Originally Posted By: TFB1
Originally Posted By: afoulk
Isn't there someone on here with a collection of old snapper push mowers?
Yup... Maybe not the best picture but anyway...
One on the left belonged to my grandfather... Dates from approx '78 or '79, it's old enough as to not have a dead-man control... Unfortunately the orig engine is long gone, the 1980 3.5 B&S was robbed from a Mont Wards junker back in the '90s, otherwise it's mostly original... Will run all season without adding oil...
One in the middle is assembled from three different Snappers and the Honda GCV160 from a Craftsman(MTD) front drive lump a friend gave me(have I ever mentioned how I despise anything front drive?)... I assembled it in the summer of '11 after the regular runner kicked out the rod, thus becoming a parts doner... Had to buy approx $80 worth of odds and ends including carb, differential bearings & seals, drive pulley & Snapper blade hub to fit the Honda crank, belts etc(more than I've ever spent on any mower in my life and that includes buying one new one)... Only parts original to the 1983 deck are the front wheels(but not adjusters or axle), mid section of the handle and it's supports... This one wasn't originally self propelled, drive parts, rear wheels etc were donated by two parts mowers(paid $30 for the second one, just realized I've spent $110 total on it
)... The differential was dissembled, bearings & seals were replaced, it's still dry as a new one(leaking diff is a common Snapper issue and are wet on my other two)...
The one on right is a mostly original 1987 model, traded another late model Craftsman lump my neighbor gave me for it... It uses some oil but runs OK, generally only use it to bag...
Yes, your the guy I was thinking of
After using mine for the first time this weekend, I must say I really like the self propelled system on these, 100times better than the front drive setup on the craftsman that was given to me (I've since given that to my brother). I'd love to start off with a new commercial series hi-vac snapper someday just to see how many years of use I would get out of it
TFB1, do you know what the measurements are for the front and rear wheels on these? and how do the rear ones attach to the drive axle so that they are locked to it? I found some metal ball bearing wheels at TSC with the same tread pattern, but with red centers instead of white, thought that might look pretty cool on it. My stock plastic ones are all cracked.