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Worked out how to weld it up and now it works as a GXV160 motor should work without all the bullshit honda stuck on them

Thanks Bruce,
Easy enough to replace the clutch but there is a couple of hundred dollars in parts to do that and the customer just wants the clutch locked up. I did one a couple of years ago when I fitted a GXV160 clutch motor to an Ariens and that required me fitting a pulley for the drive as well as extending the shaft for the blade bar. I have forgotten how I made that work as well as the recen't one I locked up. These motors with the short shaft are a pain in the butt

Hi NormK,

I am not sure if these video's will help.

I had a Honda dropped off last night which has a clutch. The clutch is obviously slipping because the blades are not turning at engine revs. I did one of these before Christmas and somehow I was able to lock the clutch up so that it was turning the blades as a GXV 160 had done since they started using this motor. This mower has not done a lot of work as it look in as new condition. What I can't remember is what I did and I was wondering if anybody had successfully locked one of these clutches up somehow

Got plenty Bumps where are you

Would anyone out there have a second hand Victa VC 160 side pull flywheel (Magneto) for sale?
Part number is MA057570A - See attached photos.

Photos added (cannot find model number anywhere on catcher)

Thanks mice_elf pity but it is the way of the world these days Glad I am as old as I am so it won't cause me much grief anymore

One motor I have found to be reliable and at $200 very good value they are the DMC 6.5 hp motors. I have fitted several to the Deutscher 22 inch slashers and never had a problem. Only issue I think with fitting them to a standard mower base is that they may be a bit heavy and they have a 25mm shaft so you would end up with a boss problem. This would be such a massive improvement over buying one of these $1000 pieces of Briggs garbage. Weight is my only concern

Yes Max,
Anytime someone brings an "E" series Briggs to me the first thing I say to them is it is a heap of garbage but I will see what I can do with it for them. I have a quick check over it and most times I say bin it, even though they still look brand new. Only one word to describe them and that is GARBAGE

He tells everyone he had a Flymo but the wheels fell off...

Danny

Yes I'm surprised how many people I see mowing in the rain Vm

The strangest mowers I ever got from a tip shop for $10 was a mower that looked new but was seized and when I looked at the blade it had a gum-nut stuck on the end of the blade and someone at a tip shop selling me a cheap Flymo mower because they said the wheels were missing.

Cheers
Max.

Hi Bruce and Vm,

Ok thanks Bruce as I had suspected it was ODK but pc had just updated.

Yes that looks like the slide on handle Vm.



Cheers
Max..

Yes I agree Norm and Vm a lot of the newer models are kinda rubbish compared to the older models.

I've got a few 450E, 500E, and 550E series motors here with snapped cranks and no compression but look
brand new on the outside even the oil inside looks new still.

Newer models are built with low quality materials as we know.

Cheers
Max.

Hi vint-mow,
Absolute garbage and a discrace to the original Victa name Plenty of 75 year old Toe Cutters are still around and some still being used on a regular basis $1000 at Bunnings is bloody thievery