This spring the rains have brought on lots of dandelions and tall grass. Now its time to trim the greenery. Back in October 1957, they didn’t want you to push a mower, in fact in “57” most home mowers had no motor. They demonstrated the “Power Mower of the Future” – the future of lawn cutting was the size of a small car, this mowing equipment with a beautiful bubbled dome, sported its own air conditioning. The lawnmower had a large plastic sphere in which the rider sits on an air foam cushioned seat. It has its own electric generating system for operating running lights, a radio telephone, air conditioning and even a cooling system to provide a chilled drink on a hot day. It can be used for many purposes. It can mow the lawn, weed it, feed it, seed it, spray for insects, plow snow and haul equipment. It can even be used as a golf cart if your yard is large enough. This mower was featured on the 1958 cover of Mechanix Illustrated and was clearly well ahead of its time! It seems laughable now, but back then this was the future….
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