Allen Scythe

It has the disadvantage that the machine can run away from the operator downhill and for this reason the ratchet mechanisms can be locked.

Later models were available with different attachments, including rotating brushes that replaced the cutting head, air or water pumps and saws or hedge trimmers that drove from the starting pulley side of the engine.

John Allen and Sons used a number of engine types, the most common being a Villiers two-stroke with magneto ignition and rope start.

[3] Episode 6 of the BBC Two reality television series Wartime Farm featured an Allen Scythe.

Cast members Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn used it to harvest hay in a churchyard.