It's worth something to me. I believe the catcher is still available to order but costs about $150. Worth it if the base and motor have plenty of life. Extremely sturdy and capable mower for the tough stuff. Catcher could be bigger though.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
There was a non SP version of this base. I think it's likely the shaft length is the same as domestic models, just a higher output. A good motor from a domestic model will have ample performance on this base.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
So I located a catcher for a victa Sp (possibly from a silver streak) with the intention of making it fit the mustang 20.
I feel a little silly but i can't work out the thumb latch.... It just simy doesn't hold.are there any modifications I would need to make to the catcher, I can't see any obvious fouling
Edit: after playing around further I've managed to get the latch to catch and seems semi stable. Still doesn't seem like the top lip of the catcher is hooked onto the deck very well...
Oh Lockstock, even though the way the catcher attaches is the same, it won't fit that deck!! That is quite a rare item you have found and it would be a shame to butcher it just to force it to fit on. I actually have a SP Victa that takes that and would love it. Basically that catcher is from the first variant thumb latch high arch alloy chassis introduced 1973, and the one you want is from the second variant introduced 1976. They are only forward compatible , IE the first chassis variant can take the catchers from the second, bit not vice versa. Besides, the one you want are much more common as the production run was much longer for the second variant SP chassis than the first. I have two here. Would gladly swap for your catcher if geography wasn't the enemy.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!