OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Collectors Corner Identification of Particular Machines Victa Model 4 Automatic Specifications

OK seeing how everyone has seemed to have disapeared from the thread I might as well keep pushing along with what is seemed to be acepted as being correct, of course jump in with any info that you may think the contrary.
The first starter for the Automatic "predicta" was wire rope with tension nut in the centre of the starter top, the bulge on the side that housed the spring retaining roll pin had a domed top and a small screw through the side, the split aluminium handle had a green rubber sleeve holding the two halves of the handle together, this type of starter had a "dog nut" screwed to the top of the crank shaft, this early type starter did not have a replacable wear sleave were the wire rope exits the starter housing.

The second type of starter that came later in the production but prosumably around 112-113,000, (as with the introduction of the slit in the height adjuster and the demise of the oil nips in the axel housings) was the same only it had the spring retaining rollpin come through to the top of the buldge in the side of the casing, normally blanked off with a factory type cap or modified screw, it still was wire rope and used the "dog nut", it had a replacable wear sleave were the wire rope came out of the starter housing this type of starter had a black rubber handle sleave once the true "Predicta" had finished it's run.

the third type used rope and had no signs of the Buldge on the side for the spring retaining roll pin and used a pully on top of the crank shaft instesd of the "dog nut" to suit the different starter Pawles associated with the new starter it also had no nut on top of the housing and had a black plastic starter "T" handle.
The second of the two types of starter, with a black rubber on the alloy starter handle halves was re introduced later on in the Model 5 series 2 as I am led to belive, it also had a wear sleave but was different to the second type of starter.

first type






type 1 (right) and type 2 (left) showing the non & replacable wear sleave.




second type




Third type




this is as I understand so I hope it helps.

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