Hayn hand mower
I've just picked up a 12" push mower on the much maligned famous internet auction site. It is a 12" cut, has an aluminium roller and is mostly steel construction. It has small metal front rollers (like the Lloyds Pennsylvania roller mower) rather than wooden but other than that it's origins are suprisingly obscure. The chain cover and the transfer on the grassbox both show "Hayn" as the main name and then refer to the" Nutt Engineering Co. Cambridge England" below. Initially I thought that "Hayn" was the model & Nutt Engineering the manufacturer until I recalled the Hayn electric mower in the auction at Milton Keynes. This confused me further as if Hayn are the makers, where do Nutts enter into the equation?
Any information on identifying this thing or concerning dates of manufacture gratefully received.
Joe
Ray,
thanks for trying. I have now repainted the mower after freeing up the cylinder a bit & it actually works very well despite being uncomfortable due to the lack of grips. I have tried cannibalising a pair of old Qualcast (I think) rubber grips salvaged from behind a mate's shed, but the handles of the Hayn are too wide for the grips to accomadate them. This is going to take a bit more thought......
Joe
Hi,
Like you I have a 12" Hayn in my collection although mine has a wooden front roller and does not have its grass box as it was rescued from a skip.
I have tried to find out who Nutt Engineering were and when they closed their doors etc but to no avail, so if you have any luck please let me know.
Ray.
Gentlemen,
May I quote you from the ever informative Old Lawnmower Club ' Lawnmower Directory ' :
Nutt Engineering Ltd. - A Cambridge engineering firm making mowers post World War 2, manufacturers of the Hayn range of mowers in the 1950's/60's.
Another entry for Hayn states that both powered cylinder and rotary mowers were being made in 1966. Manual mowers came in two models ' Gem ' and ' Super ' having a 10 and 12 inch cut respectively.
Not much I know but it's a start perhaps.
Regards,
Colin
Oops I forgot to mention the OLC directory, also having found a photo of my mower I see that it to has single rollers on each end of the front roll.
Thank you for your input Colin good job someone is on the ball, here is my mower shown minus its handles that are removed for storage. The info that I have tried and failed to find is what happen to the company, all that I have discovered is that there was a patent registered by Nutt Engineering for a rear roller drive motor arrangement for an electric mower.
Ray
Gents,
thank you for the help so far. Ray's picture is of the same mower that I have. So, what kind of grips should be on the handles? I may need to chat with my friendly local bicycle repair man...
I've had a go at it today with the GT85 & the cylinder now spins very nicely indeed. If time permits during the week I'll have a go at sharpening the blades & report back.
Joe
Hi, as far as I can remember the hand grips are plastic but I'll dig the handles out the back of the workshop later in the week and take a picture for you and post it here, probably over next weekend if that is ok.
Ray.
Hi,
Apologies for the delay but re handle bar grips for your Hayn mower I mananaged to retrieve my set of handles from the depths of my workshop today only to find that the grips are missing! so like you I could do with seeing the type of grips fitted, so if someone out there has a 12" Hayn hand mower a picture would be appreciated.
Ray,