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That one is Definitely a GT2 ( some badged Contractor) with a JLO engine which was available with or without the wheeled undercarriage . The original Flymo Domestic had an Aspera TA633 engine a metal fuel tank, fibre glass hood and an alloy impeller. Next came a similar machine , Aspera VA633, plastic tank and impeller and plastic (ABS?) hood. Then there was a similar machine with badged Professional with an Aspera VA633 and a blue hood , optional handle bar mounted snorkel air cleaner and optional undercarriage.
Then there were two yellow decked, Kirby Lauson engined machines 19” and 21” called Contractors ( I’ve got one of each!). Then there were various different variants with Tecumseh engines including the little 12” TL with the sweet running Kawasaki KT12 engine . I lost track of the variants after that and the days of the petrol hovers were fading away until the re-emergence of machines with Honda four-strokes – not true hovers needing undercarriages to float.
Flymo were masters of the mix and match so the above doesn’t claim to be exhaustive ,but is roughly what was available . One thing for sure is that when Flymo’s patents expired and several others, Atco, Allen, Templar etc, had a go at the hover market, no one else did it as well as Flymo.