Thanks Harry I hope to do a few more over winter, I do understand its not going to interest everyone however Im still going to do them now and then when time permits
Wow, the amount of times I’ve just taken the lead off thinking I was being safe. Definitely learned something today, I think I’m going to do that to all my small engines from now on
The spark wants to jump to the ground which is the head/engine block.. When the lead is next to the spark plug tip the the quickest way to ground is to jump the tip and then the gap unless the jump is to far... If you have the lead off to the side of the head and next to the head then the spark will jump straight to the head or block if you turn over the engine fast enough... I just wedge it to the side of the head which would mean it ignoring a huge ground right next to it and instead jumping over and inch or two to then jump the gap until it hits ground.. I can't see that happening.. But don't let it sit next to the spark plug tip if you do anything that risks turning over the engine...
Wow the plastic top looked like a Q45 but with the filter off, just a 450 with its two air vane governor springs. The Q45 is the single spring type with push handle speed control. The 450 is good but Q45 is better.
You're most welcome mate I glad you had a go and that the mower is running sweet. Welcome to The Aussie Lawn and thanks for taking the time to send me a message 🤟 Cheers Brenton
That’s crazy about spark plug, did not know that. Also did not know your mower blades were like that. I noticed how the old blades were at a bit of an angle then you put on the new ones. They obviously used that mower to cut more than grass. Great vid.
Hahaha yeah that mower has a very hard life the owner has a gravel driveway add to that they like to mow short 3/4” or there about so yeah it earns its keep.
Great video, Thank you! The GA blades you held up were the exact ones my local mower store sold me just minutes ago. I was a bit nervous that you were going to tell us they were junk, but relieved to hear the good rap. Though now in 2024, they cost $10 - inflation😡
Thanks for the really detailed description for servicing. An extra safety tip for when cleaning the filter with unleaded petrol. Use an anti static bucket or static could ignite. Also not sure if those gloves are rated for protection against fuel. Will always be removing the spark plug now , thankyou.
Brenton, I think at 5:15 it would be helpful to explicitly state whether all the blade carrier on all these B&S motors is secured by a right-hand thread (ie conventional) nut, or if some are left-hand thread. I assume they are all right hand, judging by what appears to be the cutting face on the blades. I am trying to get the blade carrier off to get the engine out from my Victa Corvette 550. The motor is A1 but the Victa frame has rusted out. It has never been off, I suspect (the wife used to take it in to the local mower shop for a service, and I think he changed the blades with the carrier still in place. Anyway, I can't shift that nut. Before I started, I took a drill with mtal brush to it to get ride of surface rust. Then I heated it up with a butane torch and rapidly cooled it with water. Repeated a couple of times). Then I soaked it in a 50-50 Acetone & Auto transmission fluid mix (usually good for loosening rusted together parts). I have hammered the 9/16 ring spanner on to the nut, then put a two foot long metal tube over the spanner to get lots of leverage. All I have achieved is to round the ends off the nut. The bugger will not move. Tell me, what technique do you use to move seemingly immovable blade-carrier nuts ?
I almost always removed the spark plug when working on these things. I will now always remove the spark plug! Workshop Wednesday has a big thumbs up from me. 👍
Who needs a laugh today? This girl who is usually pretty handy with most things has just learnt that her 20 year old Victa mower is meant to have it's oil checked and changed! I didn't even know it had oil in it!!!! Haha 😂 I LOVE Briggs & Stratton engines cos they just keep on going and going and going.......
@@theaussielawn discovered the Aldi mower is a piece of junk as far as servicing is concerned, so I'm now gonna get rid of it and get a decent mower. Detaching and overseeding this weekend with some cold climate grasses.
One more thing if you tip them on there side with oil in it the oil will make its way to the valves and to the breather tube so when you flip it back over oil will most likely go into your carby and oil filter
gday thanks for the video much appreciated. i replaced the blades on my Victa 450cc 4 stroke Victa lawn mower . i tightened the base to the mower and when it started it shakes badly now. I'm wondering if you would have any ideas ?
Gday chis thanks for tuning in and taking the time to shoot me a message with out seeing a pic of the blades it’s a little hard to say mate. Feel free to send me a pic on my Facebook page “the Aussie lawn” if you like 🤘
Thanks for that. I saw your review of the Honda mower, do you have a favourite $500-ish mower/engine out of Victa, Masport, Rover, or any other usual suspects?
OMFG - that spark plug tip / demo - I would not have believed it unless I saw it for myself - wow - awesome tip. Thanks - Simon / Adelaide - ps - rather than remove the plug, once the cap is off, could you put the finger of a thick rubber glove over it - would that achieve the same thing without having to remove the plug?
There is actually an official torque setting can’t recall it off the top of my head but I have them firm but can be moved with light to moderate effort
Great video thank you. I've just changed the blades on my 2019 victa power mulcher. Quad blade set-up on the disc. Bolts tightened correctly but there's some slight movement when I push/pull each blade side to side. One particular blade actually moves completely inward when the lawn mower is turned off after use, it appears to swing straight back out when started up again but can't be sure. I've read some of the victa blades are designed to swing out of the way if it hits something and then the velocity of the disc flings the blade straight back outwards when the objects cleared. So basically is my situation normal or are my blade defective (original victa brand) or could the disc be defective where the blades mount? Sorry for my long story😂 Thanks mate
Just check that your blade bolts have slotted correctly into the blade disc there should be some ability for the blades to move outta the way as you mentioned. Hence being called “swing back blades”
A spark will jump a long way but it won't jump an inch... Disconnecting the lead means not having it tough the plug.. So have it bent to the side of the head etc.. It will jump to easiest earth and the head /block is far easier then going to the tip of the spark plug and then through the gap.. Sticking it away from any earth other than it being close to the spark plug tip is a risk..
The aircleaner depends on the model or choice by the Mower maker (the same engine can have different air filters..). With the old side vales like the one in the video I have seen oiled foam, folded paper (like modern cars) and cylinder ones that mount at the top of a snorkel.. Unfortunately they no longer sell the side valve engines and the OHV engines have a large plastic box on the carby which makes it look like they are going with a new shape... Probably a folded paper one as they work well, don't involve mess and they make money every time you buy a new filter... You can make a folded paper filter last longer on your car and mower by blowing compressed air through it from the back so as to dislodge some of the dirt and dust..(not the front) Briggs and Stratton has a problem with heaps of Chinese copied parts being sold so it makes sense for them to switch to a new design still under patent that they can make money on.. They are a great engines made in the USA in poor areas that need manufacturing jobs that don't involve rich people moving in and jacking up the costs to live in their towns. (they make them in many poor areas and states) Unfortunatly Briggs and Stratton went bankrupt due to the Virus and now have new owners so hopfully as long as they make money through their parts sales and engine sales they will keep making them in the US and not try and make them again in China which they did for a while in the past. I have only heard bad things about the Chinese copied motors now put on many mowers... Stick with a Bridge and Stratton(they made a Engines in the US to fight WW2), Hondas(which I believe are made in Italy) or Kawasaki... Probably many other good brands but I don't know much about them (Suzuki and Subaru lawn mower engines but I don't know were they are made or how good they are)
The new briggs and strattons have foam filters on the lower end engines with the primer and anything with the auto choke has a paper filter. Also the Chinese Honda engines are the same as the hondas, they come out of the same factory in China. The only time you will have problems is if you use bad fuel or leave the fuel tap off and let it sit for months, much better than the cheap engines Briggs and stratton has been making
G'day mate, just double check that the blades are installed the right way around and that all the bolts are sitting in their housings correctly. sounds like either your blade holder isn't reinstalled correctly or the blade may not be quite right. did you also check the blades you purchased are the correct ones for your mower?
I just had one of these given to me but I still need to work out how to use it, being a mechanically inept female but it looks like a goer, I think....
Regarding Australian Made blades "Supercheap Auto" sell TuffCut branded blades that are marked as Australian made as well... I don't think their would be a lot of blade makers in Australia so maybe it's the same company using another business name for sales from larger automotive stores.. They have a large selection of TuffCut parts but not all were made in Australia as some things under the brand were NGK Lawn Mower spark plugs just sold in a different container for a similar price as an NGK boxed one..
Hi there I have a victor *charger* lawn mower with a briggs and stratton 450 not a 450E engine. I have check the oil stick and it needs oil, but I am not sure which one to get for it. Yup victor charger was not a good name for a lawn mower with all these electric mowers around. Its a petrol mower not electric.
Hi David, All the briggs and stratton motors pretty much take the same 4 stroke motor oil. You will be able to get it at your local mower store or Bunnings etc
@@theaussielawn I couldn't pull start my mower so I checked the oil which was not easy as someone had really had it tight on, but I was able to remove that. I then noticed the oil was on the bottom marker and to be that seems really low. So Thank to your advice I shall send my wife off to buntings to buy the right oil and a funnel. I can now pull the pull start, and it does turn, but I am sure it will do better with more oil in it. Maybe pull it slowly to move the oil around, but not start it, I have the spark plug d/c but these mowers can start very easily. Take care.
@@theaussielawn I mean they are stay loose once is tightened all the way, but the nuts are tight but not the blade they go all around the disk, is Victa blades all the same way,
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Didn't swear once. Easily explained .
Good clean presentation .
Worth liking and subscribing too.
Thanks bro
Cheers mate 😎
Thanks Brenton, I'll never work on my mower without taking the plug out from now on, cheers.
It’s an eye opener isn’t it 😳
Great video! Would love to see more of theses "Workshop Wednesday's"
Great idea!
Thanks Harry I hope to do a few more over winter, I do understand its not going to interest everyone however Im still going to do them now and then when time permits
I learnt something new today haha. Awesome video my man. Too smart for me
It's crazy hey. Who woulda thought it
Wow, the amount of times I’ve just taken the lead off thinking I was being safe.
Definitely learned something today, I think I’m going to do that to all my small engines from now on
G'day Peter, yeah its hard to believe until you see it first hand.
The spark wants to jump to the ground which is the head/engine block..
When the lead is next to the spark plug tip the the quickest way to ground is to jump the tip and then the gap unless the jump is to far...
If you have the lead off to the side of the head and next to the head then the spark will jump straight to the head or block if you turn over the engine fast enough...
I just wedge it to the side of the head which would mean it ignoring a huge ground right next to it and instead jumping over and inch or two to then jump the gap until it hits ground.. I can't see that happening..
But don't let it sit next to the spark plug tip if you do anything that risks turning over the engine...
Wow the plastic top looked like a Q45 but with the filter off, just a 450 with its two air vane governor springs. The Q45 is the single spring type with push handle speed control. The 450 is good but Q45 is better.
Great to see you supporting Australian made - Good video.
The engines American so
Thanks mate. Just completed this for the first time. Mower is running great. Your video helped alot 👍
You're most welcome mate I glad you had a go and that the mower is running sweet. Welcome to The Aussie Lawn and thanks for taking the time to send me a message 🤟 Cheers Brenton
I disconnect the lead but will now remove the plug as well...I definitely learnt something today! :)
Yeah its hard to believe it still runs hey
Great vid, Brent. Looking forward to seeing more!
🤙
Great video. Thanks for the information, I will attempt and follow this closely on the weekend 👍
Drone Shots Media good luck mate just take your time and you shouldn’t have any dramas it’s very straight forward 🤘
That’s crazy about spark plug, did not know that. Also did not know your mower blades were like that. I noticed how the old blades were at a bit of an angle then you put on the new ones. They obviously used that mower to cut more than grass. Great vid.
Hahaha yeah that mower has a very hard life the owner has a gravel driveway add to that they like to mow short 3/4” or there about so yeah it earns its keep.
Gold⛳️ content.
Quick and straight to the point.
👍thanks for showing this vid
Your most welcome mate 🤘
Great video, Thank you! The GA blades you held up were the exact ones my local mower store sold me just minutes ago. I was a bit nervous that you were going to tell us they were junk, but relieved to hear the good rap. Though now in 2024, they cost $10 - inflation😡
Awesome vid mate
Cheers mate
Can here after watching your Honda review video. I do the maintenance myself on my old victa. But I will now remove the spark plug!
It’s crazy hey who would have thought it would still run
great video brendan.
Thanks for that 🤙😎
Thanks for the really detailed description for servicing. An extra safety tip for when cleaning the filter with unleaded petrol. Use an anti static bucket or static could ignite. Also not sure if those gloves are rated for protection against fuel.
Will always be removing the spark plug now , thankyou.
Good additional tips John 😎 Yeah the spark plug thing is nuts hey
Great instructional vid mate, more like this would be great!
Cheers mate, I tend to do more of these type videos in the off season 🤘
Excellent tip with the spark plug!
Yeah it was something I sorta stumbled over years back and it sorta stuck with me so thought id share it.
Heaps of gems in this
Thanks mate
Sitting in my garage with my hand held high lol - cheers for saving my fingers 👍
Just a suggestion mate, I used to use a sheet of newspaper and scrunch the filter in that to remove excess oil.
I like that idea thanks for sharing Lee
Brenton, I think at 5:15 it would be helpful to explicitly state whether all the blade carrier on all these B&S motors is secured by a right-hand thread (ie conventional) nut, or if some are left-hand thread. I assume they are all right hand, judging by what appears to be the cutting face on the blades.
I am trying to get the blade carrier off to get the engine out from my Victa Corvette 550. The motor is A1 but the Victa frame has rusted out. It has never been off, I suspect (the wife used to take it in to the local mower shop for a service, and I think he changed the blades with the carrier still in place. Anyway, I can't shift that nut.
Before I started, I took a drill with mtal brush to it to get ride of surface rust. Then I heated it up with a butane torch and rapidly cooled it with water. Repeated a couple of times). Then I soaked it in a 50-50 Acetone & Auto transmission fluid mix (usually good for loosening rusted together parts).
I have hammered the 9/16 ring spanner on to the nut, then put a two foot long metal tube over the spanner to get lots of leverage. All I have achieved is to round the ends off the nut. The bugger will not move. Tell me, what technique do you use to move seemingly immovable blade-carrier nuts ?
Wow mate i dont know what to suggest ive never had one that hard to remove 😳 did you end up getting it off?
I almost always removed the spark plug when working on these things.
I will now always remove the spark plug!
Workshop Wednesday has a big thumbs up from me. 👍
Handy video well done 👍
Darren Derboben thanks mate hope it helps 🤘
Great content mate 👍
Thanks Bruce much appreciated mate take it easy and have a nice day, thanks for tuning in too 👍
Great video what spark plug replacement for this type of mower ?
Your video was better explained then the bunnings DIY video 😂
Thank you 😊
hahaha thanks mate 😂
Who needs a laugh today? This girl who is usually pretty handy with most things has just learnt that her 20 year old Victa mower is meant to have it's oil checked and changed! I didn't even know it had oil in it!!!! Haha 😂 I LOVE Briggs & Stratton engines cos they just keep on going and going and going.......
Julia Ailuj wow time to change your oil by the sound of it 😉
whats oil
Yeah the oil in mine still looks brand new after years and hasn’t gone down really
I'm only 2 minutes in and I liked and subscribed just before your self promotion 😆
Legend thanks mate I really appreciate it
Ummm, yeah, I for one thought the odds of the the mower running without the plug wire attached are pretty slim. I learned something today!
Yeah its crazy hey, I remember when I first worked out it was possible I was like WOW haha
Yup..... got me there. Deffa thought you were talking silly business about the spark plug cap.
How crazy is it!!! Blew my mind when I first figured out you could do it
Good one mate
Cheers Mick
Thanks so much. Great work. Well done. Kudos. ✔
Thanks. Now time to service my Aldi(Ferrex) mower!
Get it all ready for spring mate 😎
@@theaussielawn discovered the Aldi mower is a piece of junk as far as servicing is concerned, so I'm now gonna get rid of it and get a decent mower.
Detaching and overseeding this weekend with some cold climate grasses.
I clean my foam filters with 2 stroke fuel. The petrol cleans it and the oil leaves a nice protective residue.
thats not a bad idea either mate, good thinking 🤟
@@theaussielawn the local mower shop (Dubbo) gave me that idea. Also works on Stihl air filters.
One more thing if you tip them on there side with oil in it the oil will make its way to the valves and to the breather tube so when you flip it back over oil will most likely go into your carby and oil filter
that is very true mate 😎
@@theaussielawn yes and it smokes like crazy
What is the best way to get to the pulley cord, as I have to replace the pulley as it snapped
Take the cowling off mate its all one unit, The recoil starter stays on the cowling
gday thanks for the video much appreciated. i replaced the blades on my Victa 450cc 4 stroke Victa lawn mower . i tightened the base to the mower and when it started it shakes badly now. I'm wondering if you would have any ideas ?
Gday chis thanks for tuning in and taking the time to shoot me a message with out seeing a pic of the blades it’s a little hard to say mate. Feel free to send me a pic on my Facebook page “the Aussie lawn” if you like 🤘
Another good vid !!!
Cheers mate thanks for your support
Thanks for that. I saw your review of the Honda mower, do you have a favourite $500-ish mower/engine out of Victa, Masport, Rover, or any other usual suspects?
I want to really suggest victa mate because one or two are still assembled here in AUS but it seems Masport has quite the following these days.
Can you sharpen the shorter style mower blades? Or do you have to buy brand new once they wear out?
Wow! I just started my mower with the lead disconnected.
Thanks for the heads up.
It's remarkable hey, you wouldn't think it possible till you try it yourself. Thanks for tuning in to my little circus Cheers Brenton
OMFG - that spark plug tip / demo - I would not have believed it unless I saw it for myself - wow - awesome tip. Thanks - Simon / Adelaide - ps - rather than remove the plug, once the cap is off, could you put the finger of a thick rubber glove over it - would that achieve the same thing without having to remove the plug?
I’m not sure mate I should try it sometime. Cheers for tuning in mate have a great weekend 🤙
Can you please add the link to buy blades etc in the description.
I get them from my local mower store not online mate 😎
How tight would you do up the blade nuts? Shoud the blades be rigid or rotate on the bolts?
There is actually an official torque setting can’t recall it off the top of my head but I have them firm but can be moved with light to moderate effort
What is the torque setting for the centre blade spindle nut/bolt?
Great video thank you. I've just changed the blades on my 2019 victa power mulcher. Quad blade set-up on the disc. Bolts tightened correctly but there's some slight movement when I push/pull each blade side to side. One particular blade actually moves completely inward when the lawn mower is turned off after use, it appears to swing straight back out when started up again but can't be sure. I've read some of the victa blades are designed to swing out of the way if it hits something and then the velocity of the disc flings the blade straight back outwards when the objects cleared. So basically is my situation normal or are my blade defective (original victa brand) or could the disc be defective where the blades mount? Sorry for my long story😂 Thanks mate
Just check that your blade bolts have slotted correctly into the blade disc there should be some ability for the blades to move outta the way as you mentioned. Hence being called “swing back blades”
How do you know when to change the spark plug on a 4 stroke
Some people change them every season I sometimes wait till it’s dead.
A spark will jump a long way but it won't jump an inch...
Disconnecting the lead means not having it tough the plug..
So have it bent to the side of the head etc..
It will jump to easiest earth and the head /block is far easier then going to the tip of the spark plug and then through the gap..
Sticking it away from any earth other than it being close to the spark plug tip is a risk..
Correct again mate thanks for tuning in 🤙
Is this the same specs as the classic 35?
I use Bynorm saw 10/30. And now my Masport is blowing smoke every where
Oh that doesn't sound good mate, hope it isn't an on going problem. Did you perhaps over fill it a bit?
do the new mowers come with the foam air filters or do you have to buy them i brought the new victa and has Briggs & Stratton ?
Im not sure about the newer ones mate sorry
The aircleaner depends on the model or choice by the Mower maker (the same engine can have different air filters..).
With the old side vales like the one in the video I have seen oiled foam, folded paper (like modern cars) and cylinder ones that mount at the top of a snorkel..
Unfortunately they no longer sell the side valve engines and the OHV engines have a large plastic box on the carby which makes it look like they are going with a new shape...
Probably a folded paper one as they work well, don't involve mess and they make money every time you buy a new filter...
You can make a folded paper filter last longer on your car and mower by blowing compressed air through it from the back so as to dislodge some of the dirt and dust..(not the front)
Briggs and Stratton has a problem with heaps of Chinese copied parts being sold so it makes sense for them to switch to a new design still under patent that they can make money on..
They are a great engines made in the USA in poor areas that need manufacturing jobs that don't involve rich people moving in and jacking up the costs to live in their towns. (they make them in many poor areas and states)
Unfortunatly Briggs and Stratton went bankrupt due to the Virus and now have new owners so hopfully as long as they make money through their parts sales and engine sales they will keep making them in the US and not try and make them again in China which they did for a while in the past.
I have only heard bad things about the Chinese copied motors now put on many mowers...
Stick with a Bridge and Stratton(they made a Engines in the US to fight WW2), Hondas(which I believe are made in Italy) or Kawasaki...
Probably many other good brands but I don't know much about them (Suzuki and Subaru lawn mower engines but I don't know were they are made or how good they are)
The new briggs and strattons have foam filters on the lower end engines with the primer and anything with the auto choke has a paper filter. Also the Chinese Honda engines are the same as the hondas, they come out of the same factory in China. The only time you will have problems is if you use bad fuel or leave the fuel tap off and let it sit for months, much better than the cheap engines Briggs and stratton has been making
I have changed the blade the other day but the mawer seems to wobble more than before?? Any clue mate
G'day mate, just double check that the blades are installed the right way around and that all the bolts are sitting in their housings correctly. sounds like either your blade holder isn't reinstalled correctly or the blade may not be quite right. did you also check the blades you purchased are the correct ones for your mower?
Something must be out of balance
🙋🏻♂️ I learned!
haha hard to believe isn't it.
Well what is the torque on the blade disc...? oh, just tighten with a ratchet...major safety item...
About 19nm which in the scheme of things isnt as tight as you’d imagine
I just had one of these given to me but I still need to work out how to use it, being a mechanically inept female but it looks like a goer, I think....
Good luck 🤞 if you are in doubt have someone nearby show you how to safely operate and start the mower 🤙
🤚 I learned something!
Yeah its crazy hey it just goes to show things are not always as they seem.
Regarding Australian Made blades "Supercheap Auto" sell TuffCut branded blades that are marked as Australian made as well...
I don't think their would be a lot of blade makers in Australia so maybe it's the same company using another business name for sales from larger automotive stores..
They have a large selection of TuffCut parts but not all were made in Australia as some things under the brand were NGK Lawn Mower spark plugs just sold in a different container for a similar price as an NGK boxed one..
I reckon your right mate surely there cannot be too many blade makers here in Aus
Should be wearing steel capped boots when mowing.
💯 mate
Hi there I have a victor *charger* lawn mower with a briggs and stratton 450 not a 450E engine. I have check the oil stick and it needs oil, but I am not sure which one to get for it. Yup victor charger was not a good name for a lawn mower with all these electric mowers around. Its a petrol mower not electric.
Hi David, All the briggs and stratton motors pretty much take the same 4 stroke motor oil. You will be able to get it at your local mower store or Bunnings etc
@@theaussielawn I couldn't pull start my mower so I checked the oil which was not easy as someone had really had it tight on, but I was able to remove that. I then noticed the oil was on the bottom marker and to be that seems really low. So Thank to your advice I shall send my wife off to buntings to buy the right oil and a funnel. I can now pull the pull start, and it does turn, but I am sure it will do better with more oil in it. Maybe pull it slowly to move the oil around, but not start it, I have the spark plug d/c but these mowers can start very easily. Take care.
We put the blades on and now they are hitting the side
i would suggest the blades you have are incorrect for your mower or they have been installed incorrectly
Great video, looking forward to more like this.
Is there a way to contact you direct? Im after an opinion on something.
Gday Ryan I do now have a Facebook like page . It’s not wonderful atm haha
The Aussie Lawn you should be able to message me there
@@theaussielawn i still can't find it. Could you post a link?
Ive just added a link in my home screen mate fingers crossed the bloody thing works haha
1970 lawn keeper victa show back assable
The nuts does not tighten it does not give room/
What do you mean?
@@theaussielawn I mean they are stay loose once is tightened all the way, but the nuts are tight but not the blade they go all around the disk, is Victa blades all the same way,
Buy Aussie 🇦🇺
💯 mate 🤘