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I bought a pair of them in Sept 2020 and they are just as good as O.E.M. I paid $49.00 for the pair so you did well at almost half that !! Cheapest I see now is $23.77 each on amazon ...may have to snatch up another set. Cheapest on O.E.M. is around $70 / pair. Only thing about the...

They made GOLD SERIES 4-strokes too ... not many .. but I have one made in 1996 (3-Speed aluminum deck), that I did not realize it ever existed until I was offered one for free a couple of years ago:

I've got Greenworks 40V & Kobalt 80V that are made by the same company and use the same "single blade". They offer a high lift blade and I have 2 of them and they do give a better cut at the sacrifice of shorter battery run time. Having two blades would have to reduce run time as well, but...

I've got 3 of these elite batteries (2-6Ah & 1-3Ah) ... I knew about the USB port but have never used; but did not know (or remember) the bluetooth feature. Doug

May want to post your location ... most people are not willing to pack and ship a mower. Reading your signature, I've also got Duraforce's (2 10525's, a 10323 & 10424), AND a 1996 10517 that is basically a 10518 / 10525 but with a "B&S 190cc Quantum" on it. When I first got this 10517...

I've been using Amzoil 2-Cycle oil for years. I used to run everything at the 100:1 even on my 1977 7024 (D433) and my 80's "F" engine mowers and never had an issue. My Amzoil dealer always said running richer than 100:1 was just wasting good oil !! A few years after 2-cycle engines left...

It is designed for use in assembling engines, and I'd guess it is the equiv. to the O.E. L-B stuff so I'd say YES. Go to an auto parts store or google it and read the packaging. Doug

Yes, that is what it says in the Mechanic Handbook. If you don't have one of these books, pick one up or download it if you can find it. Doug

The "F" engine case haves are sealed with Anaerobic Gasket Maker (no actual gasket as others stated). Lawn Boy Mechanic Handbook calls out Lawn-Boy Gasket Maker # 682302. I used Permatex # 51817 when I did two of my "F" engines. Doug

Probably not ... I looked at the listing and those are shrink wrapped and a different P/N is mentioned, where the ones from SUN/GW come in a box. Guessing those are a retail / store version. Doug

They might have actually ... CC contacted me about some suspicious activity early June ... it was nothing we did so charges got denied and we got new cards. Doug

I've still not received the 3 on Back Order from January ... guess I should be contacting them again.

Let us know where you are located, maybe a member here is near you and may be willing to help. Doug

A standard -115 Viton or Silicone O-Ring will work ... you can find these at any industrial supply house or amazon. My B&S on my 1996 Lawn Boy 10517 was leaking at the same spot. We have O-Ring stock where I work, so I matched up the original O-Ring to a -115. We have both Viton & Buna-N...

Your 1st picture shows a BENT rod connecting the throttle cable pivot to the carb linkage. I've got a similar linkage set up on a 190cc B&S powered 1996 Lawn Boy and the same linkage rod on mine is STRAIGHT. If your linkage rod is supposed to be straight as well, this could definitely be the...

This model was made between 1999 - 2002 ... S/N will tell you the exact year. Doug

The washers I add are about 0.080" thick ... never noticed it being an issue when trimming, and it just makes it 0.080" less that I need to grind off the Stens bolt threads. Doug

The 8" Lawn-Boy wheels used with the capstan drive Self-Propel are different than non-Self Propel wheels in that they use a softer compound rubber vs the hard plastic used on non-S-P wheels. The wheels you need are Toro/L-B # 682972 and they are actually still available NEW. $23.36 each on...

The shoulder bolts for both the Plastic and Commercial wheels have the same 3/8-16 threads so the wheels are interchangeable as long as you use the correct shoulder bolts / hardware for the wheels you are using. I've added Commercial wheels onto a few of my Lawn-Boys over the years and even...

Ordered 5 blades and they shipped me only 2 ... they are again out of stock. They charged me the full shipping cost for 5 blades, and it appeared that they reduced the order to 2 blades with no back order. I emailed them saying they needed to refund me around $9.50 for the shipping...

My Sept order was CANCELED by them (site probably has a time limit on open orders), so I'll just have to re-order. They were $20.00 back then too, $23.00 was with shipping. Thanks for checking the site and letting me know. Doug

The 2.5Ah battery is 135Wh and the 4.0Ah is 216Wh. Doing the math (Wh/Ah) they are actually 54V not 62V. The Manual for the batteries states both the 2.5Ah & 4Ah have 15 cells ... which would only be 45V ... probably a typo and they really have 18 cells each. Greenworks & Kobalt 40V and 80V...

Looks a bit like Greenworks but the batteries look like EGO. Mfr. is a company name Brako and they've supposedly been making the product line for 3 years. Stumbled upon the brand when looking thru H-D's Black Friday deals yesterday. What caught my attention is the lawnmowers (both pusher &...

No ... they are out of stock, but they let you still place an order and they will ship when they get them in. Unlike many sites that don't let you put items in your cart if out of stock, this is nice in that I don't have to keep checking back to see if they are stock or not. Doug

Just ordered up 6 HD 2908902 blades ... $138.00 shipped / $23 each. Got 4 for myself and two for a friend that just picked up a Kobalt 80V just like mine after trying it out at his house. Based on the 10-12 weeks they told me on 08/24 (post #20), they should ship by mid-November. Will not...

Low and behold, Toro still has the manual on their site ... https://www.toro.com/getpub/13300 Doug

If you have a tach, the Lawn-Boy Duraforce spec for operating speed is 2900 RPM +/- 300 RPM. To adjust RPM, you just turn the toothed collar below the air vane (can be seen in the pic you posted). Turn CW to raise the RPM / CCW to lower. You should see about 50-75 RPM change per click on the...

You can get a set of the 61-80 micro drill bits & pin vice off of ebay for under $10. I bought mine back in 2005 when I was experimenting with jet sizes on my Duraforce mowers. As the stock orifice is 0.375 MM / 0.0147", the #79 drill / 0.0145" (2nd smallest in set), is just a hair smaller so...

When the mower was new, Lawn-Boy put a black sticker over the orifice. The reasoning was more for stealth, in that they wanted to HIDE the orifice to avoid tampering. As I said before (and sorry if I was not clear enough), the orifice is "internal" on this small brass part, the hole you...

Yes, that is the Pilot Jet and it is NOT connected to atmosphere, it is an internal fuel orifice. Pull it out again and you will see the orifice goes nose to side and not to the outside. It is a very small orifice and if plugged will cause running issues. Stock pilot jet was: Toro / L-B #...

A friend was in a Lowes store over the weekend looking at cordless OPE equipment and a Lowes employee told him Kobalt is discontinuing the whole 80V line because they had too many problems / warranty issues. It was a rumor / speculation that Lowes was going to get rid of the whole Kobalt line...

Sounds like a bad ignition module to me too. Doug

Here is my take on trying something "generic" ... 1. The GW Blade mount is PLASTIC, personally I want maximum engagement with the blade, which you will not get with universal oversized openings. 2. The motor shaft on these mowers is not very large nor is the blade retaining bolt, so I would...

Read my post #15 on running this HD blade on my 40V 21" mower. There is no "universal" blade that fits these mowers due to the chevron shaped cut-outs and I've not searched Max Power or Arnold to see if they offer a direct replacement or not. Doug

I've been checking stock status every few months and when I saw it still "out of stock" this AM I sent an email to ordertree checking on the HD blade and the reply is encouraging in that it is not "obsolete": Good Morning: Unfortunately, the needed item are) currently on backorder and are...

I agree with Bert in that heaver line is going to trash your trimmer. I've got the 18V version of your Ryobi trimmer and I replaced the head with: Arnold 490-060-0018 MAXI EDGE Universal Bump Head It can handle up to 0.119" line, but I run 0.080" line that my trimmer is designed for. I have...

Oh I've got 3 battery operated mowers as well as 8 running Lawn-Boys from 1977 to 2003. All 3 battery mowers I have are 21" Steel Deck (20" cut) and include a 40V Pusher, a 40V Self Propelled, and an 80V Self Propelled. Really enjoy using them especially prefer them on a hot summer day ... or...

The 8481AE was built between 1986 and 1988. Why L-B decided to build a 20" Deck Commercial Mower is beyond me. I've got the same basic mower but non-commercial, it is a 8125 built in 1984. Main difference is on mine the drive is actuated similar to the old capstan drive where a short section...

That basic mower was made from 1994-1997, so 10+ years newer than you thought: 1994 (Model 10545, SN 49*******) 1995 (Model 10545, SN 59*******) 1996 (Model 10546, SN 69*******) 1997 (Model 10546, SN 79*******) Yours being 4.5 HP it should be a 1994 as the 1995-97 should have a "5HP" sticker...

Looking through my model number list, Lawn-Boy did make a J.C. Penney 21" Steel deck pusher Mulch-R-Catch with B&S in the early 80's: 1982 Model # 0293 (w/ B&S # 110908-0542-02) 1983 Model # 0295 (w/ B&S # 110902-1180-01) If anyone wants a copy of this Excel Lawn-Boy model number spreadsheet...

10533 was made in 1995-1996 21" Medallion Series Cast Deck 3 Speed, similar to an M Series but not Commercial and with a B&S 4-Cycle Engine ... and BBC. Appears that these (along with M Series 10591) were the last BBC equipped Lawn-Boys. So YES ... this IS a Blade Brake Clutch equipped...

Maybe the straight 40V one provided the terminals are in the same place. It is only 2.5Ah ... but at $60.00, I guess it is cheaper than a GW 2.5Ah 2901319 which sells for $99.00 on Amazon. The Atlas 5Ah dual voltage case looks bigger than the large Greenworks 40V (4.0Ah~6.0Ah) batteries, so...

FYI guys ... 27 replies and not a peep from the OP !! Doug

I've got 8 running Lawn-Boys ... 2003 & older, one 4-Cycle, the rest 2-Cycle, 7 cast aluminum decks & 1 steel ... and I agree. But I've also been running Lithium Ion tools for the past 9 years in 12, 18, 40 & 80V (41 batteries in all) and this was only my 2nd battery failure ... my 3...

Got my replacement 5Ah battery this week from Kobalt/Lowes. Had read that they've been known to send out "reman" batteries for these warranties but the one they sent looked new. What I found interesting is the DATE CODE is a dead match to the bad one ... 09/03/18. The chance of this has...

Accidentally stumbled upon this today, and it sounds pretty impressive. https://www.harborfreight.com/lawn-garden/outdoor-power-tools.html?brand=ATLAS Appears to be based on the Greenworks 40V G-MAX/Elite line battery style. 2 Batteries are available: 40V 2.5Ah for $60 and Dual Voltage 40V...

I'm not familiar with the EGO or Toro mowers, but the Greenworks based 21" steel deck mowers (I have 2 40V Greenworks & 1 80V Kobalt) bag better than my old staggered wheel deck Lawn-Boy's. The bags fill more efficiently and in the real world hold more grass. The deck opening into the rear...

Guess I never followed up ... Went to my store August 27th and the store manager said I needed to call the Kobalt Customer Service line as they don't handle Kobalt warranty issues at the store. So early August I called 1st thing in the morning and sat on hold for 30+ minutes before someone...

The 3-speed trans is obsolete and parts are getting expensive. Since it sat outside for two years, you really want to open up the transmission and give it a good cleaning / rebuild. I picked up 2 3-speed mowers last year (1 $10 / 1 FREE) the 1st one's trans had water in it, but thankfully...

I agree with Mike ... get a steel decked mower from Greenworks, Kobalt, Masterforce (Menards), Snapper, etc. instead. They've been making plastic deck battery powered mowers for years and I'm sure they hold up pretty good but when there are steel deck versions out there for similar $$ so may...