Victa Lawnmower repairs

**Daddles** · 23rd May 2005, 10:54 AM

Thanks for all the help. I didn't look at it yesterday - spent the whole day helping a mate build a boat. As for the mower, I'm currently at the 'it doesn't exist' stage of repairing something

Nah, I'll get to it ... perhaps tomorrow

Cheers
Richard

**Daddles** · 23rd May 2005, 06:29 PM

I hereby apply for reinstatement of the title FORUM IDIOT!

As Ashore suggested, I WAS turning the pulley the wrong way to pretension the spring. Now, why this wasn't obvious on saturday is a mystery (especially as it had been suggested as a solution), as is why this wasn't obvious until I'd pulled the pulley assembly (and hence one side of the crankcase) off the machine. And, of course, I couldn't get a knot in the old cord to hold so now she's sporting a new chord made out of sash chord (twice the thickness

) and a handle made out of 6" of 1" square pine :eek: . However, it is back together again and making consecutive brmm brmm noises. I even finished mowing the lawn (took all of five minutes :mad: )

Thanks for the help. Now, provided it doesn't start raining and make the lawn grow, I can ignore the thing for another six months.

Cheers
Richard

**Ashore** · 23rd May 2005, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Daddles

I hereby apply for reinstatement of the title FORUM IDIOT!

Never let it worry you it happens to us all and wasn't it fun seeing how it all works I hope you showed the 12 yr olds as well
Rgds Russell

Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!

**Iain** · 23rd May 2005, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Daddles

I hereby apply for reinstatement of the title FORUM IDIOT!

You need to put that to a poll

(says he who put a chain on the chainsaw back to front and tried to work out why it wouldn't cut)

**vsquizz** · 23rd May 2005, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by Iain

You need to put that to a poll

(says he who put a chain on the chainsaw back to front and tried to work out why it wouldn't cut)

Title Grabber....you obviously haven't seen what happens when you put a power drill on the crank and the bloody thing starts and takes off....I'll give you FORUM IDIOT...I am emminently more qualified

**E. maculata** · 23rd May 2005, 10:48 PM

You Fellas' aint even close, I once worked with guy who tried to RUN START a chainsaw, hence his "affectionate" nickname "Dopey"

**Ashore** · 23rd May 2005, 10:59 PM

Just someone you know, I worked with a Newcastle Tug skipper who climbed the tree sat on branch and tried to cut it off with a circular saw, after they stiched the thumb back on his nickname is Captian Craw

Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

**kiwigeo** · 26th May 2005, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Iain

(says he who put a chain on the chainsaw back to front and tried to work out why it wouldn't cut)[/I]

Doesnt cut but man you can make heaps of smoke and eventually set the branch youre trying to cut on fire.

**Iain** · 26th May 2005, 10:43 AM

Thanks, I am now applying for a patent on the all new petrol powered 2 stroke fire starter

**scooter** · 26th May 2005, 11:52 PM

Iain, putting the chain on backwards is a bush way of cutting corrugated iron.

Effective, just a little rough & "tuneful"...

Cheers.................Sean, screeching eejit

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