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Calling our experts to identify this one? It is my first impulse starter. Thanks.

nice find man dont see many of these in good nick much anymore

Nice mower. I'm pretty sure it's a Victa Mayfair which ran from 1965 to 1968. It came out in three models (529, 539 and 549) and also had a 4-stroke variant. The main difference between the three models was the engine. The 529 had the 17N engine, 539 had the 17CG engine and the 549 had the 17DD engine. The Mayfair was pretty unique in that it was one of the only models to run the split handle bar setup. I'm not %100 sure that you have the correct catcher (the Mayfair had the model 9 catcher), but It looks great regardless. Thanks for posting!

Thank you unkie. It was a complete mystery to me. I remember seeing something like it as a teenager. LOL.

Very nice! Those impulse starters didn't really catch on over here... So You don't see many mowers with them fitted..

Nice score though!

Kori

The impulse starters weren't popular for very long here either Kori. It seemed to me that people were attracted to them because they found recoil starters too difficult to use, especially for women (that was before decompressors were commonplace, IIRC). However it did not take much exposure to the impulse starter to cure you of any interest. The echoing "crash" each time you fired it, as the ratchet took up, was less than charming, and if it didn't start immediately you soon concluded that winding it up, firing it, then repeating the process, was not all that pleasant. I do think some women, and people whose kids mowed the lawn, continued to find them useful though. Personally I only ever had a couple of them, and hated them.

She is beautiful

Love the g3

Regards

Mick

A History Record is now available on this lawnmower.
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=72165


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