OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Victa Lawn Mower Frames dunno what it is ?

hi guys , seen a few that look like the one i have bought it for $30 at a market . works perfectly tho i dont know what it is but same colour as a twin ? seen one and it was a monaro but mine has a black cowling tank at the rear g4 i think with idle adjuster and if the engine number is right ........... 108780 11 . but some bad stamping! Any info would be great but its ok if none . thanks Dave

Hi Dave...and a warm welcome to the forum. It's good to have you aboard.
Can you please post a couple of pics of the machine....as without we cannot give you an answer.

i'll try , trie

d yetserday haha but seemed it didnt work

looks to me like an old victa powerplus, looks remotely similar to a monaro, but you couldn't use that base for one in a restoration of one.

thanks for that joe , just wondered what it was is all . never seen one the same not even on here ! others i've seen all have white cowels and tanks at the front this one did have a tough time used to mow a factory block by everyone . allgood now tho even the missus can start it hehe

thanks again joe . Dave

here is an alternative colour to this machine

thats the one ! thanks again how old would it be ? great machine though seems light and good too use

late 70's is my guess, the one I put up has a early g4 carb with no primer, its rather stuffed we found it at the canberra tip.

Basically it's a department store version of the VC-Sports.If you took the cowl off and put the white VC-sports on it that's what it is.From the engine number that's also what I can tell.108 = VC= sports 78 = 1978.Hope that can shed a bit more light on the subject.





That's what it would look like with the white cowl.Sorry wrong picture that one has the G3 carby.It is sort of the same with the G4 Carby.

Sorry don't have an orange one with G4 but here some green ones with a G4.

thanks again guys now i know what it is , no id anywhere on it but great to use
easy start and light . might give it a birthday soon , getting interested now thank
again for the help with id on it

dave

Just one quick thing though if it were an original power plus it would have the special muffler and a high compression head, otherwise a cowling swap would make it look like a vc sports

i dont know if it is though , how can i tell ? pull the head ! muffler looks the same as others i've seen here and still a noisy old 2stroke hehe great i think . i dont think i'll change the cowling the only black one i ever saw , might just paint it again , looking a tad tired now and a friend has a vc sport buried in his shed i can have , same as the rover in the pic' didnt start one day so he parked it and a new one was had . its where the rover came from . so a few beers and a clean up at his place soon

The power plus would not be that common.

I have two here (cant find the thread, anyone rmember??)

and a very sad power plus self propelled, its in here with a link back to another thread about it;
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=31851#Post31851

I'm not that sure myself Joe so far I seen 3 of these supposed power-plus and I couldn't find any different's with them.Same as I wrecked a power-plus mustang and to me it was just a standard 160cc.So I think if there out there they could be like Bob said they just may not be common.I wouldn't be surprised if power-plus was just some name to try and make them sound different.Maybe just some kind of marketing scheme.I just haven't found one yet.That's not to say they don't exists.I have no-idea if they do.If they do I'd love to see the different's.

They definately exist.

You can buy a dedicated muffler that just for the power plus (and Super 600 slasher).


I would like to know what the exact difference is with the head.

I'd like to see the different's.

if one of you gent's can see the difference i'll pull it down a little , head off and muffler ? it must need rings by now i think , so i'll put up some pic's if you want . see if there is any in this one because i dont even know what it s'posed to look like inside if it helps let me know it wont take long .

dave

Hi All, Just to throw my 2 bob's worth in....that muffler looks the same as the one on my Series 70.. 160cc. Tilt-A-Cut.
According to the online store that fits all Victa 2 Strokes 125cc & 160cc from 1968 to 1984. Click HERE

A power plus muffler looks te same apart from a hole punched in the muffler where the gas exits, I am yet to cut one open to see if there is any internal difference...

Hi Joe, I find it strange that Victa would make a muffler and use it for only a couple of applications....maybe it is as you say....a standard muffler with a hole punched in it....that seems to make more sense, doesn't it.

Well the engines would have been used on a few models.

Power Plus
Power Plus Self propelled
Super 600
Not sure what else.


If the std motor is say 3.5hp
If a few simple mods will get it up to 4hp, more compression and a less restrictive muffler.

I'm sure I have a head here somewhere, I'll dig it up and photograph, from what i have heard, the muffler is slightly different inside, basically it is tuned somewhat to the higher compression.

Cool thanks Ty that's a start now I still would like to see the parts not a drawing.

I have a seized power plus here, i might pull it down just to have a look.

Cool that would be good Joe.I think I gave one to Ty (well the engine) but I never looked at it.I wished I had looked now.

hi agaian guys and thanks for the help before , son came home with a beut' today , found it on a farm .. 170 supreme ? geeeeeeeez its had a hard time i think , maybe ok for parts though i CANT believe the size of the thing !! great cowl and supreme sticker seems all in one piece . see if it runs this weekend i hope but if not anyone keen ??

green with a white cowl
dave

Check your messages mate.

Hi Joe, did you ever get a chance to pull the seized power plus down and check it out?

hello again , another question ! anyone know of a VC Mustang S ! looks like the one blumby put up here before but this one has a remote primer , very similar to the ones pictured here . does the lm carby have no primer bulb and a remote primer ? sorry but i havnt seen one before only bought it because i like the other on i have , it was soooo filthy i didnt see it properly and looks like someone tried to run it on muddy water ! haha never seen fuek so dirty , has spark but wont run the throttle clicks when moved a problem in the carb i think .. oops the best i can find on it is , 108 770 2350 and on the fan cowl series 70 MARK 4 ? base looks great but a lot of paint fell off . thanks Dave