OT: My new push mower

[Ext User(Diesel Damo)]

.... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
engine then (Victa 4-stroke).

Anyone else bought a mower recently?

[Ext User(jackbadger56)]

On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> Anyone else bought a mower recently?

Yep.
A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
(BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
Also, being 4-stroke, be wary if you are mowing a large area that is
on a slope; not a good idea apparently (don't know if this applies to
some brands or all 4 strokes). Need to mix it up a bit. ;-)

2nd post???? Fucking Google going bonkers again!

[Ext User(Diesel Damo)]

On Oct 24, 3:15 pm, jackbadger56 <castl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> > ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> > engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> > Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> Yep.
> A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
> be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle

That sounds alright then. Just as long as I'm not stopping to fill up
every half hour.

> (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
> car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).

This mower feels even less revvy than the last one. I think I read
somewhere that by law the blades of a lawnmower can't spin faster than
3500RPM. Don't know about the engine itself though.

> Also, being 4-stroke, be wary if you are mowing a large area that is
> on a slope; not a good idea apparently (don't know if this applies to
> some brands or all 4 strokes). Need to mix it up a bit. ;-)

The ride-on does the bulk of the area. The push mower is just for
tricky bits and small places the ride-on can't get to. So it's going
to spend it's life being tilted on all sorts of angles, but never for
very long on each angle.

> 2nd post???? Fucking Google going bonkers again!

Indeed!

[Ext User(Patrick)]

jackbadger56 wrote:
> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
>> engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>>
>> Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> Yep.
> A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
> be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
> (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
> car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
> Also, being 4-stroke, be wary if you are mowing a large area that is
> on a slope; not a good idea apparently (don't know if this applies to
> some brands or all 4 strokes). Need to mix it up a bit. ;-)
>
>
Why? Oil feed problems?

[Ext User(RainbowWarrior)]

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Oct 24, 3:15 pm, jackbadger56 <castl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> > ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
>> > engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>>
>> > Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>>
>> Yep.
>> A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
>> be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
>
> That sounds alright then. Just as long as I'm not stopping to fill up
> every half hour.
>
>> (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
>> car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
>
> This mower feels even less revvy than the last one. I think I read
> somewhere that by law the blades of a lawnmower can't spin faster than
> 3500RPM. Don't know about the engine itself though.

Hmm my electric bitza only does 1450rpm, with only a 1kw motor

[Ext User(jackbadger56)]

On Oct 24, 3:34 pm, Patrick <doctor...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> jackbadger56 wrote:
> > On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> >> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> >> engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> >> Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> > Yep.
> > A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
> > be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
> > (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
> > car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
> > Also, being 4-stroke, be wary if you are mowing a large area that is
> > on a slope; not a good idea apparently (don't know if this applies to
> > some brands or all 4 strokes). Need to mix it up a bit. ;-)
>
> Why? Oil feed problems?

Exactly, although the slope would need to be fairly severe and the
area quite large. If you mix it up there shouldn't be a problem. It's
just one of those things where someone starts explaining it to you and
pretty soon you start thinking "oh yeah.....of course!"

[Ext User(Diesel Damo)]

On Oct 24, 3:47 pm, "RainbowWarrior" <emailaddr...@tgr.fr> wrote:
> "Diesel Damo" <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>
> news:1193204067.764775.59360@e34g2000pro.googlegro ups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Oct 24, 3:15 pm, jackbadger56 <castl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> >> > ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> >> > engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> >> > Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> >> Yep.
> >> A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
> >> be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
>
> > That sounds alright then. Just as long as I'm not stopping to fill up
> > every half hour.
>
> >> (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
> >> car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
>
> > This mower feels even less revvy than the last one. I think I read
> > somewhere that by law the blades of a lawnmower can't spin faster than
> > 3500RPM. Don't know about the engine itself though.
>
> Hmm my electric bitza only does 1450rpm, with only a 1kw motor

It was years ago that I read this... maybe I just heard it? So yeah I
wouldn't take it as fact. I just thought someone might be able to
confirm it if I said it.

[Ext User(the_dawggie)]

On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> Anyone else bought a mower recently?

Petrol engines are not the best. Just keep in store
some fuel.

I've got the shites with the Talon lines trimmer I own,
this week i threw away a BS lawn mower.

[Ext User(Diesel Damo)]

On Oct 24, 4:24 pm, the_dawggie <the_dawg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> > ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> > engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> > Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> Petrol engines are not the best. Just keep in store
> some fuel.

This is my home fuel situation (actual amounts vary according to
usage):
5L of 50:1 two-stroke (line trimmer)
5L of 25:1 two-stroke (chainsaw)
20L of PULP (mowers)
20L of diesel (Hilux and occasionally flame thrower for blackberry
bushes)

:-)

> I've got the shites with the Talon lines trimmer I own,
> this week i threw away a BS lawn mower.

I bought a Talon mulcher once. The simple act of bolting it together
caused it to break. Seriously.

[Ext User(Patrick)]

the_dawggie wrote:
> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
>> engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>>
>> Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> Petrol engines are not the best. Just keep in store
> some fuel.
>

Haven't seen many diesel mowers. Or rather, I haven't seen many diesel
PUSH mowers, Dad's got a 25hp ride-on that runs diesel. But it's more of
a tractor really...

> I've got the shites with the Talon lines trimmer I own,
> this week i threw away a BS lawn mower.
>

[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:40:06 -0700, Diesel Damo PCM code reading says:

> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient engine
> then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> Anyone else bought a mower recently?

A few years ago one of them enviro mowers that runs on a rechargeable
battery. Its even got a Ipod holder so I can listen to some tunes whilst
mowing. :-)

--
Regards
Dan

[Ext User(RainbowWarrior)]

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Oct 24, 3:47 pm, "RainbowWarrior" <emailaddr...@tgr.fr> wrote:
>> "Diesel Damo" <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1193204067.764775.59360@e34g2000pro.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>> > On Oct 24, 3:15 pm, jackbadger56 <castl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> >> > ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
>> >> > engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>>
>> >> > Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>>
>> >> Yep.
>> >> A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
>> >> be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
>>
>> > That sounds alright then. Just as long as I'm not stopping to fill up
>> > every half hour.
>>
>> >> (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
>> >> car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
>>
>> > This mower feels even less revvy than the last one. I think I read
>> > somewhere that by law the blades of a lawnmower can't spin faster than
>> > 3500RPM. Don't know about the engine itself though.
>>
>> Hmm my electric bitza only does 1450rpm, with only a 1kw motor
>
> It was years ago that I read this... maybe I just heard it? So yeah I
> wouldn't take it as fact. I just thought someone might be able to
> confirm it if I said it.

Could be right because my electrics a bit on the undersized/gutless side,
though, I don't think the blades need to spin any faster

[Ext User(RainbowWarrior)]

"Dan---" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:40:06 -0700, Diesel Damo PCM code reading says:
>
>> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient engine
>> then (Victa 4-stroke).
>>
>> Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>
> A few years ago one of them enviro mowers that runs on a rechargeable
> battery. Its even got a Ipod holder so I can listen to some tunes whilst
> mowing. :-)

Does ok?, I considered a recahargebale, but the leads not that bad when you
get used to it.

[Ext User(Dan---)]

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:43:00 +0000, RainbowWarrior PCM code reading says:


>>
>> A few years ago one of them enviro mowers that runs on a rechargeable
>> battery. Its even got a Ipod holder so I can listen to some tunes
>> whilst mowing. :-)
>
> Does ok?, I considered a recahargebale, but the leads not that bad when
> you get used to it.

Yeah it does quiet well actually although I wouldn't use it for heavy
duty grass though. but I can do at least an hours worth of mowing out of
it before it needs a recharge. Luckily it only takes me 45 minutes to mow
my lawn (in between beers and or doing a decent job of it). :-)

--
Regards
Dan

[Ext User(Doug Jewell)]

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Oct 24, 3:15 pm, jackbadger56 <castl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Oct 24, 2:40 pm, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> > ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
>> > engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>>
>> > Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>>
>> Yep.
>> A Victa with a Briggs & Stratten 4 stroke. Fuel tank, I'd guess, would
>> be about same as yours and it runs for about 2 hours at full throttle
>
> That sounds alright then. Just as long as I'm not stopping to fill up
> every half hour.
I recently bought a Victa with a B&S 4 stroke. I'd guestimate it to be about
1.5L in the fuel tank. Gets the whole yard done - about 45 minutes of
mowing - and still has a decent amount left in the tank. I haven't run it
out yet, so I don't know how long it would run on a full tank.
>
>> (BTW full throttle on a lawn-mower is nothing like full throttle in a
>> car; I'm guessing full throttle is set at where the torque peaks).
>
> This mower feels even less revvy than the last one. I think I read
> somewhere that by law the blades of a lawnmower can't spin faster than
> 3500RPM. Don't know about the engine itself though.
Yeah that's something else I noticed about this, compared to the old victa 2
stroke the abo's pinched. The old one would rev a lot harder than this one
does. Also this one seems to be an all-or-nothing type deal. Throttle it
back to an idle, and it doesn't seem significantly slower than at full revs.
It's also a lot more gutless than the old 2 stroke was - hit a bunch of long
grass hard and it stalls.
>
>> Also, being 4-stroke, be wary if you are mowing a large area that is
>> on a slope; not a good idea apparently (don't know if this applies to
>> some brands or all 4 strokes). Need to mix it up a bit. ;-)
>
> The ride-on does the bulk of the area. The push mower is just for
> tricky bits and small places the ride-on can't get to. So it's going
> to spend it's life being tilted on all sorts of angles, but never for
> very long on each angle.
I presume you mean the risk of the oil not getting to all the places it
needs to. I wouldn't imagine that would be a major problem considering the
engines have a vertical crank. The oil would get splashed around pretty well
inside the engine. The biggest problem I have with mine is that when you
get it on an angle it seems to starve for fuel. I don't think the carby is
the best on it. Lately it has started starving for fuel even when on the
level - it'll go fine for half an hour then starts cutting it out. Push the
prime button and it'll take off again for 5 minutes or so.
>
>> 2nd post???? Fucking Google going bonkers again!
>
> Indeed!
>

[Ext User(David Springthorpe)]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:40:06 -0700, Diesel Damo <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
>engine then (Victa 4-stroke).

As long as it's not too heavy and cumbersome for the wife to push.....

[Ext User(Klompmeester)]

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> ... only has a 1.4L fuel tank. WTF? I hope it's a very efficient
> engine then (Victa 4-stroke).
>
> Anyone else bought a mower recently?
>

About five years ago. I don't have much grass so it doesn't see much
service, I think it's a Rover, I know for sure it is four stroke and I think
it's a B&S motor.

I do know that three presses of the fuel primer and one rip of the cord
starts it every time though.

The only thing that has ever gone wrong is when the linkage setup at the
carb fucked up after ripping it to pieces during some vigourous mowing under
a bush and the catcher could be bit bigger.

Paid $329 for it on special at bunnings.

[Ext User(Marco)]

On Oct 24, 8:11 pm, "Doug Jewell" <d...@dontspamme.com> wrote:
Also this one seems to be an all-or-nothing type deal. Throttle it
> back to an idle, and it doesn't seem significantly slower than at full revs.
> It's also a lot more gutless than the old 2 stroke was - hit a bunch of long
> grass hard and it stalls.

I've got one with a B&S 4 stroke as well (Sprint 375 - regulars might
remember me posting about a revving problem it had, which I still
haven't looked at properly btw) - and mine seems to be all or nothing
as far as revs go as well. It also stalls if you hit a decent patch
of grass with it, but behaves much better if you don't bother with the
catcher (as the grass accumulating seems to clog things, causing it to
stall).

Marco

[Ext User(Kwyjibo)]

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> The ride-on does the bulk of the area. The push mower is just for
> tricky bits and small places the ride-on can't get to.

Fuck that. I use round-up on the bits the ride-on can't get to.

--
Kwyj.

[Ext User(jackbadger56)]

Kwyjibo wrote:
> "Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1193204067.764775.59360@e34g2000pro.googlegro ups.com...
>
> > The ride-on does the bulk of the area. The push mower is just for
> > tricky bits and small places the ride-on can't get to.
>
> Fuck that. I use round-up on the bits the ride-on can't get to.
>
> --
> Kwyj.

:-)
KWYJIBO!

one of my favourite episodes - you just reminded me now I can't stop
grinning......
"KWYIJIBO ON THE LOOSE!!!!!"

;-D