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douglas

I hope this finds you all well. I am just buying these, see pictures.

I think they look fairly well preserved. I am dreading at little, hearing the rattle of the bearings. bought unseen. At least they look sleepy, rather than scrap

I think I identify them from this site as 1963- 68 and 1970 -72 models

Can I kindly ask you to cast your experienced eye over the detail, it would be really appreciated, so I know what parts to track down

I guess they had a repray, I guess they had maintenance, i guess I am going to find some quirks of history and my judgement. Are those front wheels a classic feature to raise the cylinders during transit from lawn to lawn? or are they modifications ?

I won't be getting the front rollers. I haven't seen any pictures with the rollers not present on this site or on the internet. I am new to ATCO's, do the front rollers attach into the front adjustable "parts" that the front wheels attach to, or do they slide in to the main "chasis" sides in front of the cyliner.

Any views, pics links or info would be appreciated.Thank you

 

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Clive1997 Thu, 12/11/2026

A nice [pair of original Atco's the one on the left has a brass plate that may give an idea of age? That design was around from the l;ate 1950s with just minor modifications through the 1960s, the other slightly later 1960s into 1970s. Atcos from this era are hard to date exactly as just minor improvements made over a number oy years. 

Good to see the swivel castors, I have several references to these, they were an optional extra for cutting rough/long/course grass & available from 1950s through 1970s. 

I attach a catalogue description & a photo from Atcos archive.