OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers HG Noble & Co - Rotomo 2

Well I picked up these 2 mowers a couple of weeks ago in Brisbane.



The Rotomo 2 was meant to be for parts to restore my other model 2 but think it's too good to wreck , even though I now have to find 8 wheels instead of 4 Doh! It has a H G Noble plate steel riveted to the base.

Mystery how it got bent under like that !
The flywheel and head have no broken fins and after a bit of cleaning it's producing spark. It is fitted with a model 1 carby, piston is standard.



There is no Victa emblem fitted, would it have been originally badged or were they removed by H G Noble & co ?
When I compared the base to my other model 2 (97747) I noticed that the rear mounting point was different. 80682 has the same gauge bars front and rear but 97747 (pictured) has thicker bars on the rear. Would this be a cross over to model 3 ?

I want to cut my own gaskets, barrel ,head ,ports , does anyone know what thickness they should be ?
Thanks for reading and hopefully replying
Cheers