OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers new toy

looks great good job..

thanks mate , if i remember the "smile" is red and the 18 but not the flash ? had a look but couldnt remember where i had seen it

Hmmm..Not a bad trade off to Avocado,Dont mind that shade .Now listen very carefully Vc...This is where it all gets tricky.You need to be really carefull from this point on OK....DONT PAINT EVERYTHING And sell it on gumtree for 750.00 OK..Im watching YOU!!!! Lmao....Great paint and resto so far,cant wait to see her finished.Well Done. Pssst...come here..Whispers* Paint the flash red,Go on I want to see you ruin your paint job....Evil Grin* Mwaahhaahahaha....

hahahahaha goodonya !! ya think i'd sell it ? hmmmmmmmm wellllllll , NOPE i couldnt anyway as i dont trust welds too much . might use it maybe once or twice then its away for aaages . just gotta finish my shed so it can hang in a corner

Hang it in the Corner? I believe the correct phrase is...."I have to finish my shed so I can fill it with more Vintage mowers....:) What? thats what I did...The Victa Gods Spoke to me one night...Thou shall buy lots and lots of Victas and house them in a HUUUGE shed.And thou shall worship them daily and twice on sundays,And thou shall bring them out when thy mates come over for a BBQ...And they will all gather around with mouths agape and go OOOOH AHHHHHHH...Thats what they said..HONESSSSTTTTTTTTT.....:)

LMAO aaaaaaaaaaah thats how it works ! but its ok , already filled the carport now i havto find a place to hide 'em the cook came home when i was 'organising' and saw how many , damn near flipped ! dont look sooooooo many stacked in a corner but when they couldnt park the car ? lucky i hid that thing !

Yes yes Stack them Very high,twice as high as a man....Oh Yes,And SHE will be fooled...Thinking them to be Garden Sculptures....See,Us mere males can get around anything....Besides there is always the street for the car...Unless of course she finds the CHAINSAW in which case the RED you will be using on your victa badge will be of the Bloody Variety...Mwaaahhahahhaha....
Hey let me know what models you got in your collection,id be interested to see,specially the vintage ones

Good work man, sorry to see the wife isn't happy though. I must be lucky as my wife just shakes her head and says if that makes you happy. Just as long as I don't make a mess inside the house. I'm happy with that.

naaaah its not that bad hahaha i was just having a tidy up and put them all in the driveway , i didnt know i had so many either ! i'll take a pic if ya want ? not too dark yet . and not too many vintage as yet just ones i like a few vc's and s/b's , few reel mowers n stuff !

Well you could have taken pictures I'd be interested to see them.Also how much did the welding cost you?

oops sorry i didnt think of it realy ! welding cost me @ 30 mins work , fixed a flat on his truck and then drank HIS beer too hahaha turns out he is interested in old mowers too !. ok i'll take a few pic's of the sort of collection if ya like

[Censored] i wish I had a friend that could weld alloy [Censored] your a lucky bugger.Yes picture me,just make sure you start a new topic.

he wasnt a freind then ! just never done one before so it was a challenge , came out oooook but a lot of work to smooth it out and ok i'll take some tomorrow night of some of the jiggers at home on thier shelves !

Yes Pics would be nice love to see your toys.And Yes the work to smooth out would have been fun NOT!.The cast alloy in all the earlier victa parts is very poor,and only runs about an 8% silicone content so to weld is actually quite hard as there are so many impurities in this metal,even cast iron,Its not far off Die Cast/White Metal which cannnot be welded....ok ok Im sure someone can but its near impossible.All the crap comes to the surface and the alloy does not run well due to the low silicone content,so sometimes its a case of weld,grind weld grind until you get the desired run and it often makes a higher build,hence the laboured smoothing out process.And a shame neither of you are in Sydney as I Alloy weld Also and Alloy Braze to..YES braze,And oxy and stick and mig and brazing, soldering and fabrication and lead lining and cast iron and erm thats about it lmao. Just curious VC why did you get a model 5 base welded? This all you had? A shame since ive thrown so many out,Not good enough to sell,not worth the space to keep...

yup its all i had/have , and it did come up ok though i think , all i have here mostly are newer bases all the steel c@%p and a few odd old masport/rover type stuff , i'll aquire a few soon i hope then i wont need to patchup so much , but its all part of the learning and the enjoyment of doing it all (almost)on ya own

Perfect! I thought this was the case,I guess Ive repaired many things I should have thrown,but im impatient,and if Ive got it ill fix it instead of waiting,And every job is different so you always learn something new.

thays it yes , never too old i guess and i dunno where the pic's will end up ! i treid the collection thing but hmmmmmmm , please insert a picture ? aaaaaaah well , i'll try again tomorrow

I have only had 2 bases welded only due to being harder to find. One was a 500 twin 1st version only needed a patch put in as some fool cut a square piece out, and the other was a department store model 5 had more cracks than a mans club (you know with the red light). It was bad. Cost $100 for the 2 of them.

Hi Jeffrey, thanks for posting the pic of the Model 4 Auto, you are a legend! You have given me a great idea for my Victa 18 coffee table.
As you know I have been racking my brains to come up with a solution to the handle bar supports that will not detract to much from the machine itself. After viewing this particular pic, I spied the redundant bar for your front flap and then realised that my machine is the first Model 5, with the Predicta extensions still fitted. These I can utilise to fabricate the handle bar support. I will fit a bar in place, and from the centre of this, I will weld a 'V' profile of the same diameter rod that will reach both handles and weld 2 'U' shaped pieces to the ends (lined with felt) to support it.
If you could please tell me the diameter of your rod, I will then measure and fabricate it (preferably in stainless) and then install. A big 'V' for Victa! Here's your pic re-posted.....

And here's my machine....

I think this will do the job and look great.

Ok I can do that, but I hope your not in a hurry as 98% of my mowers are still in storage in Canberra. Currently there are plans being made to them but no date yet. My automatic is one of that 98%. I do think you plan will work though. I am hoping it will be 2 to 3 weeks away. Then I will be like a kid in a candy store.