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Ransomes Ajax Throwplate (grass deflector

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Hi Members

I am looking for a throwplate (grass deflector) for a Ransomes Ajax I am restoring

hopefully someone will know of one somewhere

 

wristpin Tue, 22/03/2016

At the risk of stating the bloomin obvious it's a simple bit of "bent tin" - easy to reproduce.

David Bouchard Tue, 22/03/2016

People are always breaking Ajax on Ebay.  A bit of patience should pay off.  I imagine you are going for originality with a Mk 4 or Mk 5 as those ones are fluted and cannot reasonably be replicated at home.

wristpin Wed, 23/03/2016

" cannot reasonably be replicated at home "

Not sure about "reasonably"  but quite possible with a bit of ingenuity. Looking at the spread of buy-it-now priced  Ajaxes on the bay at present it's difficult to rationalise how the market values them.

Edda Wed, 23/03/2016

I have just had one made for my Ransomes certes 14 inch out of 316 stainless steel. The British lawnmower museum kindly sent me the dimensions and a template of the one they have. Within my job role I have the opportunity to visit numerous fabrication companies and colleges and acquired the stainless at one of those companies. The safe edge was done by a folder and the curved bit was done on the brake press. The finished throw plate is an excellent fit and the polished stainless matches the lawnmower perfectly.