Hmm this is interesting!
Rufastoo the barrel wouldn't happen to be a Model 1 barrel would it? With fins like this above the exhaust.
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Your engine number was about 80K, something interesting on your post was Bill Minehane's HG Noble Rotomo, which had an engine number of around 82K, if i'm not mistaken the exhaust on his is a Model 1 exhaust.
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My HG Noble Rotomo is also around the 82K mark and it has a model 1 base and model 1 axles.
Perhaps Victa used older left over parts on HG Nobles mowers or maybe they just put a much higher engine number on the HG Nobles despite being earlier mowers. Its super rare to find model 1 parts on Rotomo's that late!
What do yous think?