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G'day Max,
Thank you for the info, I will check it out
Cheers Mike

Hi Max, thanks so much for your most informative reply.
I will certainly try and buy a 4 outlet pump on eBay but still dismantle the old one for experience.
If I find anything interesting will post info, Gary

G'day madmulcher


The manual I put up did cover a few things for the motor like carby and governor and setting the ignition points but yours being
from the nineties most likely has the electronic ignition coil, also the old manual covers the starter ,there isn't much you
need to do to old Briggs motors.

The owners manual has valve clearance specs.


Cheers
Max.

Thanks Max

The 16 page hand manuel doesnt give any torque setting and the diagram workshop only has the parts >need to look further

Dont have a torque wrench.

If they were to loose it would just sit there when going for the gear.

Thanks again for all of your help it has helped out greatly

Regards Ian

Thanks to @cyberjack for this post as it helped me identify the Victa 2 stroke mower that I bought today.

I now have three (3) different metal to metal clutch assemblies.

(a) 3/4 inch engine output shaft with a compression sleeve and locking nut on the outside of the clutch assembly.

(b) 5/8 inch engine output shaft with a compression sleeve and locking nut on the outside of the clutch assembly.

(c) A tapered engine shaft secured with a spring washer and nut inside the clutch assembly (Villiers 2 stroke engine).

It appears to me that Scott Bonnar 33 had three (3) different engine configurations using the metal-to-metal clutch unit?

Malcolm.

Hi v-m,
Yes it did surprise me I expected different sizes. I didn't really check the engine pulley I just pulled it off the old motor and put it on the new motor but I guess it was about 100 in diameter. As far as I could see the belt went directly from the engine pulley to the rear pulley so the cone would have been rotating slightly slower than engine revs

Your Rancher model was first made in the late sixties and this model was also made in the early seventies hjpvan,
so you could check the numbers on the engine cowl if it;s still got the original motor.

Links aren't going to work in this part of the forum so you'd have to copy and paste them into address bar or highlight and
right click open in new tab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=4iCXk6Fqr68

A carry kit ,I see from time to time for sale on eBay or Facebook Marketplace.

Engine Manual https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/1966/filename/Briggs%20/%20Stratton%20repairman's%20handbook%20for%20older%20engines%201919-1981%20ce8069-1.pdf

The Rover Rancher 2 parts manual might be of use https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/484/filename/Rancher%202.pdf

The Rover ride on manuals are here https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=7306


There are also a lot of Youtube Vids you could watch on tuning the carby and adjusting the fuel mixture screw but
it's covered in the Briggs manual that I put the link to.


Cheers
Max.

Hi Lucas92w

The tube is listed here https://www.outdoorking.com.au/ride...ts/tube-13-x-5.00-x-6-bent-valve-ptu1862

I take it If a tube is listed as "13 x 5.00 x 6", it is designed to fit a tire that is also sized "13 x 5.00 x 6".


13: This is the overall diameter of the tire when inflated, measured in inches.
5.00: This is the width of the tire across its tread, measured in inches.
6": This is the diameter of the rim (the metal wheel itself) that the tire mounts onto, measured in inches.


Cheers
Max.

G'day hjpvan,

and Welcome Aboard!!

Your Rancher appears to be in good condition, considering it's been asleep for 15 years. I'm sure if get any issues with it, someone here will be able to assist you...

Cheers,

mice_elf

If you are still struggling I have owned many and them weekly.

Make certain carb float bowl is emptied by turning tap off and running til it stops.

To start, flood carb, use full choke ( strangler ) full throttle.Open strangle a little at first sound of firing

Good luck

I realise this is a very old thread but you have the earlier two stroke version of what became the Qualcast Commodore at least in the UK. A two stroke one is rare here.

The four stroke was a very good machine with a decent cut. It used the Suffolk 75 cc engine with a special shallow sump as the JAP had a low crank height

Hello Chris, sorry for my late reply, I have not been on the forum for a while and I was cleaning up some emails and found the one asking your question. I will take some photos for you and do a drawing of the brackets that attach the catcher to the mower. Regards Geoff.

Hi Norm good to hear from you too

Thanks, I had at a look this evening at some other parts lists online and eventually found one that listed a size as well as a honda genuine part number. It said exactly the same, 6mm, 35mm so you're right on the money.

Thanks again

Wow. Best thread on the internet! Thankyou for sharing and also great photos of your Pro cut journey.
I love this mower. I own both a 560 (with the 910 engine) and a 960 (with the Kohler XT775).
I will upload photos soon and share my experiences with both. Fair to say I love them both but there is one I keep turning to more often than not. I'm sure you'll know which one

Yes I'd just make the shims the same size as the whole side of the bearing.

I probably wouldn't buy a shim steel sheet if it was just for this job ,you could cut the side off a paint spray can
to make a shim as long as you deburr the shim after it's made.

Stainless steel would be a better shim ,you could make one from a Stainless Steel Food Storage Container etc.

A few shims made from a coke can would be better than none.

The Rover Drive system has been covered a few times on this site ,but only odd bits of info.

"Unlike greenfield rover decided they needed a spring return to neutral on the pedal. This can get out of adjustment to the drive neutral position limiting the pedal travel and therefore the pressure it can put on the clutch."

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/65001/rover-rancher-drive-system.html

Cheers
Max.

Thanks Max, yes I've looked at those, cheers

max, much thanks, cheers

I've seen Ozito is only rated for light residential use and have also seen a few Ozito cordless trimmers thrown out that look brand new.

I prefer an expensive Makita to Ryobi but it just depends how much you are willing to spend .

Personally I don't have much use for line trimmers, if I can't cut some grass with the mower ,I just buy some weed killer
and give it a spray and it's dead in a couple of weeks.

Bunnings have some reviews but the Makita I've seen there are only 18 volt.

I don't think of those half size trimmers as line trimmers they are just rubbish to me.

Cheers
Max.

pic for adjustment as per in the manual.