OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Finding and Swapping Rare Finds & Donations VC-125 MKII Bitsa.

i think they both have the wrong wheels ? one has something like it should have and still to dark to go n look at the right ones . its only a base needed so if both 160's i need one to finish another the handle holes are flogged out badly , i remember something about ty sorting where those wheels fit into the picture yeh

Have you been using your phone again to take pictures? I can't quite tell if it is what I'm after or not.I'd say the one with the auto drive non teeth one won't be the right one.Don't suppose you could do some clearer pictures?

phew ! haha i'll try in a min' . gotta get the daughter to turn on the flash new fangle gadgets drivin' me nuts




there ya go , did it mysekf too never too old huh hope these are better ? next best thing i can do is put a real 160 beside it n take more , got a couple here . for some reason they look smaller

Is the one with the Auto Drive no teeth wheels hitting the base anywhere?Also does ether one have green paint on the handles?As I'm thinking they just be VC-160 bases.

its damn close !!! both have plastic hieght adjusters too , i just notice one of my 160's has a metal one , both have differnt size rear wheels too (on 160's) . i think if it was used it would rub on the base

There maybe another way to tell.Only thing is the engine needs to come off the base and under the engine near where it bolts on there is a number cast into the base.Now I can't remember what the VC-125 Mark I had but the Mark II has a 4 cast into it.If it's a 1 I believe it would be a VC-160 Mark II.I don't know what these numbers stand for,but from what I have seen they are slightly different from each other.Don't know why or what it means.

no worries , i dont need this many in one piece haha gimme a little time n i'll pull them down n see and compare with what i have , as mine dont look too modified or changed in most ways , but where does the metal hieght adjuster come in ? both look the same now i'm getting confused

Not sure throw a picture up. VC-160 have the height adjusters you have on those two.

i'll do it tomorrow night mate , they are up on a shelf ! and i never noticed before they were different , both the "125's" have plastic , one of my 160's is plastic too , the other metal riveted to the base

OK that sounds different.I'll wait and see the pictures hoping I can help you with that.

oops , the one with metal adjuster is my mk1 with the 'trip' starter i forgot it was there . so this is one of my 160's beside it , i think you can work out which is what ? sorry man but they do look the same . i'll keep looking ya never know what turns up Dave

Sorry Dave I'm not sure what your asking.Where is this metal height adjuster? They both look the same to me.Give me a hint as to where it is on the mower.

the metal parts riveted to the base but its the mk1 not in the pic' it was dark out there last night ! thats my mk2 ? beside the '125' so sorry mate it looks the same as 160 but i'll pull it down on the weekend n see . this one has the metal bit
it was late n i was tired

Can't see anything riveted there.Is it on the other side?

yup on the other side , hieght adjuster is metal rieted to the body not plastic like these ones

Can you show me what it looks like?

best i can do tonight as its up on a shelf too the metal adjuster and the front of what its on , a mk1 ? impulse starter . dont have a number from it though as it didnt need pulling down too much and when i did i forgot

hope it helps ..

Well the metal one is the correct height adjuster for the Mark I & Mark II.That is the VC-160 Mark III was the first to have the plastic height adjuster 1972.Mark I & II were the metal ones.How many do you have with the plastic height adjusters? Was the 2 that were suppose to be the 125's have the metal or plastic height adjuster?

it seems 5 now ! the 2 uuuuum 125's, 2 160's and 2 allgreen mustangs sorry 6 , and the great old one mk1 . its the best of the lot too . i think thats all . man i gotta go look soon getting too many to keep track of . i think they breed at night those two had plastic , pulling them down on the weekend though so might find those numbers on the bases n let ya know

Might be time to keep records as I do.Also just check my last post as I changed it to the correct information.

yes its getting close to time for records ! it does get confusing trying to work out the whats and whens of model changes

Here are my one in order.
VC-160 Mark I 1970

VC-160 Mark II 1971

and last but by no means least VC-160 Mark IIIB 1972

You can also use the engine number to identify the years.If you want post them up and I will show you how to work it out.It's actually quite simple.

im getting better at it thanks to your help but sure i'll post up some , i think i skipped one model so far , mk ii i think

Well if the 2 supposed 125's have the plastic height adjuster it could and is getting closer to the base I need.

the one with the autodrive looking wheels does have some green on the handles yes and left rear wheel does touch the base at full hieght but i cant find any casting numbers anywhere , just a single 3 in between the mounting holes

any good so far ?

this blade plate was on this one ? 72 if i read it right .. the other one is a 71 engine , 307104255 .never seen a plate like that on one before so i put blades on it n tried it out , WOW does it cut well !!! so yes one is a goer carb problem but no worries ooops , that sticker reads . 5272831377

Thats a universal blade disc.

Supaswift disc but with a Victa size centre hole.

thanks bob , does a great job too ! bigger than orig'

Yes as bob said universal disc I've seen that on a lot of different mowers.This engine number 307104255 isn't a VC-160 or a 125 number.If-fact I'm not even sure what that is off.It may be a department store mower.Tomorrow I'll go out and take some measurement of the base and compare them and see if any are the same.I can't say I have seen a 3 on there before.My 125 has a 4 on it.So maybe that one is close to what I need.Will see after we measure them.

well then it could well be the one your after , only other real one i have seen did have the green handles too , this is the one the odd engine was off of , and remnants of green left on handles , wheel hits the base , hmmmmmmm looking good so far ? PHEW i hoe so one last pic' some of some green , look close !


thats the worst part of the base , iv'e seen worse and its not broken man i hope this is the one , looking close now huh

Yeah I think your right I do believe that is a VC-125 base.It's just the numbers throwing me.The 3 that is,I'm starting to think these numbers mean something have a VC-160 Mark II (1971 which I'm in the middle of restoring) it has the number 1 on it.The VC-125 I have here (The broken one) has a 4 and now that one has a 3.I wonder how I find out what they mean.I'm wondering if that is the last number of the year,hmmmmmmm? Oh but yes I do believe that would be the right base.A shame about the broken bit,but it would be an easier fix than the one I have here.