Ransomes Ajax Throwplate (grass deflector
Hi Members
I am looking for a throwplate (grass deflector) for a Ransomes Ajax I am restoring
hopefully someone will know of one somewhere
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People are always breaking
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.
" cannot reasonably be
" 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.
I have just had one made for
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.
At the risk of stating the
At the risk of stating the bloomin obvious it's a simple bit of "bent tin" - easy to reproduce.