G'day Mowerfreak and NormK,
Gees it looks like the rust has taken over on those sections of the deck. I mean as we know those things even when they are solid and new they are a little flimsy and move a bit. I wonder how that one would feel with all that missing metal near where the handle bolts to...lol
Well the one good thing I guess is luckily B&S Victa has kept pumping out the same style steel decks for the 4 stroke motors for many years. So luckily we can probably find some decent Victa decks being dumped with hard rubbish or at the tips for years to come. Another great thing is they also used the same plastic catchers for many years, so we can also find and use them for years to come. Like the one I found the other day, nice clean rust free solid Victa steel deck with a 4 stroke B&S on it. We have to salvage anything we come across as spares and parts to keep our mowers on the road (lawn) for many years to come! lol
Cheers!