OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Other Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers Wallmark mower

i`ve come across what i`m told is an Australian made Wallmark mower said to predate the Victa.
can anyone tell me anything about these mowers ?
would one be worth restoring & what would you pay for one ?

cheers
jayson

I have never heard of such a thing! If you can it would be great to see some pictures, cheers. Joe.

jaysonC,

Wallmark is an American company and as Joe said I would like to see some pictures as well because I have not heard of that one.

Hi JaysonC, I am confused; the brand name to which you refer is Walmart, an american chain store. After the success of Woolworths in Oz, it's a wonder we don't have them here.....
As far as any rotary mower predating Victa is concerned, I am not aware of very many rotaries being 'commercially' available in Oz prior to Mervyn Richardson's Model 1 Victa.
Can't wait to see the pics of your machine

hi guys,
it`s not mine...yet, what i`ve been told is it`s Australian made Wallmark, said to be pre victa but the handles on it look to be something not around in the 50`s.
i`m only a novice though so could easily be wrong.
i`ve only seen a photo of it & am going by what the owner has told me. i`ll try to post a photo tomorrow.

cheers
jayson

Hi Jayson, If you are purchasing, I'd be carefull mate, you could have a very rare score here....OR..... !!!
Can't wait to see the pics.

picture has been added to the photo gallery.
the only other info i could get from the owner is that it has a 37cc Tac motor, he bought it 2nd hand in 1970 & was in use until a couple of years ago.

if i can get it at a good price i might just buy it to see excatly what it is.

cheers
jayson

Jayson the engine is Tas which was the name before they changed it to Tanaka. They use to make a lot of equipment like outboard engines, engine drills, trimmers, chainsaws and even town house type lawn mowers for people that small blocks of land.

thanks Bruce. would you have an idea of it`s age ? would it be worth restoring ?
the owner did say he had a small yard.

cheers
jayson

Jason I have only seen about two in my lifetime and that is over 57 years.

Bruce what do you think of the handles ? they seem to be from a later mower, do you have any idea of parts availability for these things ?

picked up my victa 18/rotomo yesterday will post some pics in the next couple of days for id.
it`s in better condition than i thought, needs a few things but at least has good compression.

cheers
jayson