Help determining approximate value of Lawn Boy

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The_Eric

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Hey guys, our daughter is moving out of her house and will no longer need a mower, so she's looking at selling it. I know some folks covet them and they tend to be more valuable than a run of the mill push mower.. Or, are there any members here looking to buy it? I'd rather see it go to a good home if possible. Located in South Sioux Nebraska but will be going to central Iowa.

Edit: it's a model 10545 and for some reason I can't upload photos?
 
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/lawn-boy-dura-force-whats-it-worth.382583/

Of course, look on Ebay. I tend to love the 2 stroke LawnBoy mowers for the light weight and powerful engine.

I flew my plane over to the other side of Florida to pick mine up. It has been a great mower ever since.

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Is it a 2-stroke or one of the newer 4-stroke models? I've seen the 2-stroke models in the $200ish range in good shape. I'd look around and see if there are any vintage tool collectors locally.
 
97prizm said:
Is it a 2-stroke or one of the newer 4-stroke models? I've seen the 2-stroke models in the $200ish range in good shape. I'd look around and see if there are any vintage tool collectors locally.
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Value? It's what someone is willing to pay. Unfortunately, there's no Kelley Blue Book on lawn mowers. Don't expect much.
 
10545-F engine, 3 speed transmission, electric start. To a lot of Lawn Boy guys, this would pretty much be top of the line late Lawn Boy, especially as it has the F engine and not the powerful but sometimes disliked(and not as easy to get parts for) "E" Duraforce engine.

If running well, I'd guess a few hundred dollars to the right buyer. Electric start could be a plus or minus. I have a 10547-essentially this same mower but with a Duraforce engine-and I've considered more than once yanking the electric start off it because it adds so much weight and the mower isn't exactly hard to start.

BTW, the deck is aluminum. Aside from the M series mowers, magnesium decks quit being made in the early 70s. I think '73 or '74 was the last year for them(my 73 I use weekly is magnesium). Magnesium is nice because it's so lightweight, but also cracks somewhat easier than aluminum. Magnesium decks are stamped "Magnesium" on the left side just above the "place foot here when starting" stamping.
 
bunnspecial said:
10545-F engine, 3 speed transmission, electric start. To a lot of Lawn Boy guys, this would pretty much be top of the line late Lawn Boy, especially as it has the F engine and not the powerful but sometimes disliked(and not as easy to get parts for) "E" Duraforce engine.

If running well, I'd guess a few hundred dollars to the right buyer. Electric start could be a plus or minus. I have a 10547-essentially this same mower but with a Duraforce engine-and I've considered more than once yanking the electric start off it because it adds so much weight and the mower isn't exactly hard to start.

BTW, the deck is aluminum. Aside from the M series mowers, magnesium decks quit being made in the early 70s. I think '73 or '74 was the last year for them(my 73 I use weekly is magnesium). Magnesium is nice because it's so lightweight, but also cracks somewhat easier than aluminum. Magnesium decks are stamped "Magnesium" on the left side just above the "place foot here when starting" stamping.
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I think that this thing is largely complete and in mostly ok shape - it started first pull after I got it home. Are carb parts and governor springs still available? The carb is a Walbro I think, so I'm sure I could round up parts (probably just a bowl gasket) for that if need be, but I'm pretty sure the governor spring is tweaked.

Somehow 2 of the 3 bolts attaching the engine to the deck were missing and the 3rd was loose! Miraculously I think everything is ok and not damaged! I pulled the engine this evening and plan on fixing the leaking bowl and governor issue and then cleaning the whole thing up nice. One last thing - what is the appropriate lube for the transmission?
 
The_Eric said:
I think that this thing is largely complete and in mostly ok shape - it started first pull after I got it home. Are carb parts and governor springs still available? The carb is a Walbro I think, so I'm sure I could round up parts (probably just a bowl gasket) for that if need be, but I'm pretty sure the governor spring is tweaked.

Somehow 2 of the 3 bolts attaching the engine to the deck were missing and the 3rd was loose! Miraculously I think everything is ok and not damaged! I pulled the engine this evening and plan on fixing the leaking bowl and governor issue and then cleaning the whole thing up nice. One last thing - what is the appropriate lube for the transmission?
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The Walbro carb is the "good one."(should be metal?) Unfortunately I've never worked on one but it should be pretty easy to find parts for it. I THINK-and don't hold me to this-that the bowl gasket is interchangeable with the plastic carb. Before writing off the governor spring I'd probably take it off, clean up the whole assembly, and reset the tension to what the service manual says.

The transmission is a pretty impressive little unit. It's actually sort of a miniature automotive unit with all three speeds always in mesh and spinning-moving the lever engages a drive dog on the appropriate gear. IIRC, when I last serviced one, I just used whatever grease was in my grease gun. You can service it by pulling the bottom plate, cleaning out everything you can access, and dumping some grease back into it.

If you want, PM me your email address and I can send you PDFs of the service manual for the mower and a separate one for the transmission.

It's a shame you're not closer, as I'd be all over this. Unfortunately my wife might have something to say if I made a second trip to Iowa to buy a mower(I went to Davenport last summer to meet up with another collector and buy a couple from him, and Davenport is only ~4 hours from St. Louis...).
 
the only good self propelled lawnboys are the 3speed models with the F engine. avoid the duraforce E engine ,its got many issues and is extremely unreliable
 
I have no idea about the value of your mower -

I lived in Sioux City Iowa for 3 years and the CPA firm I worked for had an office in Sioux City Iowa and South Sioux City Nebraska.

I was 22-23 year old CPA and did work out of both.

I was traveling to the South Sioux City office one morning and had to drive past an Iowa Beef Packers strike.

I was never afraid of anything back then (young and dumb) but that day when a bunch of angry meat packers were blocking the road and kicking big dents in people's cars I was scared as hell - for my car.

I had just purchased a new 81 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am - had not even had its first oil change yet (it was every every 3K SAE 30 in the summer)

I was able to turn around "Smokie and the Bandit" style and get out of there -
 
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