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How old is your lawnmower?

Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:39 pm
Posted by mpar98
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2006
8034 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:39 pm
I believe I've lost an old friend...my Briggs and Stratton would have turned 14 this summer. I believe my son got oil in the combustin chamber by tipping it forward and now it doesnt want to start and has a bad sounding clank when I pull the rope. Think theres a Honda in my future.
This post was edited on 3/22/18 at 7:18 am
Posted by NELARiceGuy
NELA
Member since Nov 2015
97 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:41 pm to
he will be 14 this year
Posted by rattlebucket
SELA
Member since Feb 2009
11420 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:47 pm to
Toro push mower. Never changed oil. 15 yrs old. Cranks on first pull.

Cub Cadet XT1 46” Kohler motor already changed oil at 5 hrs. Ive got 12 hrs on it not messin around with the riding lawnmower.

Posted by Warrior Poet
Living Rent-Free in Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2011
7956 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:53 pm to
Toro Timemaster bruh you won't regret it
Posted by WXman
Member since Mar 2018
17 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 8:55 pm to
Mine is one year old this month. Got rid of an old clunker last year and bought a Hustler 52”. Very nice. I’m not usually one to do scheduled maintenance but I damn well sent it to the dealer last month for it’s annual tune up. $245 but the whole thing was $3,000 so I’m not taking any chances. I hope to get 15 years out of it.
This post was edited on 3/21/18 at 8:56 pm
Posted by ole man
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2007
11679 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:01 pm to
California trimmer. 1982
Posted by Homey the Clown
Member since Feb 2009
5710 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:06 pm to
Man, i had the shittiest one lowes sells. Lasted me two years. But i used a buncha old gas in that thing. Bouta get a little higher quality one and use non ethenol like my boat and bike. Hopefully thatll keep it lasting a while. Bought the cheapest weed eater lowes has and only use premixed gas in it and its 2 years old and cranks right up each time.
Posted by johnnydrama
Possibly Trashy
Member since Feb 2010
8710 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:08 pm to
My Toro walk-behind is entering its 16th Spring. I had to change the drive belt about five years ago and I have to clean the air filter about every four years or so. It's still running its original oil.
Posted by Jimbo21165
Member since May 2017
354 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:16 pm to
Mine is a 2005 model from K Mart......never changed the oil......starts on first pull.

I also have a SCAG Turf Tiger that cost $12k........it is tough, too.....
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3914 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:28 pm to
1988 Wheel Horse, still purs like a kitten.
I cut on it when I was a kid and my dad passed it down when I bought my first home.


Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166127 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:31 pm to
Entering his 4 year, he’s eligible for the lawnmower military in a few months
Posted by TigerBalsagna
tRedStick
Member since Jan 2015
727 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:45 pm to
3.50 years
Posted by PoorOtis
Marietta,GA
Member since Sep 2007
190 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 9:59 pm to
You need to figure out how to get better oil into that Tuff Torq K46 transaxle. That’s what will eventually kill your rider.
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
28499 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:20 pm to
2 year old hustler
Posted by 3deadtrolls
lafayette
Member since Jan 2014
5684 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:24 pm to
Just turned 5. Husqvarna with Honda motor.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
24937 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:25 pm to
Have a craftsman that’s 9 yrs old and a Gravely that will be 7 later this summer.
Posted by browl
North of BR
Member since Nov 2017
1571 posts
Posted on 3/21/18 at 10:42 pm to
1981 Snapper HiVac. It is repowered from the old robin 8 horse to a briggs 16.
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 3/22/18 at 1:42 am to
quote:

How old is your lawnmower?


I think he is about 40 or so. Sometimes his son comes with him and helps. He looks to be about quince anos.
Posted by Bow08tie
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2011
4220 posts
Posted on 3/22/18 at 5:03 am to
Spring number 19 for my Snapper Zrider

After number 20 its eligiable for retirement
Posted by Chris4x4gill2
North Alabama
Member since Nov 2008
3092 posts
Posted on 3/22/18 at 6:28 am to
My old rider at the house slung a rod through the block a year a go at 12 years old.

My old pushmower at the camp is about 22 yrs old. It sits outside under a deck year round and starts on the 2nd pull every time. I brought it home last year because the pull rope rotted and broke. Replaced pull start, changed the oil( thick as molasses) new air filter and blade. Runs as good as new.
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