It was time to update the old hagity petrol lawn mower, and with Solar Panels I figured why not use the power. I hate the maintenance of petrol engines, and getting petrol all the time. I went for the Victa 82V 18" after reading reviews, and boy I am not sorry at all. It's quite, easy to push, and has the power to cut our pretty thick grass. Don't know they type of grass but it has thick runners that get into everything. Told my uncle about it, and he was in the same boat as me. He went and got one too and was also blown away by how amaz...Read more

Bought this mower couple of weeks ago from Bunnings. Unfortunately the mower is not good enough for our dense and broad leaf buffalo grass unless you're patient enough to run numerous passes. Posted an ad already on Facebook and Gumtree to sell this: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/298476564482959

Pros
* Great solid feel and an amazing steel deck
* Quiet
* Easy to clean design
* Battery charges pretty soon and we get around 35 minutes run time
* Good fast and clean cut even if the grass is a foot tall in our backyard (sparse and thin leaf blade)

Cons...Read more

I proffered a review on this model 883241 about two years ago (maybe longer) after I purchased it from Bunnings.

I was pleasantly surprised by it's performance overall at the time and gave it a good wrap. Unfortunately, this review is no longer evident on this site, (or at least, I can't find it) but I do recall I put Victor on notice for future comment if I subsequently discovered faults with it.

The mower has not had a great deal of use since it's purchase, but it still performs well as a grass cutting machine; no dramas with the battery...Read more

Having moved into a house with approx: 700sqm of yard. I remembered growing up with a Victa 4 stroke mower and its great reliability. It never quit on our large 1/4 acre block with buffalo grass. I went over sticks and small rocks and it just kept on going. I wanted the same toughness and reliability. I looked around, and and read many reviews of battery powered lawn mowers of other well known brands. I started with the 18V then looked 36V mowers from well known brands but didn't think they would be able to take the large area I had. I settled...Read more

After the theft of my trusty Enviromower (good luck finding a key to start it, creeps) it was time for an upgrade. Considered DeWalt and Masport before settling on another Victa for my small lawn area. Bunnings managed to up the price by $20 between me falling asleep at 3am with the iPad on my chest, and the trip to the warehouse later that morning.

Reasonably heavy box for one person to handle (~28kg), and the mower itself comes wrapped in a good deal of plastic. Manuals (mower & battery) reasonably brief and to the point. Lithium-ion battery...Read more

Bought the 18 inch Victa 82V Battery Mower from Bunnings on Sunday morning after only having petrol mowers before. The mower is much lighter than our old petrol mower but heavy enough that it doesn't bounce around. The mower was easy to set up and as stated the battery charged in 30 minutes. I managed to get both the front and backyard finished and had one light still left of the charge. Our yard is an average size I guess, 800sq block with 4 bed house and pool. The back yard has thick grass which it cut well. The grass was also still slightly...Read more

A lawn mower is quite a large investment and as such, this will be an in-depth review from a Bunnings employee who owns not one, but two of these fantastic mowers.

First of all, this is the future of garden care. The power and torque from Briggs and Stratton's 82v 1500w brushless motor is beyond belief, and unlike a traditional petrol engine, the torque is absolutely instant from the word go. Putting the key into the slot in the battery compartment, holding down the starter button and pulling the child-proof safety bar starts the mower into a ...Read more

After doing a lot of research I decided to stick with Victa mowers and was delighted when they put this model out. I injured my shoulder on my last mower from the cord breaking and was tired of the maintenance costs. Electric is so fantastic, quiet, no smell and simple start system. Easy to push around, and we have an uneven lawn but does the job well, you have a choice of several levels so you can adjust the cut. Charging is easy and lasts long enough, usually you are glad it has run out so you can have a cup of tea and a rest! Does quite a bi...Read more

We selected this model because it has the steel deck, brushless motor, battery life 30 mins, fast charging and Victas reputation.
Of course we tried it out as soon as we got it home. The battery took about 30 mins to charge from 50% to full charge.
Assembly of the mower was an easy task although the instructions were poor.

The test lawn is 100 sqm of Kikuyu grass of varying height. Unsurprisingly, We found this mower as hard to push as its petrol predecessor. It made a good job of cutting the grass although we found we needed to adjust the h...Read more