I am fortunate to have a 50 year old Ransomes Marquis cylinder lawn mower, which I started using when I was 12. It still has the same cutting cylinder but has had the bottom bar replaced once. The engine is a slow running BSA with Amal carburettor. Quite a beast to control as it has a centrifugal clutch and can run away quite quickly.
It has had regular servicing with the odd perished component replaced; so the old machine starts well, runs well, and just keeps going. This evening, it became a bit feeble but then recovered and carried on. When it was slowing down prior to being put to bed I noticed that the spark plug was loose!
Perhaps when I depart this mortal coil, I should be buried with my old lawnmower (q.v. a Viking long ship).
Tim
