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I had a bloke yesterday wanting a Powertorque motor for his slasher that had broken the end off the crank. I wasn't sure if these use the standard PT motor or the longer shaft Tornado type. My guess is because they were produced way before the Tornados came out I think they use the shorter shaft. He is going to bring it here for me to fix but I would like to have an idea what I am up against first. I have a 550 here with a full crank motor but it is stacked away so a bit difficult to get to to see if that runs the same shaft as the standard full crank. Anybody have any ideas?
Sorry I just remembered I fitted a full crank side pull to a 550 LRT brought here for me to fix a couple of years ago, so seeing a standard full crank fits I would assume a standard length PT should fit? Then again there is the option with the full crank of using spacers to raise or lower the motor so I'm not sure again.
Last edited by NormK; 25/09/18 10:49 AM.
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Why did the Tornado employ a longer shaft ? Just the style of body required it?
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
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MF I guess it was so they could put a Briggs on them as well without using a spacer ring and seeing they were designing a new body they could make it look bigger than the normal Victa base and then they were able to make it a 19 inch cut which was another selling point I guess.
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Does this mean you can fit these PTs to a Rover or Masport base then?
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
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MF haven't looked at that option, probably still have problems with the height adjuster bar, but these Tornado motors are few and far between. I picked up a good one last week in the piles of stuff I got from a bloke who had given up fixing Victas. He had fitted a Tornado motor on a standard base, great idea except the blades were sitting 20mm below the base skirt. Good chance for somebody to chop their toes off
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