Hi all, here's a few little finds from this week , none have run for a very long time barn dust and all the load was $100....
So theres an old msaa type victa with series 70 engine and g3 carb, I will get it running before quite likely parting it for future projects, the plastic handle bar clamps are long gone (toothed nasty horrible things that are always gone) throttle cable is stuck, just hasnt got a lot going for it but tons of good parts.
A cooper "PT" stationary engine, turns over kind of, all there, will be fixed and tidied up.
A "WING" stationary engine, this thing is very unusual, it has no output shaft, well it does it goes to the magneto, and has 3 vee belt pulleys on the starter side. it would also appear to run anticlockwise if the notch in the starter pulley is anything to go by.
A vc auto drive, the reason I got out of bed this morning with the weather at 0.2 degrees, i think we are in for a nice surprise under all the dust, all there complete, the main decal holder is broken but the rest is pretty good.
Some old masport, I didn't want it, but as I was loading up the last engine with the old guy holding the sale he asked if I was taking it, it might be good for parts or something, I dont go much on these ones, you have to fold the handle to get the catcher off and also flick a lever to open the catcher flap. probably be like the old msaa, just tested and pulled to bits.
Lastly an old Australian made winsconsin also has a lucas external magneto, seems like it would go if I put fuel in it.
Hi Joe_Carroll, I immediately spotted the star of the show haha. It looks like storage has been the hardest on that machine. I would love to see how it cleans up.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
Great finds there Joe_Carroll, finding those classic lawnmowers covered in all that dust reminds me of those classic barnfinds you always hear about when they find classic cars that have been left hidden away for many years. This is the lawnmower version of barnfinds mate!
Cheers!
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee ay, another trash picked Victa, hip hip Hooray!
Thanks for showing us how it turned out Joe_Carroll. Good to see it's auto drive part works- for now at least. Looks like it's done few hours for it's 42 year vintage. It looks like it's cover had a few choice knocks though.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
UNfortunately it has the wrong muffler without the heat deflector so it has melted the cover in one spot, apart from that and the bade it isnt too bad, for now i think ill keep this one, service it up a bit and use it for now, i used it today and apart from the drive staying engaged for a little after letting go it all works as it should.
So so far, the vc autodrive still needs some finishing off, the masport, is looking pretty good, ( actually theres a video on youtube of this machine), the little Cooper PT engine is running like a clock and already sold for a good sum thats put the whole lot in profit. (also a video available on youtube)
Next up in this line up is the "wing" stationary motor originally made by the "wing gauge and instrument co" an unusual australian made one.
