Winners and Losers...

[Tim754]

Another gone.... http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victa-lawnmowers-to-end-australian-production-of-engines-as-sales-plummet/news-story/eba489f2d59f3b7e534c3ea9ea694cd9

[Paulos]

Yep, apparently a throw-away engine/mower is better for the environment than one which is almost infinitely repairable/reliable.

On another note, how many toes were lost testing that prototype?

[jimson]

I don't think that's right some how. I haven't seen a new 2 stroke victa mower for a few years & Briggs & Stratton make 4 stroke engines. I'm still using an old 2 stroke victa mower. Jimson

[mboddy]

I have always had 2 stroke Victa mowers.
Recently got a EGO 56V Lithium Ion mower.
It seems at least as powerful as the old Victa was and is a much better mower.
I won't go back to petrol now.

[Tomas]

Have a red victa mover (full crankshaft type motor) with JAWA 20 carburetor fitted 

[oz555ktm]

 

Victa Did come a Long way from a Back yard in melbourne .
My Dad is in to Old Motors and Victa Mowers is only One of he things too
and I help him out at rallies and the Nats  yes they Do have machine Nationals

The First Victa   " The Peach Tin Mower " or "The Toe Cutter""

Peach Tin was used as a Petrol Tank ..Victa used a Hurricane Engine made by Villes  but could not take the hard Oz Heat .
so Victa started making the Engine Him self and the rest is History ..

Most People think that the Victa 18 was th first Mower that Mower was the 4 model I think ..







 Picture From a Blokes Collection of a 150 Victa Mowers

[pokey]

Sad day indeed. learnt the basics of two stroke thanks to the old victa's.

[tymes]

Like Mark I have been using a battery mower in the yard for a couple of years now, its just too easy.

Have the ride on for the rest of the place though.

But it is sad to see our icons fading away.

[FourstrokeForever]

Lucky for Australia we have plenty of people who know how to dig holes in the ground, otherwise Australia wouldn't have anything to sell the world other than large parcels of productive land!

[jimson]

Keep your petrol mowers, because lithium is running out lol  jimson

[Mick D]

Keep your petrol mowers, because lithium is running out lol  jimson

Hi Jimson, I know your only taking the piss

Although Lithium is a finite resource, the world reserve of this resource is quite substantial.
And guess what region has nearly a quarter of it. I think WA has a lot going on there with Lithium?


We currently produce 36.8 % of world demand.

[Rossvickicampbell]

Silver is the resource we are quickly running out of!

[pokey]

Silver is the resource we are quickly running out of!

I could do with more Drinking silver

[TT5 Matt]

yeah i love the old victas and often leave the dump shop with a slasher type victa's for my farm but 150 of the forkers is a serious sickness i remember recycling off the dump over 100 in a 2yr period which all got reringed and the last 2 took forever to do as i was just about "victaed out" im still using the 2 slashers i made up for the farm 15yrs later on with only the airfilters being changed and lots of blades as got lots of blade destroying rocks around the house

[Oldfart]

Where do you buy the black carb primer button  these days ...  had no luck at mower shop??