reviving lawnboys after 25 years in storage

[Mike72]

Running them on 50:1?

Yes,50:1. These two and all my D models have a needle bearing in place of the original crankcase bronze bushing, however, I also ran them at 50:1 with the bronze bushing.

 

[Randol]

Why the cult following with the Lawn Boys? Seems like they are loved, but I'm trying to figure out why? Did they cut better / cleaner? Just curious. Never ran one.

For all the reasons people have already stated. For me it's my childhood memories. Going back to the mid 60's. The local Phillips 66 in my small hometown was a lawn-Boy dealer, so I got to see all the new models every year growing up. My grandma had 3. Most people in town had them. The sound, the smell, takes me back. At 12 years old I was lifting one into the trunk of my grandmas 68 impala to mow the church yard every Saturday morning. They are how I learned to work on small engines as a kid. I think my favorite was a '69 beige and blue.