After a clean slate, they still insisted on the the single bolt method for the handlebar attaching. Proves that it was a deliberate ploy for planned obsolescence.
Beautiful ad there Maxwestern. 160 power so you can mow infrequently lol. Clever marketing for use on holiday homes, which receive less mowing in general. I knew of one that had a yellow Vortex in the shed back in 1995.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!