It's not a Lawn-Boy, but still thought it was worth a mention. Flymo

d_sharier

d_sharier

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I picked this up last week. It was covered in an inch of dirt and fuzz. After I cleaned it up I realized that it doesn't look like it has seen that much grass, if any. I didn't clean any grass off it. The spark plug is the original one, still has the brown overspray on it from Tecumseh painting it. The recoil rope does too.


Flymo: 9630423
S/N: 142731


I installed a new fuel line. I installed a rebuild kit in the carburetor and its runs beautifully. Tecumseh 2-cycle AV600-660-16B. 24:1 gas/oil mix. The deck is 18 inches. It really is in great shape. I had one of these a few years ago. It is kinda neat to mow with once you get the hang of it. I guess these are still available outside of the USA, but this is an older unit from a US distributor in Washington.

As a side note, I got a line on an old commercial LB, bricktop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!next week hopefully
 
Awsome mower! I have always wanted one! I think Huskvarna and Toro make them also. They can be usefull.
It is in really great shape! I have a feeling it hasn't been used.
When you mow whith it, how short does it cut the grass? I always wanted to know that.

I hope you get that commercial LB. Those are awsome.
 
Those mowers have always captured my interest. I saw a guy demonstrating one at an old engine show and it seemed to cut the grass a bit on the scalpy side. They seem to work well on steeper banks and for cutting under shrubbery. You might be able to see some in action on You Tube.
 
I don't know the exact answer on the cutting height. I remember mowing with one a few years ago. It took some getting used to because of the side to side movement, but I don't remember much about the height. My guess would be that it must have not made a memorable impression either way. Not too long, not too short. I have seen some of the newer Husqvarna models that have the Honda engines on them, but never put my hands on one.
 
d_sharier said:
I don't know the exact answer on the cutting height. I remember mowing with one a few years ago. It took some getting used to because of the side to side movement, but I don't remember much about the height. My guess would be that it must have not made a memorable impression either way. Not too long, not too short. I have seen some of the newer Husqvarna models that have the Honda engines on them, but never put my hands on one.
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I guess I just have to try one some day to know on the grass height. I did look at some videos. It seems like a normal height.
All tho, those mowers are not cheap. The Husky here is 850$.
 
Nice Flymo!

The Flymo brand is widely popular in the UK. Every large home/garden store sells a version of Flymo but usually only electric powered. I've never seen one that's gas powered. Very cool.

My neighbor had a brand new electric version and skint the crap out of the lawn. My LB cut half of the lawn looked better - just saying.
 
Hi All:

I used on in the earl 80's and I loved it for trimming!!!

It was one was a Flymo models made in Sweden. I would like to have one now for the little lady.

Cheers,

Franchi
 
d_sharier said:
I picked this up last week. It was covered in an inch of dirt and fuzz. After I cleaned it up I realized that it doesn't look like it has seen that much grass, if any. I didn't clean any grass off it. The spark plug is the original one, still has the brown overspray on it from Tecumseh painting it. The recoil rope does too.


Flymo: 9630423
S/N: 142731


I installed a new fuel line. I installed a rebuild kit in the carburetor and its runs beautifully. Tecumseh 2-cycle AV600-660-16B. 24:1 gas/oil mix. The deck is 18 inches. It really is in great shape. I had one of these a few years ago. It is kinda neat to mow with once you get the hang of it. I guess these are still available outside of the USA, but this is an older unit from a US distributor in Washington.

As a side note, I got a line on an old commercial LB, bricktop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!next week hopefully
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I realize I'm dredging up a fairly old thread, but I'm wondering if you've found a source for the air filter for this?
 
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