A guy from work gave me his old 94 Lawn Boy silver series mower last summer and I've been using that up until now. This particular one has the 4.5hp techumseh engine. It runs great and is fairly manuverable, doesn't use much oil either, and running hm oil in it has seemed to stop the crank seal from leaking. My only gripes with it are the wheels are about shot, it doesn't mow very even due to the bumps and dips in my yard and the offset front wheels, and if the grass is damp at all, the chute clogs up very easily. Sorry, no pics.
A buddy of mine just gave me his dads old craftsman self propelled bagger. I'm not sure on the age, but I believe its atleast as old as the lawn boy. It appears to have a 6.75hp techumseh. Its been sitting for a couple years, but still starts on the first pull (w/ fresh gas in it). Blade and air filter look good yet, appears to just need an oil change and I will probably run some seafoam through it. Its in good shape over all, with a bit of an oil leak on the right side, I will try some Defy in it to see if it helps. I'm not wild about the front drive on it, and it definately doesn't seem as manuverable as my lawn boy, but I'm looking forward to trying something with more power and I like the fact that it bags or mulches. Heres a few pics.
All in all, its in pretty good shape. I think I'm going to finish out the season with it and see how I like it. Which one do you guys think you would keep? I've always complaind about the lawn boy's power and the chute clogging, but it was free, and I've always been partial to old lawn boys. My only worry with the Craftsman is the durability of the front drive unit. I'd hate to get rid of the lawn boy and then have to sink money into the Craftsman. I'd like to keep both, but I don't think I'll have the storage space. Which ever one I get rid of, I think I'll give to my brother as his current mower is in real sad shape.
A buddy of mine just gave me his dads old craftsman self propelled bagger. I'm not sure on the age, but I believe its atleast as old as the lawn boy. It appears to have a 6.75hp techumseh. Its been sitting for a couple years, but still starts on the first pull (w/ fresh gas in it). Blade and air filter look good yet, appears to just need an oil change and I will probably run some seafoam through it. Its in good shape over all, with a bit of an oil leak on the right side, I will try some Defy in it to see if it helps. I'm not wild about the front drive on it, and it definately doesn't seem as manuverable as my lawn boy, but I'm looking forward to trying something with more power and I like the fact that it bags or mulches. Heres a few pics.
All in all, its in pretty good shape. I think I'm going to finish out the season with it and see how I like it. Which one do you guys think you would keep? I've always complaind about the lawn boy's power and the chute clogging, but it was free, and I've always been partial to old lawn boys. My only worry with the Craftsman is the durability of the front drive unit. I'd hate to get rid of the lawn boy and then have to sink money into the Craftsman. I'd like to keep both, but I don't think I'll have the storage space. Which ever one I get rid of, I think I'll give to my brother as his current mower is in real sad shape.