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Hello, Is anybody considering putting in a vegetable garden,with food shortages in your local grocery store? Sort of similar to the "victory gardens" during WWII. I guess I can break out my TroyBilt tiller and expand mine. Regards Jeff

Hello, The middle hydraulic cylinder on my LA211 FEL needs to be rebuilt. Kubota sells a rebuild kit, is it hard to do? I've never rebuilt one before. Regards Jeff

Hi Guys, My 4hp Tecumseh (on a Troy-Bilt Junior rototiller) backfired when running at full speed and real bad when the throttle was pulled back to idle. After searching the web for a cause of backfiring on small air cooled engines, I couldn't find a definitive reason why. I removed the head...

Hi Guys, I noticed an oil leak started at the end of this years mowing season. I searched this Honda forum, but only found a couple related posts. Oil is all over the BBC system, which leads me to think the lower crankshaft seal is bad, however when the mower was tilted on it's side, oil...

Hello, How much motor oil does the Troy-bilt junior tiller take? It has the 4.0 Tecumseh (HS40-55580L) engine. The plastic fill port plug has no dipstick, so I have no way of knowing how much oil is in it. Also looks like there are drain plugs on both sides of the engine. Regards Jeff

It's been a lean year on C.L. for Lawn-Boys, so I picked up this Toro with an early 47PZ2 (points not electronic ignition and no primer bulb on the air cleaner box)) Suzuki two stroke. No model number anywhere. Somebody fitted it with an aftermarket type electronic ignition (see pic). The...

I had an awesome day today windsurfing on the Holloway reservoir and mowing about a 1/2 football field with my HR215 masters mower. Trying to stay in shape at 56 is not an easy thing to do. I can't show a photo of the 3rd thing I like doing too,,,wrong forum,,,lol. Regards Jeff

Hello, Somebody is selling a very rare Echo 2 cycle mower near Chicago. Check out Craigslist Chicago, search on "echo". This is the non self propelled model, they also made a self propelled model with a homelite deck. If I weren't 5 hours away, I'd pick it up. Regards Jeff

Hi All, There is a new in box Honda HR17 on eBay for 2,000.00!!! I've heard of LawnBoy commercial mowers selling for over 1k, but this sets a new precedence. I don't think I paid that much for my first car,,,lol...

Hi All, I just picked up a seldom seen HR173 for 90.00. This mower didn't require any repairs, just a good cleaning and an oil change. I also picked up a HR215 Masters mower about 2 weeks ago. The transmission didn't work, but I only paid 80.00 for it, so I took a chance, knowing a...

Hi All, Here is a couple tips for Duraforce engined L.B.'s. A Tecumseh primer bulb will fit the Duraforce shroud. The rubber used on the Tecumseh primer bulb is just better than the plastic one. Sorry don't have a part number, but it's the bulb used on small single stage snowblowers. All my...

The 10550 Lawnboy I bought off Craigslist had typical abrasion caused by somebody running the mower against a house or brick retaining wall. Here is a how to sequence of repairing the damaged paint for somebody who has never attempted this, so it's fairly simplistic. 1. Clean the entire deck. I...

Hi All, While looking for parts on parts tree.com, this blurb on the bottom of the page was interesting; Fuel Selection Today's gasoline breaks down quickly. When it does, it leaves behind a thick varnish-like residue that adheres to the walls of its container, including the inside of the fuel...

Hi All, I picked up a highly used 10550. This is the first Duraforce I've come across where the engine was shot (there is about 1/16" of play in the crankshaft). Oddly, the play is longitudally in relation to the mower, little side to side. Anyhow, i have a 10323 parts mower, where the deck...

Hi All, I picked up this Toro with Suzuki 2 stroke for 40.00 off Craigslist yesterday model 22031. Runs good. Jeff

Hi All, My 2003 10323 had a surging problem since picking it up off Craiglist about a year ago. Cleaning the carb and setting the float height made no improvement. I took the carb off a scrap 10323 and drilled the pilot jet using a 77 drill (.018") and main jet with a 67 drill (.032") The...

Fellow 2-stroke aficionado's. There is an old Lawn-Boy and 19" Jacobsen turbo cut for sale near Chicago. Here is the link to the Craigslist add; posthttps://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/for/5524279992.html The Jacobsen looks in pretty good shape. I had the 21" version of this mower, but...

You can check the R.P.M. of your Lawn-Boy using a cheap tachometer (19 - 25 dollars) intended for model airplanes, available at hobby shops or online from Tower Hobbies. This type of tach replies on light passing through the blades, so you have to remove your cover plate. I propped up the...

I picked up a pretty nice 10323 off Craigslist for 25.00. About the only thing wrong with it was a cracked primer bulb and a governor spring that was bent out of shape. A Tecumseh primer bulb off a 3hp 2 cycle snow-blower will fit a Duraforce housing, looks pretty much stock (and its rubber...

I'm in the process of refurbishing a 16785 Toro, and am looking for a good used transmission gear (not the worm gear, its ok). It's part number 49 on the Toro website. I don't think you can get them new from Toro anymore. Thanks Jeff

Hi, I have a Snapper 21" mower with a Tecumseh TVS840 2 cycle engine. The engine starts on the first pull and runs well, but when the mower is tipped at an angle (especially spark plug down), it starts running rich (smokes and starts stuttering). I've taken apart the carb, cleaned it, and...

I just purchased an Echo SRM-225 string trimmer from Home Depot two weeks ago. The choke lever was REALLY hard to move to closed. After removing the air filter cover, I found the black plastic choke flap was not clearing the metal piece the air filter bolt threads in to. I added two thin flat...

Anybody living near Charlotte NC may want to snag this International Harvester Lawn-boy, I'd buy it if it weren't for the 11 hour drive from Michigan,,,LOL!! *** ANTIQUE LAWN MOWER & HONDA LAWN MOWER *** Jeff

I bought a HR17 off Craigslist and would like to know the year built. Engine serial number is G100-1025236, deck serial number is 1019425. Thanks Jeff

Hello, On a HR17 mower with a GV100 engine, there is a black vacuum line that runs from the air cleaner housing to a flat plate on the crankcase. Does this line connect to a nipple on the crankcase or just rout through the plate attached to the crankcase?

There is a new in box Lawn-Boy Commercial 22260 on FleaBay, current bid 1K. I've always wanted one, but I'm not willing to drop over 1,000.00 bucks for one,,,lol. Doesn't look self propelled. Jeff

Happy Holidays guys. Nothing is more festive than red and green,

Is Tecumseh still in business? Everybody says they went under, but if you Google them, they have a website? The website is tecumsehpower.com Jeff

I've got a TVS840 two stroke on a Snapper mower. The engine has a surge to it when level, but if you tilt the mower back toward it's handle the surge goes away. The governor shaft seal does appear to be leaking, would that cause this problem, or is it a carb issue? The engine has 70 p.s.i...

While at Home Depot today, I noticed a box of Toro replacement lawnmower wheels with metal gear for like 16.00 bucks. I wonder if they would fit on my Lawnboy 10323? The lawnmower dealer quoted me a price of like 80.00 for them (ouch)!! The ones I have are useable, but the plastic around the...

HELP!!!,,,I got one SERIOUS mole problem. These buggers are totaling my front lawn. They not only seem to be taking steroids, I think they may be smoking crack down there,,,LOL. Any way to get rid of them short of doing what Bill Murray did in Caddy Shack? Jeff

Just bought a Lawn-Boy 10547, serial number 200002688. Can anybody tell me the year built? Jeff

I bought a 8481AE Lawnboy in which the battery is dead. I guess I could try to charge it, but I'm thinking it needs to be replaced. The battery is a Hawker 12v, no information on amperage is listed. Lawnmower dealer A wants 86.79 (OUCH), lawnmower dealer B wants 88.65 (DOUBLE OUCH). You can...

Well,,,after searching for over a year, I finally found a commercial Lawn-Boy worth buying. Most were used commercially and really beat. It's a 8481ae with electric start, self propelled. I would have preferred a Duraforce commercial, but couldn't find one locally. Only runs for a few...

I was searching image.yahoo.com and found a picture of a newer (2007) 2 cycle commercial lawn-boy. Could it be they stopped selling the 2 stroke in the U.S. but continued to sell them in Canada? Might be worth becoming a Canadian citizen,,LOL. lawnboy commercial Lawn Mower Jeff

Is the engine on my 10323 (6.5 Duraforce) the same engine as the ones L.B. used on their commercial models? Jeff

Anybody have an Echo 2-stroke lawnmower for sale? I have an Echo brochure from around 1999, so I know they made them, but I've never found one for sale on Craigslist. Model number LM-212P

Anybody know what the Lawn-Boy recall was for concerning Silver series L.B.'s with the Duraforce engine? Seems either I saw something on the news or received a recall notice in the mail. I never took the machine in, and I'm not sure what it was for.

I picked up this L.B. repair manual when I bought my first L.B. used. Proved to be invaluable.