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Edwin Beard Budding invented the lawn mower
He thought of the idea after seeing a machine in a local cloth mill which used a cutting cylinder mounted on a bench to trim cloth to make a smooth finish after weaving. -
Thomas green invented the Silens Messor
Thomas green introduced the Silens Messor which used chain to transmit power from the rear roller to the cutting cylinder. These were lighter and quieter than the ones before. -
Ransomes of Ipswich introduced the Automaton
It was available with either gear of chain drive, and grass collection boxes were an optional extra. -
Ransomes of Ipswich produced the first gas engine powered lawn mower
It was the first lawn mower powered by an internal combustion engine. -
William beazley builds a mower that is driven horizontal to the grass
It was driven horizontal to the grass rather than perpendicular like traditional reel mowers creating a very close cut -
Briggs and Stratton create a lightweight aluminum engine for mowers
By 1957 it accounts for 80 percent of engines the company ships in the U.S. -
Several companies release robotic lawn mowers
They can cut a yard without the owner having to do anything and can go to their charging station by themselves.
