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1000 Victa mowers sold every day,that is over 350,000 per year, staggering figures, would be interesting to know how many mowers of all brands are sold per year in Australia these days, I wouldn't think it would be near those figures, could be wrong.

The Outdoor Power Equipment Association is about the only crowd who collect these sales stats by units sold. As they only publish these to their members, the only public access to this data is that which makes its way into government reports.

The most recent stats available by this route are for FY's 2002-2009, and these list new petrol rotary mower sales from a low of 223,609 [2002-3] to a peak at 421,000 [2007-8]. So much in the same ballpark, really.

The full document is HERE - 5.3MB PDF of an OPEA submission from 2010.

Still staggering figures, the early Victa figures are understandable because it was a revolution in mowing lawns but to keep selling year after year at that rate is hard to believe. I guess a lot of it is due to mowers being much cheaper these days and not worth the service/repair costs so they go to landfill/scrap bin

I think the mower sale are only going to go down has anybody looked at the new suburbs
Over size houses on under size blocks of land no room for a lawn what lawn there is is the foot path I would not buy a mower to mow the council land
Ian

Your right on there Ian about those big houses and tiny blocks. I do a bit of work on apartments in Melbourne putting up privacy screens so you can't see your neighbours because of privacy laws. Most of the people that buy those houses have artificial turf or an electric mower. I can't get away from those places quick enough.

Just wait till they jam another 4 million people into Melb over the next 20 years or so, I bet that front and rear yards are not on the agenda. If anything many yards are getting reduced due to duel housing on existing blocks

What's it like in your area of Melbourne Norm?
My closest neighbour is the best part of a KM away. I love it.

Slash, my area is fine, except for the drug dealing/ice user next door living in a house owned by his father who moved out years ago Apart from that I have nothing to do with the area, drive in and out with my blinkers on. Been here 36 years now and not interested in what anybody else does

Sounds a bit like my mums neighbourhood. Blinkers on keep your nose clean and it's all good. If however you do have a hankering for a midnight deal your in the right neighbourhood.
This might seem like a silly question but do you have much grass? I live on 5 acres and not a bloody thing.

Slash, I have a mate who moved up to Linton in May last year, I think he has about 5 acres, I was up there a couple of weeks ago and he doesn't need to do much mowing, that is for sure, the few sheep he has keep it bare. I rebuilt him a Greenfield Anniversary for around the house but he has only used it once. As for lawn here, I'm on a big block, only lawn here is the front which is at max 20ft x 20ft and a nature strip of 20ft x 4ft and years ago my wife lined up the Jims man and he cuts it and does the edges for $10. I do feel guilty some times for only giving him $10 but it doesn't last long

You can't pass up a deal like that but what do you do with your mower collection?

That is easy, occasionally wheel them out of the shed and start them up and then put them back
Keeps the missus happy that way, she thinks I'm doing something

Oops, i think this topic is a little off line, but here is the view from my kitchen table.

Got a bit of rain down your way the other day I believe, grass turns green pretty quickly with a bit of water

My outlaws in Geelong got 60mm and flooded. I live 50km out of town and not a drop. I did wake up to 28mm in the gauge this morning though