I bought this mower a week ago and have not been able to give it much of a workout because the handle does not stay rigid. Even after tightening the plastic covered nuts to close to breaking point it still flops around. The actual machine looks quite solid and well engineered. I hope Victa can solve this problem.

Really great budget mower. It's easy to manoeuvre and cuts my lawn like a dream, complete with twigs, sticks and small rocks. It hardly ever jams...only when a large rock or stick gets mowed over.

Got this just to take the tips off my Kikuyu, works great. People experiencing jams should maybe google how to set up the blade distance to the bed knife. Only weak point is the 3 piece handle, 2 piece would have been sturdier but it appears to have been made 3 piece so the whole mower goes in a smaller box. I'd read the blades were really flimsy but they are fine, mowing over a yard full of sticks is a job for a petrol mower. Mow regularly, say twice w eek and you'll love it. It works great for the price and the front lawn looks like a bowling green. Plus I can mow in thongs. Would buy again.

4 month old hand mower used once a fortnight was fine for 4 mowes then seems blunt need a lot of force to push 1 meter can’t use need to use my petrol mower which defeats the purpose of having a hand mower
Extremely disappointed Bunnings purchase!

I bought this absolute piece of rubbish from Bunnings as I only had a small lawn. After two exhausting and frustrating mows, with it constantly jamming, I have consigned it to the junk heap. Don't waste your money.

Have a mix of couch and weeds and handles it well even at the lowest settings. Catcher isn't the greatest but I mow often enough to not worry about it. Yeah sure it doesn't like sticks but it's designed to cut grass. Easy to adjust. Seems to be the bad reviews are Ill adjusted blades

I'm here to tell you not to buy this mower, there are others way better. I read the not so good reviews but still went out to buy one from Bunnings as the place I live at has a small yard and the lawn is quite flat. Well, it was a fail. I tried to love it but after the second go I gave up. Nearly every metre or so it would jam up with small twigs. It would only move every few feet and then jam up again. The most frustrating experience ever. Returning it tomorrow.

This mower should be taken off the market. I only purchased it yesterday, put it together today and not only is it already jammed, the blades will not move either backwards or forwards! Bunnings should be ashamed of themselves!

Absolute piece of junk! Blades are so flimsy they bend at the slightest bump or smallest stick getting caught. Mine didn’t last a day then Bunnings queried my ability to adjust the blades. Just returned it and bought another Bosch - last one lasted 5 years with no issues (plastic ratchet does wear out though). I thought Victa was a decent brand - shame!

I love how it mowed, but disappointed after a few mows the wheels locked. The bar that is supposed to sharpen the blades slips and then blocks the wheel from turning. Given this seems to be a common trait, it's a bad purchase.

Purchased from Bunnings, and mowed once ( very small area ) and all ok. Second time, after few mins, wheels locked, could not go forward. Took back to bunnings, and was told mowers have been coming back with same problem! ( so gave refund) Now l read this review to see it seems to be flaw with them. Hope Victa can change this, as Victa is known for good products, but please dont purchase it until fixed.

Managed to mow half the yard and that was it.
The blades wouldn't rotate at all after that.
I checked there was nothing stuck, still no difference- Back to Bunnings we go....

I was a bit hesitant to purchase after seeing the reviews on here, but figured if it’s that bad it can go back to Bunnings. Very pleasantly surprised at how good it is. Nice and light compared to my Rover 4stroke mower and much better suited to my current rented home. Easy to get up the steps to my back lawn and cut down the jungle that was there with relatively little effort. Expect it to be even easier next time as it won’t be so long.