lawnboy 6259

[mobilaltima]

I found a 1981 year model Lawnboy 6259 model commercial push mower for sale in excellent shape, with bagger included. The only thing it needs is minor carb work, the guy was asking $200, we agreed on $170 due to the carb, he'll bring it to me Thursday night. I have two questions, first, just how good are these engines/lawnmowers, the older lawnboys? I heard they are great and will run forever. Secondly, does $170 seem like a fair price? I found a 1981 model 6259 on ebay for $275, so I figured $170 is fair, just figured I'd ask yall. Its such a nice old Lawnboy, I dont know if I want to use it or let it be a collectors piece once I fix the carb.

I do have a 1998 year model Lawnboy that I bought 10 years ago off of Ebay, I used it about 5 times, one day the primer bulb broke apart as I went to prime it and I havent touched it since. I need to fix that and get it running again.

 

[skyactiv]

$170 seems kinda high on something that old.
The primer bulb is a cheep, easy fix you can do yourself. I've replaced mine once. Get it at a shop that sold/sells Lawn-Boys and/or Toro.
I have the Duraforce model I bought new and have been using SuperTech in it for years. I replaced the coil on mine once and the carb was replaced under warranty. I replaced the fuel line last year. I added a fuel shut off valve after the carb was replaced under the shops recommendation.

 

[WhizkidTN]

Those 2-cycle LB engines are excellent. I have my 1994 model to this day while my dad has a 1960's model that he runs (trim mower). Just be sure to use only 100% gas with your gas/oil mixture.

 

[bvance554]

$170 for a 35 year old lawn mower. And you have to push it? It must be the nostalgia.

 

[Silverado12]

The 1981 is an F Series engine mower. I have rebuilt several of these and they are simple even if you're not very mechanically inclined. I rebuilt my 1996 (bought new in 1999) engine for a rod knock and the rest of the internal parts were reusable. I replaced everything anyways since I was inside it, but all it needed was connecting rod needles and sleeves. My son had run it at low RPMs and also with a clogged chute (bad design of the deflector that catches wet grass) and the rod bearings hammered themselves to an early death. Even considering that, the engine lasted 15 years of hard abuse.
Coils have a tendency to go bad in these but all you have to do is remove the top cover, unbolt the coil (2 screws) and unplug one wire. Set the gap with a business card.

 

[Cujet]

I purchased a 2 stroke lawnboy as my rough property would starve a 4 stroke's engine of oil. Best choice ever. I was getting tired of the problems. Plus, it's much, much lighter.