Hey Sapper,
you jogged my memory of the performance of the lift flap catcher alloy compared to the thumb latch.
I did the same yard with both bases and wasn't impressed with the later type at all.
The mower in the link below was flawless in catching the longest thickest growth and I do recall problems with tufts of grass appearing as though the catcher was full but wasn't in the later model. It also left lines of grass clippings on the right side it had failed to collect properly.
Victa replaced the thumb latch domestic grade mower with an inferior product!
Funny that they retained it for their professional series for many years beyond the 1992 cut off for the domestic range.
Victa's only focus for improvement was for their own bottom line, not the products they were offering. It seems they knew their customers -mostly ignorant and brand name focused.
They should never have stopped making the thumb latch series. They perfected the push mower and threw it away. Not enough people were prepared to pay the premium it looks like.
I have been through a lot with this one below.
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/u...e-victa-alloy-powertorque.html#Post95825
