Lawnmowers....

They did, or indeed do, make engines - had a pretty good reputation for the most part too. Murray were their spin off brand for electric mowers. Reading just now though, it seems they are a company with quite a mixed past - Murray (bicycle company) - Wikipedia.

Kinda backs up my feeling that it is a bit of an el-cheapo, stack 'em high jobs.

 

That kinda tells me a lot. When I say I was losing the rag with it today, it is an understatement - the air was blue every time I had to turn the thing over and unchoke it (which was a LOT)

 

Suffice to say, when I finally stomped into the house, a sweaty mess... Mrs C asked what was wrong "I wish I'd had you upside down as many times as I've had that effing lawnmower upside down today" - - I got shot with a look (yes that look)

 

Not yet - I tried to find some yesterday evening and as yet have drawn a blank. The ones I did find for Murray were all in the £40-£50 ballpark, so not the cheapest of things to take a bit of a punt with. The blades on mine have two offset knock-outs in the central hole, which mean they can only be mounted one way. All of the blades I found didn't have those knock-outs. I'll need to try and get the model number of the lawnmower later and search by that.

 

Found a blade! Genuine part too and only £6.35! Minimum order quantity of two though, so I've got a new blade and another spare on the way. Maybe selling them only in two or more tells me all I need to know about the longevity of the blade.