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Nope, no other videos, I sold my locke, miss it a bit but glad it is being used and well maintained! One thing if you buy one of these you can't let the grass get too tall if you do the mower will lay the gras down instead of cut it. If this happens cut once one way and then a second time in the opposite direction. Then don't let it get too long again. Don P.

@@donaldpurcell5243 thanks. Can you advise where can I buy backlap kit for Locke?

Good point, I'm 6ft 4inches tall so pretty tall. I didn't typically have an issue hunching over. For comfort, I would walk next to the handles steering it with one hand walking next to the handles on the down hill side whichever that was down hill, most lawns aren't flat. You get more grass on your shoes that way though.

@@donaldpurcell5243 Thank you for your reply. I plan on restoring one after my shop is done.

@@swampyankee72 You won't regret restoring it. They are good machines!

@@donaldpurcell5243 I'm 5'10" so I think I won't be hunching.

Yes, we never finished it when we were kids, got it flying but never put a thrust engine on it until now. I've always wanted to see it work. I'm having balance issues and skirt issues so the thrust engine will probably move forward and the skirt will get addressed as well.

​@@donaldpurcell5243 Once the bugs are fixed, i recommend a adjustable pitch propeller or fan type propeller. It will allow you to get the maximum trust from your engine. If you get the 6 blade type hub, since you have a direct drive, you can start with a 3 blade set up for best throttle response. I use to owned a home made hovercraft, and several Scat in my early 30's. I am 53 now and been thinking of building one. Hopefully this next winter since i am in Florida and the weather is nice in that time of the year to work outside.

I'm not sure, if you let the grass get too high then the reels push the grass down and don't cut very well. I'd say up to 6 or 8 inches you are fine but higher it's difficult. In the case where I had to cut grass that was high, I'd cut once in one direction and then come back the other way. The first past cut 1/2 the grass and laid the rest down so that on the 2nd pass it was already angled in to the reels.

That's funny I remember that my dad didn't let me run it myself until I weighed 100lbs. He thought lighter than that and I would not be able to horse it around!

Yup, you can see them swinging out from centrifugal force in the video I had wheel weights on that puppy too, it would really pull. I miss my old machine, it went to a good person who will take care of it!

Thanks! I agree, maybe someday I'll get another one! :)

Thanks! I didn't see any other good Locke videos out there and I made this the day I sold it just hours before it was gone. I'm glad I have the memento; I wasn't keeping up with the grease fittings and sharpening etc. I'm glad it's in better hands now!

Thanks for sharing.

funniest comment yet! :) I have three acres, it was a ways from hitting anything!

Nice tip, I haven't bought the plow yet, still snowblowing but want to go back to plowing.

I honestly don't know. My dad has a pair of the long ones, I think there were long and short ones. He has 3 9.5 inch long ones.

thanks for sharing! I agree.

Thanks for sharing! I’m glad I have this video to remember mine. Don P

Sometimes I regret selling mine the rollers seemed to flatten the lawn and I'm definitely nostalgic but having it gone makes room for the hovercraft that I'm working on! :)

@@donaldpurcell5243 Hovercraft?! Then I hope we're going to get some videos!

Yes, I sold it very reasonably to somebody that would value it and use it and keep it going. Made the Video the same day it went!

yup, sold and gone but to a good home. someone who wanted to maintain it.

I don't recall it was bought on-line someplace (i put the model number in the video so if you search on that you should find it)

@@donaldpurcell5243 Thank You, Nothing bolts on, You did a great job installing it !

Found it P&M Fabrication Universal 3 Way Lawn Garden Tractor Hitch (Amazon)

@@donaldpurcell5243 Thank You for the info !

You got me there, never had the carb apart. I thought I was giving it a shot of fuel. Whatever hocus pocus I did served me well. I had several spring time 1st starts on the 1st pull! :)

you are so right, no "accelerator pump" in those carbs

Sorry, I don't know. I'd look on Craig's list and ebay, they show up sometimes.

@@donaldpurcell5243 Actually, I bought one a couple of weeks ago. It’s a 1961 75” Triplex. I’ve been refurbishing it; will be rebuilding the carburetor and replacing the sulky tires this weekend. Thoroughly enjoying it! Also, as a bonus, I found that I’m a distant (quite distant) relative of SD Locke.

Best of luck with your new mower. Funny how some people are attracted to similar hobbies. I'm a tail dragger pilot with a 1947 Aeronca Champ and a bunch of Super-cub time. I haven't added on a sailplane rating yet but it might be in the future. My brother is a glider pilot, used to have a Schweizer 134 but now has an ASW20. Take care Don P.

@@donaldpurcell5243 Very cool! My good friend has a Champ; a fine airplane! I love the Cub (and similar) myself as it’s just relaxing and enjoyable. I’ve enjoyed some Stearman time, which is uniquely fun and challenging. Best of luck if you start flying gliders. Most of my soaring was in Libelles-excellent gliders. If I had ever “moved up” it would have been to the ASW-20. Those are awesome sailplanes, especially for the money. I could just never find one for sale! Best, Jim.

I have about 9 landings in a Stearman 3 from thew back seat. Very cool. Your right about the ASW20 it took my brother a long time to find one, I expect he'll never sell it! Take care! Don P.

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Found it a good home, still in Mass though!

got tired of the grease fittings and backwards lapping the blades to sharpen and went with a Husqvarna 54inch. I miss the locke but not the maintenance. Maybe when I retire I'll get another Locke Again!

i have one for sale. all original. it doesnt have the sides though, just the center cutter

I don't know of anyone who makes a triplex walk behind reel anymore. Good news is... there's a few cordless reels out there to build one fairly easily.

yes, I believe it is because there isn’t any hitch available just for the Husqvarna and you have to buy a generic hitch. the one I used is really solid, no flex or bending and I have been pulling large piles of stuff around every weekend. I was happy to share my adjustment to the kit on UA-cam . so many other people have helped me on projects I wanted to give back. Don P

I'm really happy with it. I've only done two weekends of brush burning with it since new and have not cut a blade of grass with it yet but with the locking differential I was able to pull big logs around just with a rope and the hitch. Also the big tires are pretty easy on my squishy springtime back yard.

@@donaldpurcell5243 awesome. I'll be picking mines up this week. 👍

Love it!