1959 Australian made Pope mower with 2T rotary valve engine

[rogue60]

Did this Victa 125cc utility up few years ago not missed a beat good old mowers not like the chit on offer now days..
Kind of made it up from bits but yeah is Aussie made from the 70's ish 125cc Victa utility..
Yes it's no longer all shiny as I use everything I restore/build I mean at the end of the day the earth is going to be eaten up by the sun so who exactly are guy's saving shiny thing's for?
Enjoy the here and now I say nothing is forever literally....

 

[Xr650jkallen]

WOW!!!!

 

[P.M.P.]

Did this Victa 125cc utility up few years ago not missed a beat good old mowers not like the chit on offer now days..
Kind of made it up from bits but yeah is Aussie made from the 70's ish 125cc Victa utility..
Yes it's no longer all shiny as I use everything I restore/build I mean at the end of the day the earth is going to be eaten up by the sun so who exactly are guy's saving shiny thing's for?
Enjoy the here and now I say nothing is forever literally....
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Toe cutters... Love the video
Fools here be walking funny haha

 

[rogue60]

Here's a couple old Victa toe cutters a model 3 mid 1950's and a Victa18 about late 1950's. Dates maybe wrong I'm crap with dates lol

 

[jacob j.]

Here's a couple old Victa toe cutters a model 3 mid 1950's and a Victa18 about late 1950's.
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Victa is the name for me that's synonymous with Aussie mowers and yard equipment - kind of like how Lawn-Boy is here. I love the sound of those.

 

[CR888]

Your dead right JJ. Victa cast cylinders here and made pistons too I think. Basically everything was AUS made, deck carb, etc. I bought one of the later 90's Victa 2T mowers home from the tip it was basically new condition but was seized. I cleaned the bore up, put a new piston and rings in it and its a ripper. About half the weight of my 19" commercial current model Honda HRU196. Sux we no longer make things like simple mowers, same for the US I suppose, production goes offshore. But your right near EVERYone had a Victa mower at one stage years ago, my dad did, his dad did and so on. They made a unique sound that was heard in every neighborhood, you knew it was a victa push mower.

 

[rogue60]

There are hundreds of different models of Victa mowers out there for guy's who collect or like tinkering with old mowers. They can be had for cheap most the time I don't pay much over $10 for a going old Victa mower.
Some bring big bucks like a Victa Automatic 5k would pick up a working restored complete one now days.
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I'm keeping at lookout for a Victa 500 twin cylinder 170cc they can still be found for cheap not owned one before myself.

 

[rogue60]

I do have one original Victa automatic but not worth anything all the expensive automatic parts are missing. Dought I'd ever find a box with all the bits to make it complete for cheap at a garage sale lol

 

[Dustin4185]

What are the big tunes running up the bars? I am assuming air intakes/snorkels?

 

[rogue60]

What are the big tunes running up the bars? I am assuming air intakes/snorkels?

Yeah air filter is up high on the handle bars to keep em out of all the dust and crap.

 

[CR888]

I wish you could buy good new 2T mowers, most brands all have Briggs or Honda 4T which make good power are dead nutz reliable and will outlast every part on the mower itself but they are too heavy. Its like we've gone backwards today's mowers are twice the weight.

 

[Mastermind]

Excellent thread gents.