Unique One Wheeler

[earthgrinder]

This unique mower showed up at Rough & Tumble last week. Turns out it was a prototype made by the German company Solo. Story goes they do not know how it got away and made it to the US. The owner's father purchased it at a yard sale some years ago.

 

[steve b]

That is cool. From the tire and sickle it looks like the handle is on the wrong end?

 

[earthgrinder]

You actually walk ahead of it. A gentleman just posted the photo.

 

[Cvans]

That is cool!

 

[secondtry]

Do you have any dates. Don

 

[earthgrinder]

Do you have any dates. Don

No, I do not. I have info to contact the owner. I am thinking 60's.

 

[Lily'sDad]

It appears that you would be walking in the tall grass/ grain before cutting it.

 

[earthgrinder]

As I understand it, the mower was designed for mowing banks.

 

[Traill95]

Different, neat looking

 

[Bill56]

That's very unique, for sure. Wonder how it is to operate.

 

[earthgrinder]

That's very unique, for sure. Wonder how it is to operate.

I hope to find out. I plan on contacting the owner.

 

[steve b]

Hmm, don't think I would want it sneaking up behind me either.

 

[adamjd200]

It appears that you would be walking in the tall grass/ grain before cutting it.

You could do like we do with the discbine, one round to open the patch/field, turn around and mow the other direction for the rest, now you're outside what you're mowing.

 

[Shorty]

Very interesting concept of the operator being in front.

 

[Bill56]

,QUOTE="steve b, post: 11359, member: 210"]Hmm, don't think I would want it sneaking up behind me either.[/QUOTE]
I was thinking the same. Maybe not the safest machine to operate... Especially for old fat guys like me.

 

[Littledeere]

Seen that wondered what the deal was never seen anything like it