Mowers

[Adam]

A lot of mower brands chose to power some of there models with a Honda engine rather than a 2 stroke or a Briggs & Stratton.

So I'd guess he's saying he has a Masport mower with a Honda engine on it.

[X-WING]

I have seen Victa mowers with a Honda engine on them

[benmwhite]

John Deere JX75 - runs a 6.0 HP Kawasaki OHV Engine with full pressure lube

1.5 L Fuel tank capacity

Blade brake clutch

Cast iron cylinder liner

Cast aluminium rear discharge mower deck with optional mulching plug

21 In. (533mm) Cut

8 In. (203mm), high impact plastic wheels (sealed ball bearings)

Five speeds - 1.9 – 6.6 Km/h

Expensive but tough

[John K]

Look at the pros - they ALL have Honda powered Hondas.

I couldn't afford the full Honda and got the Victa Mow'n'mulch Honda 4 stroke. Its about 8 years old now and has worked pretty hard. I have a large lawn with heavy summer growth - hybrid buffalo. It's not unusual for me to fill the catcher 10 or 12 times in the backyard every fortnight. Normally I mulch though. It's a lifesaver.

One thing - 4 strokes are not as grunty as 2 strokes. I had to tweak the governor on the Honda - it would bog down when mulching heavy growth.

[Mr Man]

here's mine.

I used to have one just like it, only without the NOS, it used to do the nature strip in 10.4 @ 3mph

[jEtONiT]

He's definitely a TOOL...man....

Honda and Masport are two different models....lucky they start even in Drive....

masport with honda engine tool man.

[saleen]

I used to have one just like it, only without the NOS, it used to do the nature strip in 10.4 @ 3mph

If it did a 10, obviously Headsex didn't tune it

[BlueOvalPrint]

I muck around with fixing mowers in my spare time - Victa 2 strokes are easy to fix, parts cheap and easy to find. Downside is not so much the motors for pre 2002 models but the steel bodies most have - they either rust out near the handles or the metal around the front axles fatigues. Go for an alloy base model if you have to have one. After 02 more and more parts have been made in China so they may be "assembled" in Australia but certainly not 100% made here .

Briggs and Stratton 4 strokes are ok but like lots of US built stuff their basic design has been around since the year dot. Bit rough to run and fiddly to get right.

I recently picked up a 15 yo Honda 4 stroke and it has completely converted me. Starts first pull everytime , the smoothest small engine I have ever encountered, alloy base and wheels hardly showing their age, just brilliant. Would never recommend anything but a Honda to friends now. You can also get Honda engines on Masport or Victa bases if you go to mower specialists, the Masports are cheaper and the next best base to Honda's own.

[BlueOvalPrint]

Oh yeah, the most important thing with a Victa 2 stroke - DON'T stop the engine by turning off the fuel tap and letting it run til it's dry. As the only oil it gets is mixed in with the petrol, no fuel = no lubrication = early death. Stop your mower using the throttle THEN turn off the fuel tap so it won't flood the carby for the next time you use it.

[F6 RAPID]

Victa 4 stroke for me.

Honda 4 stroke brushcutter (whipper snipper)

Honda 4 stroke blower

Now the F6 is gone, I have some left over Sunoco unleaded (109RON) fuel which is powering them all. Sweet smell coming from the exhausts............