OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping Tip & Curb Side Finds Series 70 Utility

Picked up this utility for the front area of my place, it;s a little tricky there, so this should be useful.





Needs a little work, and may well be converted to a G3 engine, but overall, not in bad shape!

I have a few of these, for some reason they like to chew out the height adjuster, they can look good but will drop the height to zero in a matter of seconds... get a good one though and they will knock down anything.

All you need is a handle mounted tank.

Then rip the dress cowl off and you can bash it into anything.


I have one here, its getting a series 80 with alloy starter.

You know I herd on the news earlier that they believe in the last 2 months that Ngunnawal has sunk into the ground by more than 2 metres.Maybe you now have far to many mowers there Ty.The ground is sinking.

That could be true!

I have had a good look over this one, and I will be firstly converting it to a series 70 MKII or MKIII engine with G3 carby, I will also be putting a different cowl on, and giving it a tank on the handle bars.

Not sure it will come out looking all that good, probably more like the series 70 "Ugly" utility you have Jeffrey, but it should do the Job I need it too.

Ok so you want an ugly utility?I lay awake each night knowing how ugly it is,do you really want that on your shoulders?Well I suppose your not getting any sleep now,well you should be right then.Just be careful about the ground sinking though.I know the council are looking into why this sinking is happening.

They wont find me!

It probably will end up ugly, as there are few cowls I can think of for this series of engine that do not have allowance for a fuel tank, however, Maybe I can make it look better is I try and make up a cowl.

Or maybe that will make it look worse...

Yes I think so.