Walk behind CURB Find again - Craftsman 917.377823

[PUSH]

On the way home from fishing towing the boat -- made the turn into my neighbor hood and jeep lights shine on this handle sticking out of the garbage ... stopped to check it..
oh... its nice a 7 hp 190cc
well I'm taking that for sure

917.377823
RWD + the Bag
single lift wheel system
no rust
tread on the wheels
pretty good so far

so why is it @ the curb?
Missing the rear mulch plug and the side mulch door is broken

fuel tank dry as a bone - added some gas primed the heck out of it
6-7 pulls and it began to kick over
next 2 pulls boom its running strong
ran it for 10 min
restarted it in 1 easy pull
tested the RWD - seems to work pulled hard

full test yet to come

that makes 5 mowers for me - 4 free in 2 years
3 of them have the exact 190 cc
Am I an addict now?
pd

 

[primerbulb120]

No, you aren't an addict, because you still know how many mowers you have. When there are too many to remember and you have to go count them, that's when it's an addiction.

 

[PUSH]

Ha - too funny
So how many do you think you have?

I have this need/ desire to fix them all and get them running right.
especially when they aren't that far gone - and when they are RWD
like this recent one
just needs a Mulch plug to be complete
I keep wanting to just keep one around just for parts.... but the ones I have found are too good.
so im still looking for another beater

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[primerbulb120]

Somewhere between 30 and 45, I'll have to go count them tomorrow.

 

[upupandaway]

"addict" I went to an intervention and negotiated to only keep everything no newer than 80's.

 

[DABS]

Years ago I drove a trash truck on a residential route. One customer asked if he could toss a lawnmower in the packer. I said sure, until I saw the mower. Brand new. Used it one time and decided he didn't like how it cut. Went out and bought another new one and was going to toss this one. Needless to say, I went back after work and picked it up with his permission. Kept it for 10 years or so before passing it on to someone who didn't have a mower and needed one.