!!
Dave.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilfried Vermeiren" <vermeiren.wilfried@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: hovercraft
> <<<<<<<<<<<<
> Good to hear from you Wilfried, the boat looks great!
> Jeff Dayman
> <<<<<<<<<<<<
> I still keep a eye on you lads. Thanks for the comment on the boat. A lot
> of
> work needs to be done but it is receiving its "skin" at the moment . An
> update of the pages is to come soon.
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> My Dad had one off those back in the 70's called a Flymow here. If you
> needed to mow a slope you could tie a rope to the handle and stand at the
> top of the slope and swing it. At least that what it said on the brochure.
>
> Lee
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> It was indeed Flymo who sold them. We once were dealers of the make. I
> remember them as being a pain to work on. Once the engine reached its revs
> of it went hovering around the workshop. Hiding itself in a cloud of dust,
> fumes and grass In the end I solved the problem by clamping them with the
> handle to the workbench. To make things worse most were equipped with
> Aspera
> make of engines which were far from reliable to say the least.
> But if you fancy one they had electric as well and I think Makita still
> does
> one.
> Regards
> Wilfried
>
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