Picked up a nice V144 1974 utility mower. I don't seem to be able to resist one owner mowers with the books, this is in nice original looking condition and has been treated well. I really like the quick handle bar fold down release mechanism. Will look nice next to the purple pace, might have to get a mirror ball and get the disco going.
Great score there, wce. As well as having the books, Utes in that condition are rare as rocking horse dung - they always tended to be 'rode hard and put away wet'.
Cheers, Gadge
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That was a local one Tyler. Put some fuel in yesterday, was very slow to fill the carby so will need to take the fuel tap out and clean the filter screen, primed it and started first pull, nice clean runner and sounds great.
I have a bag full of NOS Repco blade and bolt sets so will see if I have a set for it as I don't think it has the right ones at present. If I get the right blades on it I might give it a run on a small section.
Thanks to all contributors, I better get my finger out tomorrow and check my blade stock but have another busy day arranged, will keep you posted. Haven't taken the blades off yet Tyler but they feel like rear catcher blades.
Checked the blade stock, got the early ones and from 75 on which may still fit. I then remembered having a couple of genuine Victa service kits and one is for all Victa utility mowers ( up until that time of making the service kits i guess ) they look right and the part number on the box is ca 09310s, this number also appears on the victa model list so I presume you could fit these also as well as the ones Gadge mentioned but I won't be taking the blades from the service kit to keep it original.
Those blades pictured won't fit - they are for 1974 onwards utes. The ones gadge mentioned do not have the dome at the bolt, are marginally longer and have a slight fan at the back.
They are slightly shorter (I think) but the bolts will fit fine.
It's not like you are probably ever going to expect it to slash down 1 metre high weeds ever again in its life, so these are fine for the occasional run over a lawn - might even help it mulch and throw better (more airflow due to bigger fan)
One thing led to another after getting the Utility mower and picked up a couple today. The Imperial and Ings came out of a shed after a 25 + year storage period. They look in pretty good shape with only light use and the Imperial is a one owner and he had retained the sales brochure with the retail and special price offered by the sales rep, a lot of money in those days ! I think the Imperial will clean up very well. The Victa has been parked up for longer but even though it had covers on it the element's got to it and it's in pretty average condition. On the handle bar plate it says Victa 18 automatic and on the back of it has some embossing about oils etc. The wheels aren't the originals but apart from that you see lots of images of the toe cutter styles, would like an expert to give comments on this machine as to which model it is.
Wow, wce what a haul! Were these local as well? Where on earth are you finding them?!
They all look like they'll clean up rather well. I have always preferred the look of the roller INGS edgers over their 6 wheeled counterparts. Will these ones be put into service...?
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Yes all local, had a couple of good finds lately, just a bit of luck. The Imperial looks amazing after a quick clean, looks like it has hardly been used, will check the engine soon, should fire up without too much trouble ( famous last words ).
