Quite a good score Ben
Though I am no fan of bar blades (or plastic mower decks for that matter) but it looks nearly brand new
Excellent work
Shame about the Victa deck - as you say, the only way around it is alloy (though I am retentive and clean underneath with a wire brush and spray with WD40 after each use)
Best one I saw was a one of a similar vintage that the guy bought new in 98 (though with a tecumseh engine) and taken it with him every time the family moved due to work. It had mowed lawn in every state/territory except 2 (tassie and act).
It had rusted through at the handles and lower down around the left mow side, half the paint was gone, throttle cable seized, wheel bearings stuffed, the inner wheel covers popped out (like yours are I see on the left), supertrak wheels treads worn down to nothing, axles flogged out, blade plate nearly worn through
He used every last bit out of the entire mower - his boys ended up using the engine for a go cart of some description as it had a bit of life left in it.
I am not surprised your PT engine has outlasted 3 decks - they are amongst the hardiest engines ever made
Last edited by Tyler; 29/11/20 01:56 AM.
