Ok,If you can verify the Automatic went past 118 thou that's fine. I would dearly love to see some documentation for the archives as well as my own records. Someone needs to set the record straight once and for all, maybe you can
The main reason for our assumption of the 117,000-118,000 Automatic end, is mostly due to original examples of model 4 STDS and Specials that have been seen to have started around this serial run.
Since they often came with some Auto parts, this is when most thought was the Automatics Demise, and redistribution of remaining parts. We do know for certain these models got the remaining parts as there are quite a few originally owned examples
As Blumbly says we can only rely on what we know and by examples we can see. ( and more are coming up all the time)
Its only recently all these higher number Automatics are starting to come to light. So If you say yours is genuine and never been touched then I cannot dispute the fact, nor would I question it, it is what it is, and your lucky to have an Automatic in any case.
I don't think anyone will ever know how many model 4s were made with the predicta setup, but with each original example to come up, we finally might start to see an accurate picture, as this remains the last of the early Victas we really aren't 100% sure about its series run
I would love to see some images of your machine, if you wouldn't mind, its always good to see another, in the forums.
Thanks for your input Kyle,hopefully others will come forward and attest to the higher serial run also, and maybe even an original owner who bought his new.
Yes "Predicta " is mentioned quite a lot in the original manual, but the manual title is Victa 18 "Automatic",so yes, Blumbly It is a Victa Automatic...The term "Predicta" is the name for the system set up; not the mower.
We call it a "Predicta" because this set up is how we all came to know this mower, and distinguish it from a plain Victa with an Automatic badge
Either way, they are both correct...just my opinion
