Took a load of used motor oil to the recycling center Saturday morning and saw a familiar shade of green over beside one of the dumpsters. It turned out to be a LB 10323, very dirty, but appearing complete. I loaded her up and brought her home to join the rest of the LB fleet. Not a part was missing and I really don't understand why it was abandoned. The air filter was terribly clogged and the throttle cable was stuck in place. A new filter and a little lube fixed those problems. The fuel tank was very dry, but had a little varnish like substance at the bottom. I cleaned that up and added some fresh 32:1 Klotz pre-mix to the tank, along with a double-dose of Sea Foam. The spark plug looked new, and upon removal was pretty clean, so I did not replace with new. A good soaking with Simple Green, a hose-off and wipe-down with 303 Protectant revealed a pretty nice looking mower. She took about 8-10 pulls to start, and filled the neighborhood with blue smoke for a few minutes, but settled down to a nice even purr. No sign of the dreaded Duraforce surge. The sticker is missing over the jet, so I'm thinking someone already took care of that problem. Here she is:
The blade looked near new and I cut grass for about 2 hours Saturday afternoon without a hitch. The self-propel mechanism needed a little adjustment, and the single-speed is a little fast for me, but the mower is really light enough to use as push only.
Anyone know how old it is by the serial number?


The blade looked near new and I cut grass for about 2 hours Saturday afternoon without a hitch. The self-propel mechanism needed a little adjustment, and the single-speed is a little fast for me, but the mower is really light enough to use as push only.
Anyone know how old it is by the serial number?