Went a little crazy this month buying older, fixer up mowers. I’ve been looking for a winter restoration project and I found several of them. Here is a family portrait.
This Lawn Boy was $5. The Tecumseh 4 stroke engine appears to be junk. I think I will swap on a spare Honda GCV160 I have sitting on the shelf.
This $45 1988 Toro rear bagger, aluminum deck, has a Suzuki 4 stroke engine. Supposedly, these engines are bulletproof and have quite a following. This mower works perfect and runs good.
This $25 Snapper has a commercial Robin Subaru engine. I’ve been looking for one of these for a while and just found it today. Haven’t had a chance to look at it yet. Owner said it worked fine but carburetor leaked gas. Make need a carb kit or a few gaskets.
This $30 Snapper needed a pull start cord. 6HP Briggs works great, has lots of power and came with a brand new Ninja Blade too ($50 from Snapper)
This $45 1983 Snapper high vac was well maintained and runs excellent. Has a I/C Briggs 4HP engine. Doesn’t have anything wrong with it. Just needs some cleaning and paint. Came with the side discharge chute and the Snapper dethatcher thingamabob.
This $25 Honda HRX217 Honda runs perfect. Just needed a new fuel line. Has a 190cc powerful engine (sweet!!)
This $50 Snapper is a late model Ninja mulching mower. The owner ran it on an incline and threw a rod through the block. He then bought a replacement Snapper Ninja mower and his wife smashed into it two weeks later as she was pulling into the garage, destroying the deck. I took both mowers and I put the good engine on the good deck and made out like a bandit!!
All were found on Craigslist. I've been watching it like a hawk for the last month, checking it several times a day. I think I have gotten some fantastic deals. I really do appreciate the older, solid built mowers that were actually built to last.
This Lawn Boy was $5. The Tecumseh 4 stroke engine appears to be junk. I think I will swap on a spare Honda GCV160 I have sitting on the shelf.
This $45 1988 Toro rear bagger, aluminum deck, has a Suzuki 4 stroke engine. Supposedly, these engines are bulletproof and have quite a following. This mower works perfect and runs good.
This $25 Snapper has a commercial Robin Subaru engine. I’ve been looking for one of these for a while and just found it today. Haven’t had a chance to look at it yet. Owner said it worked fine but carburetor leaked gas. Make need a carb kit or a few gaskets.
This $30 Snapper needed a pull start cord. 6HP Briggs works great, has lots of power and came with a brand new Ninja Blade too ($50 from Snapper)
This $45 1983 Snapper high vac was well maintained and runs excellent. Has a I/C Briggs 4HP engine. Doesn’t have anything wrong with it. Just needs some cleaning and paint. Came with the side discharge chute and the Snapper dethatcher thingamabob.
This $25 Honda HRX217 Honda runs perfect. Just needed a new fuel line. Has a 190cc powerful engine (sweet!!)
This $50 Snapper is a late model Ninja mulching mower. The owner ran it on an incline and threw a rod through the block. He then bought a replacement Snapper Ninja mower and his wife smashed into it two weeks later as she was pulling into the garage, destroying the deck. I took both mowers and I put the good engine on the good deck and made out like a bandit!!
All were found on Craigslist. I've been watching it like a hawk for the last month, checking it several times a day. I think I have gotten some fantastic deals. I really do appreciate the older, solid built mowers that were actually built to last.
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