Hi Guys,

Been doing a bit of reading around here the last couple of days after I decided I would rather restore an older reel mower than buy a new one as a bit of a project.

Long story short I was looking at a Scott Bonnar 45 but after speaking with my neighbour he said he had one I could take that hadnt been moved in 10 years that he bought second hand from a mower store here in perth 27 or so years ago...
so here she is, looks to be a Victa Imperial 16??? but has a Kirby HK25 on it as it looks like it was rebuilt before my neighbour bought it:
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The odd things with this particular mower that seem to be different to the other Victa Imperials I have seen is the cross handle style, the single length blade not split and the clutch seems to be a weird make.

Now to the issues I had stripping it today, if anyone could give me a hand on how to do this it would greatly appreciated smile

1. I cant get three of the sprockets off, does anyone know which way they turn and if there is a way i can get the off without smashing them to pieces??
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2. The clutch assembly seems really different to any reel mower I have seen previously, when I tried to undo the 2 nuts on the outside to get it open they just spin and I cant for the life of me open the thing up. would this be because of the shaft on the drive sprocket and undoing the sprocket with slide off the clutch?
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Last edited by CyberJack; 13/02/16 01:33 AM. Reason: Topic heading.