The victa Mayfair
I had an old wind up victa Mayfair with a 125cc engine on it. I used it for a few years , it use to start first wind � that ended up being its sad end!
As usual I pulled it out from under a load of other bits and pieces and fueled her up. I wound it up and let her go only to hear allot of grinding and eventually a hell of a bang. I was amassed to find that the bottom bearing housing had ended up about � inch lower than it had originally been, and was totally detached from the bearings and crankshaft. Upon further inspection it became evident that the starter cup had shattered and jammed in the flywheel somehow causing the whole bearing assemble to crack and dislodge. To this day I still can�t believe that it actually caused that much damage and allot of people don�t believe when I tell them until I show them a photo of it.
So from this experience I have learnt that sometimes it�s better not to have a mower that goes first time.
Anyway good story�s boffansr! I have a few more I will try to post in the next few nights.
Regards Jay
