Allen sythe

mick · « **on:** June 16, 2006, 13:43 »

Hi all any one know were i can get a pair of tyres for my Allen sythe? new or good used ones, cheers . Mick

Gwiz · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2006, 06:23 »

i think these folk might be able to help if you`re lucky.
www.tillerparts.com
best of luck.

graham

John · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2006, 09:16 »

OK - what's an Allen sythe?

mick · « **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2006, 09:24 »

Hi John an Allen sythe is a medium sized two wheel motorised sythe,built around the 50s and powered by a villiers two or four stroke engine, the tyres are very thin and large in diameter.The sythe is useful for for cutting fairly large areas of grass,nettle beds,briars,thistles etc. A very useful tool.

mick · « **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2006, 09:25 »

Thanks gwis i will contact them

John · « **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2006, 09:36 »

Thanks Mick, sounds a really useful tool. Thank goodness the weeds on my plot don't need something that powerful ... yet!

mick · « **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2006, 16:39 »

I have tried Tillerparts.com Chester Hudson but he as none ,if you hear of any let us know, cheers. Mick

Gwiz · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2006, 18:28 »

whats the tyre size? let me know, i`ll have a punt around and see whats up for sale.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2006, 19:45 »

John, you know what an electric razor looks like? Well an Allen Scythe looks like one of them, only 100 times bigger!!!!! with wheels on!!!

We got one 2 years ago off Ebay, but Brian couldn't be bothered to renovate it, so we re-sold it and made a £2profit!!!!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2006, 21:15 »

Can I back track on that last posting please? I meant to say they look like hair clippers, not shavers!!!!

Gwiz · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2006, 06:02 »

an unexpected flash of sanity, there is a company that advertises in the back of "classic bike" magazine who specalise in odd tyre sizes. i dont think youwill get the chevron patten tyre, but you might get a "knobbly" motor cross that will do the job. worth a look, cos i cant think where you would pick up an original set.

John · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2006, 08:23 »

I'm just reeling from a vision of a giant philishave on wheels

twysted1 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:16 »

i sold a wrecked old allen sythe a few years ago to a tractor collector friend of mine and i'm sure i remember it having a beautifull single cylinder norton engine on it. i know it stood in a field for at least 6 years butmy friend had it running within a month.

noshed · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2006, 14:10 »

Allan Titchmarsh recommends them (How To Be A Gardener Vol 1) so it's perhaps the philishave aspect which he finds useful.
Sounds like the sort of thing would be useful for a site to have to deal with overgrown plots. Probably less dangerous than strimmers.

Gwiz · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2006, 16:54 »

i would`nt bet on it! lethal in the wrong hands is the best way of descibing them, dont forget they were built long before ANY health and safety messures were built into machines. having said that, they are very soothing on the soul to use. dont stand in front of one if the engine is running, even if it is just on tick over. :shock:

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