I had an old Snapper SP back in the day with a tank susceptible to melting from engine heat. Seam would distort & split.
I went through 3 tanks, first one the dealer replaced under warranty although my warranty had expired long before he still took care of that.
When I replaced my third tank I fabricated a piece of tin as a heat sheild on it & never replaced another tank.
My dad never had a garage & kept his mower by his house covered up with a metal wash tub. It had the old Tecumseh engine with the wind up crank on top, that had a knob you turn to release tension to start it.
Man that old mower just wouldn't quit either, the only thing dad ever gave me..lol
I went through 3 tanks, first one the dealer replaced under warranty although my warranty had expired long before he still took care of that.
When I replaced my third tank I fabricated a piece of tin as a heat sheild on it & never replaced another tank.
My dad never had a garage & kept his mower by his house covered up with a metal wash tub. It had the old Tecumseh engine with the wind up crank on top, that had a knob you turn to release tension to start it.
Man that old mower just wouldn't quit either, the only thing dad ever gave me..lol
