OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping Tip & Curb Side Finds My hard rubbish part 7

Wow it has been a huge day.Have got mowers coming out my ears now.Have collected a total of 21 mowers so far.I'll put some pictures up here.It may take a few posts.Some mowers were in the last hard rubbish series,but they were from this same area so really they belong here.Here we go.










No your not seeing double there are two almost exactly the same.More to follow.

wow, as to your pm earlier, anything that looks anything like the 4 strokes or the powertorques in these pics, reasonably complete engine wise would be better

There are two of these exactly the same.Only one doesn't have the cacher flap on it.




A stack of catchers.Still don't have a reasonable VC-Mustang catcher.There not in the greatest condition.

Once again a stack of wiper snipers.


Found this fantastic kids electric motor bike.Couldn't believe that when I looked at it,it worked straight away.It drove itself to the trailer.My grandson is going to love this.

Found this bike.It looks brand new and never been used.Has just been sitting in the whether and somebody pinched the seat and pole.After I have cleaned it up,I feel it will be better than bike.

But by far my favourite finds were this Utility mower and the Scott Bonner.I have strictly made myself stick only to Victa,but I'm having trouble with the thought of parting with this one.It is in fantastic condition.




Here Ty I seen this and didn't think you would want me to leave it there.

Hey Blumbly...I have a line on a wind up start VC with the plastic cowl cover and everything...would you wanna swap some of the above for it? I really like the look of the wind up Scott Bonnar!!!

That scotty is awesome, I saw one at the wagga swap meet this year but didnt have the space to take it home.

The white one with no wheels is a bit too incomplete to take my fancy but if you junk it yourself can I scab the lower handlebar parts? On what I thought was my white vortex is a mustang GTS but is missing all the handle parts, if I got some lower ones a top half from anything else would work.

Throw some pictures at me if you can.Then I guess we can go from there.

Yeah sure I thought it was a Vortex when I picked it up,but when I got back here and looked I went [Censored] it's not.Yeah the scotty is awesome.That's why I can't see me parting with it.

Does the front of the cowl screw to the base? As this one doesn't have screw holes in the front,but you can see at the back where the cowl has rubbed on the base.

Yeah t screws on, my base here is good I only need those lower handle bits..... Shame the decals are so knocked about. Anyway back toyour finds, that is a pretty f$&@?"@ good haul fir a days work.... Makes me want to come to Canberra and go shoppin at your place!

Well come on over that's fine.Not sure if I will get them all to your place now.Have heaps and heaps now.

I will see how I go this week, I might be able to do something on saturday if thats good for you, could only stay for a few hours though as I have a bit on for sunday and monday. ANyhow, we'll follow this up with a pm...

I might be back down the coast next weekend as it is the last week of the hard rubbish in the eurobodalla shire.Have to keep in touch over the week and see what I am doing.

That base is the same as the Vortex just without the holes.

Was probably just a mustang or something. The full size power torque cover would rub at the back.

With the few Vortexes ive had thorugh here and the one i kept for myself, some had the victa cast into the front hinging under the covers and others were just flat. I think its the series 1 thats flat.


Good haul that lot. almost makes me cry.

Theres 3 or 4 there you could fix up and sell to fund restos etc.

Did you see the supreme on ebay??

Not sure why that Masport has a rover catcher in it???

Yeah I'm not sure why the rover has that catcher,it was with it.It does seem to fit it quite well though.Yeah I seen the supreme on e-bay.Not sue if I can get it,freight from there to here would nearly a $100.The last one I had frighted just north of Sydney cost me $80.So I'm not sure it is a lot further away.I'll have to take your word on the white one as I have no idea on it.It does seem to have a similar base to the vortex.As I said before that's why I grabbed it thinking it was,but it's not.

OK I have done my last rounds for this weekend.Only collected another 5.There are more out there.Just had to be picky.Just starting to get to many.



This one,apparently it one works.I haven't tried and I properly won't.If not,and nobody wants it I will properly just wreck it.




I will properly keep this one,as I have one at home with some issues so hopefully I can get one going out of the two.



I hope your ready for all these Joe,as when the time comes you will be seeing them

Let me know a good day also what you drink, etc

Well I guess if I'm driving I don't really drink anything.If it's a warm day and it's a while before driving I have been known to have Carlton cold,but in all seriousness I love my cappuccinos.

When I make it down your way I'll do the same, hopefully its good weather!

Joe do you want the green Masport in first bunch of photos and or the red black & decker in the second bunch of photo?.It's OK if you do.I just couldn't fit them on this trailer load.

Also went through all of the green mustang catchers not one of them was repairable.Also the other green catcher that is there does anybody have any idea as to what it is off?

Yeah but in no rush, afterall how could I say no to my favorite series of briggs.... In no rush though and if you find a better use for them I'm cool with that too

No no man they have got your name on them.

Don't suppose you'd have a picture?

Thanks Chris

I will see if i can get a pic of the corvette and the catcher tomorrow.


Seriously blumbly, you sould get every mower you can, tinker with each one, see if you can get it to work and sell it. Most of the victas will live again reguardless of appearance. Even if you sell it cheap, its money for you to spend on rare stuff and restos. With a catcher, a rough Victa or low arch i put $100 on, power torque steel base in fair order $125 and anything better, alloy base whatever or later model up to $180 or so.
Its the season for it.

wow bob, if I'm selling. I usually sell for enough to cover half a slab of coldies and the few parts I put in them.

Well I properly would bob,but right now I have far to many and happy to take to Joe's now.I'm going to struggle when I get home to finding places for them now.