OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers new toy

won this on ebay a few days ago , went for a beaut drive to pick it up met a great guy full of info and bit too !
got it home wit the missus asking why a quick wash off of rat mess and dust . cleaned points carb and tank and a once over and it cut its 1st grass in 20+ years . tad noisy though




the fun begins again ! Dave

The first series Model 5.Can't remember and don't have access to my books or paper work but I think it may be a series 2 engine on it.Don't quote me on that as I said I don't have my books or paper work,so I could be wrong. Either way good find and yes they don't take much to run.If it is noisy it maybe doesn't have a baffler in the muffler.Just beware if you decide to pull it apart under the base where the engine bolts to the chassis there is a metal plate,under that if you find a fibre gasket just be careful as the original ones were made of asbestos.I just put them in a plastic bag and bin them straight away, trying not to to create any dust from it.

thanks for the tip jeffery . sounds like it dont have any sort of muffler left at all ! but it was great to hear it running though . siezed hight adjuster too just for something different , i didnt know these were all alloy except the tank . can you make out the fuel tap ? i dont think its correct , fouls the throttle cable . or were they soooooooo close it could happen ? cheers , Dave

No right fuel tap it's just around the wrong the way.The part that pulls out should be facing backwards.Height adjusters are always the first thing to stop working.Will need to be pulled apart cleaned and regressed easy to do just takes time.There is a baffle that goes into the muffler (on the underside) maybe it's not in there.Just take bolt out from muffler on engine and it will pull out,then you should see the baffle,if it's there.I had one that had the baffle missing and it was bloody loud.

online store has them i think ? a tad worried taking it off yet it looks cracked i'll have a closer look in the morning too many dead ones on my workbench hahaha thanks for the advice though . all helps mate . cheers Dave

These guys are very easy for parts there are still plenty left out there.

i see that yes , still a lot around goes to show how tough n simple they are still . might be a while before i get stuck into this one . engine's on its way for the utility now so i can i hope finaly finish it off

I can't wait to see that one done either.Also can't wait until I get my mowers up here either.

thats a cool old mower i cant wait to get my hands on one like that....

It won't be hard chris125 still heaps around still.

they seem to be popping up often now for some reason couldnt find one a few months ago . should'v known tap was wrong way , so was the starter . oops

It's just coming into lawn mower season so people are pulling them out of there sheds and think now is the time to sell.You do get less for mowers in winter,so that's why you see more at this time of year.

yup , selling a few too here just off the front lawn ! good living on a corner heheh

Not that Utility I hope?

NOOOOOOO !!! . just a few easy to sell ones . the utility stays . just been out and had a look at a few things , gasket is gone between flange and alloy do they have a gasket between alloy finned part and base too ? and most of the baffle's there . i thought it was cracked but only looked like a piece missing under the 5 washers that were holding it on ! so allgood so far . engine is on its way for the ute' , it looks like i havto split the cases too , saw some weeping around the joint . so it looks like this is a tear down too but see how it goes when its run a little 1st , all sorts of stuff all over it when it got home

it looked a lot like model 4 of yours you had up ages ago , just been looking around and saw it . just doesnt have the flap at the rear like yous does . any way to date it ? i cant work out the numbers stamped on it yet this one is realy ne too me . cheers, Dave . jeffery you seen the 400 electric on ebay ? @ $20.00 its near here and looks in great nick too

No it's not the same as a Model 4 base,but it's similar.You will find on the opposite site of where the edger attachment is the model 4 will have two bolt holes on the base.Yes there is a gasket for the muffler to base,I think Bruce has them in he's store.Also don't try to make any scene of the number it won't make any scene.As by the time the model 5's came out they were selling like hot cakes,and I don't think there was any sequence it was more about getting them out the door.

yeh i went shopping last night got allsorts of stuff ! its ok i was just curious is all as it looked similar . thanks

Model 4 base looks more like this.

As you can it has the bolts on both sides for the guards that go on the sides.
That's about the only difference.

i see yes , mine only has casting lugs on one side . whats the extra bar for at the front , just a hanger for a plate ?