Hi Mowerfreak,
Yes I am still learning about these old Victa's thanks to you and some other posts that i've read recently around here I didn't know that you could use catchers from later models on my old mower. I thought it had to be exactly the same shape and style as what I had. So you could imagine how many catchers that I have seen on hard rubbish days that I never grabbed because I thought they wouldn't fit on my mower.
I have only got one spare that I found years ago that's exactly the same as my original catcher but this has the broken and missing front lip section. But for now I managed to fit a catcher patcher to the front of mine and it's working really well, it should be good for a few more years of use again.
I have only ever worked on and have maintained my own old Victa Commando as i've had it since new. I am not familiar with the later powerstroke Victa's or any other mowers in general.
There has been many times when i've thought about buying a new 4 stroke mower. I was looking at getting a new bigger Rover 4 stroke from the Masters hardware store a few years ago. But before I knew it Masters had closed and all the mowers were gone. But when I was looking at all the plastics on those new mowers I really don't think they would hold up against the harsh mowing environment around this place...lol
Speaking of mowers in general, it's probably is the same all over the place these days. I remember many years ago most of the mowers you could hear were mostly good old 2 stroke Victa's everywhere and a few 4 stroke mowers could be heard around the neighbourhood.
These days I am a dinosaur from the past still running my old original Victa 2 stroke to mow the lawns. All the neighbours around here have new 4 stroke mowers. Gees they must love how quiet and clean burning my old Victa is...lol
Oh how times have changed...lol
As for the Mad Max movie, yes the twin overhead cam was a bit over the top. Some movie magic there for sure. I think she was just a good old 351 Cleveland engine in that beast.
