Victa Vantage 4 Stroke

Trouble free performance – This wasn't an expensive mower as far as mower prices go. Having now owned it for over 5 years I can say it's given trouble free performance for the whole time. And in those 5 years we have probably moved house 5 times or so as well! Therefore it has also dealt with different types of grass and yard size varying from nice suburban to larger rural.… Read more

Basically it's always started first go every time. Even my kids can start it (except when they try to start it without pushing the throttle lever down first hahaha).

There was an occasion when it did start to struggle to mow thick longer grass, so I got my husband to clean the filter out and that fixed the problem. During it's life time we've only had to do that twice (probably due to mowing in rather dusty areas in some places).

It has never used oil and I'm not sure if my Husband has even changed the oil more than once???

It folds down nicely to fit in the boot of my little hatchback as well, for the times we've moved house and had to go back to do a final mow for the inspection, or for taking it to mow a friends lawn while they're away etc.

I use the catcher if I have to, and it's easy to empty etc. But I do prefer to use the mulcher attachment or just simply mow without the catcher, the nutrients from the cuttings can then go back into the ground.

The adjustment of blade height is adequate and it cuts well enough to go reasonably fast and still get a good job.

So in summary this has been an easy to use and trouble free mower with little or no maintenance required. I don't find it overly noisy either. I can't really think of any negatives, probably should give it 5 stars.

Best push mow I ever had – Look I realise these Victas are discontinued but I have seen the odd one in some mower shops in tablelands and FNQ inside the past 18 months in my travels. Also quite a few have been for sale as second hand jobs. I bought mine around 5 years ago for $150. A friend had won it in a raffle and didn't need or want it as they don't have a lawn. So I… Read more

admit, the price I paid was far cheaper than brand new and I was lucky but, they're only $350 to $400 brand new anyway and are exceptional.

It starts every time within two easy pulls of the rope (which has not yet snapped - in 5 years) Haven't changed a spark plug either, it uses very little petrol despite not having a throttle down option when running. Easy height adjustment and on/ off catcher. Has not rusted despite some of the powder coating being chipped here and there ( I do hose it clean after use, which helps to neutralize the acids and tannins in the grass) I've only changed a set of blades once and this was only due to a rock (lobbed in the yard from the kids next door) which damaged one blade. You should never just replace less than all blades on a base plate style mower set up as they'll be out of balance. It only has two blades but chops well through thick grass without conking out. The wheels I think, are nylon bushed (but don't quote me on that) but they also have not worn out like the Honda ones do. It is light and easy to push and maneuver and has a Briggs and Stratton engine which has only had the oil changed once in the time I've owned it. That in itself is a pain as you have to empty the oil via the filling spout by tipping the machine upside down (no sump plug) but apparently almost all push mower engines are made tis way nowadays. So when you restart after the oil change, it blows heaps of smoke until the oil has burnt off... This is not a problem and is normal.

So if you can score a brand new one still or even find a second hand job, get it. They're Awesome push mowers you won't have any dramas with.

Victa was a great Australian name - no longer the case – I am 60 and bought this mower nearly 2 years ago because of the Victa reputation over my lifetime. I wanted a mower to save the money I was paying a contractor but it also had to be strong and reliable as I had already had one heart attack and surgery 3 years earlier and my 21 yr old daughter said she would mow my lawns. It is interesting that all… Read more

the early reviews on this mower are strongly positive but all the subsequent reviews are strongly negative. Was there a change to the manufacture? Our name can be added to the strongly negative. It was ok the first few times we used it but it progressively became harder and harder to start. I changed the spark plug, cleaned the filter, new oil, new fuel, it didn't help. Back to an authorised dealer a couple of times. Apparently there was nothing wrong with the mower. I wasn't priming it properly. Slow or fast made no difference and I can seldom feel the fuel surging through. Meanwhile I am hiring a mower to do my lawns. The guy at the hire firm got mine to work by giggling the throttle slightly to find a position that worked. I have tried that with rare success.A friend of mine has been a lifelong farmer and knows how to get things working. He found that by priming it up to 50 times he could get it to work. That wastes too much time, He thinks the primer button is faulty. His simple solution is to manually prime the mower the old fashioned way by pouring fuel directly into the carburetter. That is too messy and complicated for me to do every time. Victa has been a name Australians have been proud of for generations. Sadly no more based on all of these negative reviews.

Throttle adjustment – Does anyone have a service manual for a Victa vantage trying to regulate the throttle as I am unable to lower the revs,I am servicing this mower for a lady it has a Briggs and Stratton 450 /148 cc engine thank you.

Built tough – I've had my Victa since 2012 and it's still running. The only issue I had was the throttle cracked( a few years back) I service it myself every 2 years and always stored in the shed. Never had an issue starting it. Show details

Excellent piece of machinery – I’ve owned this mower since new for 9yrs and it has been flawless. I’ve mowed a half acre house yard with it the entire time which takes 3hrs, plus a fair amount of 2-3 foot thick long grass dozens of times just outside of my property. Even when the mower hadn’t been used for 9 months at a time due to a couple of droughts, it still started first… Read more

time after 3-4 pumps of fuel. I’ve changed the oil in it maybe 4 times and never changed the spark plug ever. The sponge air filter has been washed around 5-6 times in the washing machine. The blades have been replaced twice & I always sharpen them with an angle grinder. The only thing to ever go wrong with it was a nut & bolt fell out of the steel handle where it fixes to the casting of the mower body. Was a simple fix with a new nut & bolt. Best push mower I will ever own.

Bush remedy – I didn't have a lawn mower, so I picked up one of these on the side of the road, (for council clean up). When I had problems getting it running I found this site, mine has all the same symptom's. I managed to get it running with a cable tie (zip tie). There is a white triangular plastic piece on the front right underneath the air filter, it floats… Read more

back and forth on a weak spring. I tied it forward permanently and now it starts and runs. But only runs full throttle which I am happy with. I will eventually fix a way to adjust it myself with another remedy but I haven't done so yet. hope this helps someone.

Absolute RUBBISH – What a load of cheap re badged cheap JUNK . I have a muscular right arm as a result of buying one of these & spend more time trying to start the dam thing than actually using it.... DO NOT BUY ONE you have been warned.... Nobody to blame other than yourself if you do...  Show details

Catcherrubbish – Mower its self is good does everything it should. My problem is the cloth catcher, when half full scrapes on ground making mower hard to push. Why on earth would they use crappy material to make a catcher? Wont make that mistake again. Shame really has left a sour taste in my mouth  Show details

I have been waiting 18 years for the perfect mower for women,FOUND IT!! – I’m a 59 year old woman so needed a no fuss mower. Easy to follow instructions. Easy to fill fuel and oil. Nothing complicated about this mower. Sturdy. So very easy to push even in long grass (1/2metre high). Have a 1/4 acre suburban block, mostly grass. Have asthma so every other mower (even the $700 one) required so much effort to push. This is… Read more

my dream mower. The routine servicing is so easy do do myself as the instructions are very clear. It exceeded my expectations. For $359 AU$ nothing could beat it.

Owned ours for 17 years – the front axle bearings wore out, and i had to repair the base plate as the axle wore into it. I recently sold it and bought a masport 645 series 19, ( there's no new victa's available in the little town where we live now. Keep the air filter clean and changed the oil regularly, no problems. Show details

Perfect mower – This is a great mower, easy to start up easy to use. Adjustable settings for desired cut. Comes with grass catcher. Mower cuts with ease and lawns look great. Makes it enjoyable to do the lawns. This mower is ideal for an average size home, if you have a larger property might be an issue.  Show details

Very good – I have had my mower now for about 7 years and to date not much trouble until now. Very happy with cutting results and very easy to maneuver. Only having trouble now since changing governor springs now motor wont turn off. Very happy with it otherwise and look forward to using it for a long time in the future  Show details

a workhorse! – Mows and cuts great. only draw back i find is that when you go to change the oil once a year, it has no drain plug and requires great difficulty in drawing the old oil. Has not missed a bead in 6 years. Still has original spark plug. Have replaced the blades only once in 6 years, the factory blades were very good quality  Show details

Great Mower – Great mower cuts well, starts every time with one or two pulls. I have owned the mower for about 7 years now with only one issue a Snapped pull cord. Easy to fix I tied it back together still works a treat. Uses just about no oil, and as for maintenance haven’t to touch a thing. Recommend this product with a thumbs up.  Show details

Great Product! – I have been very happy with my lawn mower even since i bought it. I havent had any maintenance issues. Cuts my lawn perfectly. Starts perfectly. Would highly recommend this Victa mower to anyone wanting a hassle free lawn mower. Easy to store and portable to place in boot of car to take to other locations.  Show details

perfect all you guys whom think its crap r proberbly forgetting to change the oild or put petrol in – Eazy to use and maintain (when maintaind by a pro) I love it I mow mine and four other lawns almost monthly with it. Nearly once a week I will be using it. Good mower eventually will need to repaint a bit around top of deck to cover up rust.  Show details

Strange about the bad reviews – Admittedly there are poor elements to the design.. replacing the oil requires suction, the fuel cap could be more easily accessible. Turning the mower on it's side to clean it will cause the oil to run out the exhaust ports / muffler making for a long cleanup process. Having said that.. I've gone through two spark plugs, replacement wheel,… Read more

replacement throttle controller, 3 sets of blades and a few oil changes and the thing continues to service me (and two of my neighbours) after being purchased 5 years ago.

Can't complain about that.

Just learned about the supa catcher (side ejector for $30); wish I would have bought that from the start.. that's how I found all these reviews.

was a good unit why discontinue – purchased new from bunnings hastings nz october 2007 now jan 2017 thats just over 9 years without changing oil , spark plug , filter or blades and being kept mainly outdoors in the elements its only recently been playing up ie; wheels fall off, rust holes in chassis around handle, hard to start ,smoking badly but all in all been a good machine… Read more

given its had 9 years of brutal treatment. Not sure if i will replace with another victa given some of the reviews or attempt to kiwi no 8 wire fix basically a good older machine

Useless fixation of handles to body which is too thin and breaks out in no time if a catcher is used – Second one in 2 years which has broken around handle fixation because mower body is too thin around fixation and only one hole through Handle and body means it is immediately starting to work towards breaking the body open due to the can-opener action, especially if catcher is used. Attaching a 3 mm thick plate under this handlefixation would… Read more

solve this problem if also two bolts were used in each arm instead of just the one in the middle which tends to cause rocking motion and hence rips the body away around the handle.

Otherwise mower is not bad value for its price, but this weakness in design lets it down big time

vantage – just adjust throttle cable on carby by pulling it out bach wards 2mm or so and it wiil run like new top we have had two new ones my son and i both use them each weekend we both had the rev problem and i fix them both in a few min,  Show details

Fantastic Mower, Cant complain! – I have read a lot of negative reviews on this model but mine runs like a dream. I have just recently changed the oil, filter and spark plug (first time) after 4 years of ownership. And although I have given it a long over due service, I have had no problems with it in the past whatsover. Happy owner indeed!

You're gonna love it – I love these mowers and cannot believe they are being sent to land fill. So easy to maintain and keep running well and reliable. The problem is the owner not the product basic knowledge of mechanics and petrol motors is all you need. I can make em run like a dream

Will not start after standing unused for 1 week – This victa is supposed to be a rapid start vcs464. It is advertised as only requiring 3 pumps of the primer. It has never started within 25-30 pumps of the primer, by the time it starts I don't feel like using the thing as I am as stuffed as the mower. If it manages to start and then I turn it off it will generally fire again if still warm but… Read more

leave it overnight and the thing refuses to fire again. Plug,filter, oil and fuel all changed, no improvement. Will never buy another Victa, not user friendly.

Big blue lemon – Will never by another victa again.Was good for the first three cuts but after that the engine began reving up and down followed by lots of smoking then hard to start and now won't start.should have purchased the Honda.avoid this lawnmower don't wast your money,time and effort on this crap

Junk Junk Junk – It just so happens that I've got a spare 30 minutes to write this review. Thanks to Victa as this lawn mower overheats at least 3 times during my once a week mow taking the time spent on my old mover of 1 hour to a lazy 3. Problems with the throttle, blowing smoke and starting as well as the consistent cutting out just when I get going! A piece of machinery from your worst nightmares.

no problems – I purchased this mower in 2010, its been stored outside in the elements with no protection, and i have not had a single problem with it, i did the old tip it on its side and flooded the thing with oil, gave it a few kicks of the cord and bam still going today. Only problem im now having is trying to change the blades, theres no allen key slot to hold the bolts so i cant get them off...

Not bad for a low cost machine – I bought my Vantage nearly 7 years ago. It has always started first pull and run like a beauty. It is a bit sluggish at present but I have never changed a spark plug, had it serviced, or even changed the blades. I think it is a great machine. I only wish it mulched!

pull cord wont pull out after half an hour running – What the hell is going on? I brought a brand new Victa Super Catcher 18 inch Ready Start mower. Followed the instructions to the letter. The right oil, the right amount, the assembly of the handle and other stuff. It ran for about half an hour no probs, super easy to start. Turned it off the third time to empty the catcher and then the cord… Read more

wouldn't pull out to start it again. Took it back, copped all the questions about how much oil, what type, etc etc etc, all my fault. I'm a woman so mustn't know how to do it properly. They replaced it, went home, assemble the second mower.. double check the oil, with time in between for it to settle... cut some grass... turn it off to empty the catcher... and wham... the cord wont pull out again...so annoying! What's the bet I will be blamed no matter how much I followed the instructions....not happy jan.

Service required often, not worth it unless you are handy – Had this for 5 years now, the first time it broke down it was about 1 & a half years in, still under warranty and the diaphragm needed replacing. It broke down afterwards yet again, unless you are handy to service this yourself it won't be worth doing after the warranty period. I have had to rebuild the carburetor and replace the diaphragms many… Read more

times, replaced the primer bulb, filters, and also the muffler.

It could be just these B&S engines, but these Victas are definitely not like the old ones my neighbors tell me that lasts for 20 years.

A short life – Bought the Victa Vantage 149 cc mower brand new in October 2011 from Bunnings . It worked well , but 2 weeks ago it was hard to start and then just died , The Mower was was only used for a small lawn , well looked after and stored in a shed , when not in use . Lawn mower shop told me it would cost $350 to repair . I cut my loses on it and purchased a different brand .