OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers Victa Commercial 21" 850 I/C SP

A Few Mods -

Something I have never understood, Victa don't fit padded soft touch handles on commercial grade mowers. This is despite the majority of the domestic models having this feature. On the Commercial 21, the drive bale was actually rubbing the paint off the handle, so this modification addresses two things.



As I did with my Mulchmaster, I decided to wrap the handles, the same stuff used on road bikes. In this case, the wrap is protecting the paint on the handle as well as providing a softer grip to grab onto. This stuff is readily available from bike shops or online, mine was from Amazon. I typically get a couple of years out this type of wrap tape, but its easily applied and removed.

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07B21JF1R?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1









Just like the ceramic coating, the next "modification" is completely pointless, but oh so necessary for my enjoyment.



Yes, that's a muffler exhaust tip! Briggs and Stratton fit these depending on what the customer is asking for. For example, a lot of Masport's with the earlier version of the 850 came with one as standard.





The one on my Mulchmaster has been on a few mowers now, I grabbed it off a Masport before I traded it in.

Briggs and Stratton also sell these as a spare part. There are now two versions of this tip, the earlier example above has a smaller diameter outlet, the latest is much bigger and fits the newer engines. This larger version will also fit the domestic engines with the QPT muffler, mostly the 163cc variants.

Briggs & Stratton Part Number - 594563









Facing down, it reminds me of those dump pipes fitted to old muscle cars.



More to come.................................