NormK, if another one gets offered to you (for that kind of money) then I would take Mowerfreaks advice and snap it up! From what I have learnt on here I know the Twin/500 had its starting problems but I really don't know why Victa stopped making these as they are a reliable, light and powerful little machine. To this day I still kick myself for taking my first one to the tip when I thought the end bearings were shot, later I learned from here that the intermittent growling noise I was hearing was just the blade plate slipping... Absolutely gutted..!!
Oh mate, that is a shame indeed lol. I like how the motor is so little but still uses that chubby LM carburettor! That could explain the power. The little high arch base is nice too. At least you know when a cylinder has failed, unlike the twin. There must not have been enough of a market niche like there would be now, when they decided to discontinue it. Victa developed it at a time when they were at the peak their success and were very ambitious and wanted to offer a varied product line.
Another question, Do you think it would be best to start another thread now as this one has deviated far away from the original subject?
That might be a good idea, if for no other reason, the amount of pages in this thread!!
