I have inherited a Scott Bonnar with a Briggs and Stratton engine and a Victa Imperial Mark 3 from my grandfather. They both worked about 8 years ago to my knowledge. A little run down and needing some tlc.
The SB appears to be complete, while the Victa Imperial is missing a fuel hose and clutch cable. Both of them seem to have spinning clutches when pulling on the starter cord slightly and both of the blades/reels spin when pushed by hand, although very tough, needing a grease/clean and maybe some new bushes or the like if they use these either side of the roller?
My father-in-law is a very handy fitter/turner and can fabricate just about anything if we need to replace nylon bushes or steel pieces etc. I will be roping him in for these projects for sure!
I dare not attempt to start either until I have replaced spark plugs, air cleaners, dismantled, cleaned, lubed and replaced seals etc. Will give a lick of paint too.
Will a standard victa fuel hose/tap from ebay do the job for the Imperial, and can someone share a pic of where to attach a clutch cable and fuel hose?
I think I have found the spigot that the fuel hose will connect to on the carby/throttle body, I am not sure if the mechanism where the clutch cable attaches is missing/damaged though. EDIT: I figured this out this afternoon, can see what remains of the clutch cable in one of the pics attached... The throttle cable and plastic switch body up on the handlebar on the imperial seems to be ok, just the clutch handle missing its cable.
Looked at the 125cc manual as this appears to be the motor on my Imperial labeled as a mark 3.
The SB has a 3 horse power engine sticker on the side of it. Not sure if that helps identify the model, but this mower appears to just need a clean/service. I am right assuming that the briggs stratton is not original on the SB?
Lastly, there's an oil filler lid on at least one of them. Is one a 2 stroke and the other a 4? Or do they use a wet clutch or something? I have no idea, except I always thought they were both 2-stroke, certainly the briggs motor is, and the 125cc on the imperial should be right?
Aaw my Grandfather use them to cut his pristine santa ana lawn many times as a wee tacker... Cant wait to resto them and see how they both turn out.
I really appreciate the manuals and the Victa history pages, excellent forum/resource. Also appreciate any assistance with my numerous questions, thank you very much.
