Well, thank you to Mowerfreak for his suggestion of covering the ‘Vortex’ for a bit of a write up, this one is going to involve a bit of fresh digging for me, I can say a bit about it, but it’s not as heavily ingrained in me as the VC, so I’ll get digging! On top of that, what info/leads does anyone have in their knowledge banks? I knew for example about the CSIRO’s involvement with the design of the disk, however I was unaware of the royalties issue, and it’s learning things like this that gives direction to research, so I thought it would be a good idea to throw this up as it’s own discussion and see what comes out of the woodwork.
It’s also helpful in a bit of a 2-birds way, as I’m currently working on an article on the ‘Mustang’, which of course will be quite a bit, it may even be in instalments as the mustang name has run in one form or another since the end of the VC-160 right up to now! And of course, with the name being used on the GTS, the story of the Vortex crosses the path of the mustang story too!
So, what info, chat, speculation, observation, etc, etc can we shake from the tree to get a bit of research underway for the Vortex and GTS? I’m hoping to get down to the NLA next month, any info that gives me something to dig for would be fantastic!

Originally Posted by Mowerfreak
Hi Mr Davis,
I have read a lot of your posts from the golden years here of 70s and 80s Victa discussion and am wondering if you personally are enthused with the Vortex?
They represented a leap forward in mower design with their radical all over cover and the ushering in of the Powertorque engine and revised (and arguably the most attractive) thumb latch catcher styling.
The much touted CSIRO cutting disc didn't leave a legacy however, as it required royalty payments from Victa, and they didn't appear willing to sustain that arrangement, so came up with their own plastic add on to their existing disc design to generate the lift of grass as the original had. This ceased quietly once the Mustang GTS stopped being made and we later got the four blade mulching disc instead.
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Cheers
Ty

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