https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm Recent Topics en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 10:53:47 UTC 5 support@outdoorking-forum.com.au (OutdoorKing Repair Forum) UBB.threads https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/images/general/default/rss_icon.gif https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/117586.html#Post117586
]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 10:49:36 +0000 Mowerfreak https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/117586.html#Post117586 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/117394.html#Post117394
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]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:27:57 +0000 vint_mow https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/114442.html#Post114442 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112254.html#Post112254 Paul
Many thanks for adding to the record ....

I find it particularly rewarding when we remember the small players
that played a part in the 'Golden Days' of AUS rotary mowers ...
when small businesses could make an honest buck and make
an honest, quality lawnmower.

We get to hear a Hurricane engine and collectors get to see
a sensitive and thoughtful restoration.

A sincere Thank you
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Jack

]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:45:28 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/112254.html#Post112254 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/110252.html#Post110252 Paul

You know this is important information in authenticating
an Atco rotary with a Vinco engine.

You are saying that an Atco-Villiers engine does not have a square
bolt pattern, and therefore Atco Australia must have made a base
to suit an Australian Vinco engine.

I am now only looking for other evidence that links Atco to Vinco
in advertising or other records. Corroborative evidence is now the key.

Paul, this is great detective work!

Cheers
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Jack

]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:57:19 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/110252.html#Post110252 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/105902.html#Post105902
]]> Tue, 05 May 2020 03:53:12 +0000 Mystyler https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/105902.html#Post105902 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/101473.html#Post101473 ODK Members and Guests
Scott Bonnar's Model 38 edger is a much-loved machine still
in use by many folk today.

This exceptional restoration is by Bon Scott, and the attention to
detail is second-to-none. Brilliant!

Follow his restoration here:

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.auhttps://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/u...odel-38-edger-restoration.html#Post98303

]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2019 01:15:50 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/101473.html#Post101473 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/98117.html#Post98117 Showcase Lovers

This restoration of a Model 45 by emk3 beginning in late 2016 is a
worthy topic to showcase. Members have recognised this as an exemplar in
newbies taking on restorations and generously documenting their progress in
doing so. Brilliant!

The story also showcases the help made available to members.
Glo Mod BB is a stickler in being so willing to help 45 restos, but this story
is also a great example of how a ‘newbie’ has, in turn, helped or inspired others.

Enjoy this story here: -
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/98106/1.html



]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:36:09 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/98117.html#Post98117 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/97382.html#Post97382 ODK Showcase Lovers

The most exciting lawnmower brochure I have come across must be
the c1927 brochure from our pioneer lawnmower maker, Scott Bonnar.

I cannot stress enough just how important this brochure is.

It dates to the late 1920s; when Scott Bonnar started its own true
Australian-made mowers. Prior to this, they ‘electrically powered’
imported push roller mowers and sold them branded as ‘Scott Bonnar’.

This would have been a bold – and expensive – brochure for such a
fledgling company. Note the sports represented. This brochure was
most probably the brainchild of Mick Bonnar - a keen sportsman.

The brilliant mower designs were clearly from brother Scott Bonnar.

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/66425/brochure-c1927.html

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Jack


]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:41:13 +0000 CyberJack https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/97382.html#Post97382 https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/94790.html#Post94790 ODK Showcase lovers
If ever there was a lawnmower equivalent to the Ford Edsel it would be
the Victa Model 4 Automatic.

Its over-complex mechanical governing system - the Predicta -
was a rushed job in matching the two-stroke mechanical governors
being introduced at this time. Here I mention the revolutionary Villiers 7F.

It may have been a matter of pride - or competition - or animosity - but
there was a falling out between Victa and Villiers over engine supply
to Victa in the early Victa days.

Whatever the reason, the Victa 4 Automatic Specification thread remains
one of ODK's most viewed posts.

Credit should be given to unkiemonk, HT6 and others for this record.
There is a lot of reading there ...

https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/48254/1.html

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Jack





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