Hey fellas,
On my way home from work, I managed to pick up a Tornado classic from a council cleanup pile. I thought about whether to take it, as I already have a VS160 long shaft waiting for an alloy home, but grabbed it anyway.
So, the base is shot. holes through it everywhere, and the wheels are stuffed. However, everything else looks to be in good order, so at the very least I have a spare of most things now enginewise should I choose to just keep it.
I did start the engine, and it went second pull. No problems.
However, just for the hell of it, since I have an alloy 18 inch deck sitting here;
What are the steps in putting a long shaft powertorque engine on a normal height victa 18 inch deck, and what would be needed to make it work? Obviously it would need to sit on something to prop it higher on the base, but wouldn't this impact on the bolts attaching it to the base? Would they be long enough?, otherwise the blades will be lower than the mower, and then there is the height adjustment side of things to take into consideration.
Can it be done? If so, is there a dummies guide out there?
Last edited by Sapper; 04/03/20 04:16 PM.
