Description
Three-unit rotary gang mower carried on the back of the Land Rover and shaft-driven from the rear PTO: a 6 ft centre deck with hinged 4 ft wing units giving 6, 10 or 14 ft of cut, covering 8 acres an hour at 5 mph. Built for grassland reclamation, it clears thorn, bramble and tussocks with cutting height set between 1 and 6 in (3-9 in on the centre unit).
Leaflet photograph shows a Series I with the mower on the rear crossmember
Rarity. Estate and racecourse gang mower from a 1958 approved-implement leaflet; Hayter tractor-drawn 6/14s survive but no Land Rover-mounted set was found for sale in this research.
Record: 2 sources; designation recorded; no price recorded.
Specification
MAKERHayters Ltd, Spellbrook, Bishop's Stortford (sales: Hayters (Sales) Ltd; export: Hayters (Exports) Ltd), United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTHayter 6/14 (leaflet 9621/ETP/5M/7/58)
MADE1958–now
RARITYVery rare — Estate and racecourse gang mower from a 1958 approved-implement leaflet; Hayter tractor-drawn 6/14s survive but no Land Rover-mounted set was found for sale in this research.
CUT WIDTH FT6, 10 or 14
OUTPUT8 acres/h at 14 ft and 5 mph
CUTTING HEIGHT IN1-6 (centre unit alone 3-9)
DRIVEshaft from rear PTO to centre gearbox, wings hinged
USESpastures, orchards, paddocks, racecourses, golf courses, polo fields, scrub reclamation
Fitment
Leaflet photograph shows a Series I with the mower on the rear crossmember
Imagery
Sources
landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7090-1.htmltractors.fandom.com/api.php?action=parse&page=List_of_Land_Rover_approved_conversions&prop=wikitext&format=jsonEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.