Good deal?

[Mike88se]

Honda is a cheap replacement. I would try to find an old Suzuki 5hp 4 cycle old... But powerful old commercial engine

4 cycle? Yours is a 2 cycle ins't it? I've read those are almost indestructible if you maintain them at all.

 

[exotion]

4 cycle? Yours is a 2 cycle ins't it? I've read those are almost indestructible if you maintain them at all.

I have the 4 cycles 4 engines actually lol the 2 cycle ones are the best but harder to come by

 

[pricelandscaping]

Yeah thanks for the info I forgot they use honda engines to I'm gonna do some research cause I don't know if it will work but the John deere 14sb has a kawasaki engine the looks similar if the block and shaft of the engine is the same I can use the covers and gas tank ect. That I have and strip it down to the block and redress it with the covers or my second choice is I found a brand new fj180v kawsaki Engine which is the same thing I had on it for 175.00+75 in shipping it was a store display model so it's never been run.

 

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And no mine came with the 4stroke fj180v I seperated the block and every thing once I knew the engine was junk and it was the worst motor I've ever seen it had tons of sludge so I bet no one ever changed the oil hardly

 

[Mike88se]

I have the 4 cycles 4 engines actually lol the 2 cycle ones are the best but harder to come by

I saw one on CL today. The guy wants 100 for it and its missing a rear wheel and has a few more problems. I usually see them for 50 to 75 in better shape.

Yeah thanks for the info I forgot they use honda engines to I'm gonna do some research cause I don't know if it will work but the John deere 14sb has a kawasaki engine the looks similar if the block and shaft of the engine is the same I can use the covers and gas tank ect. That I have and strip it down to the block and redress it with the covers or my second choice is I found a brand new fj180v kawsaki Engine which is the same thing I had on it for 175.00+75 in shipping it was a store display model so it's never been run.

And no mine came with the 4stroke fj180v I seperated the block and every thing once I knew the engine was junk and it was the worst motor I've ever seen it had tons of sludge so I bet no one ever changed the oil hardly

I'd take an fj180 I don't see any problem with the Honda engine though. Starts easy and has plenty of power. Honda engines seem easier to find and cheaper but 250 for a new engine sounds good.
Any ideas on the best mulching blades for these mowers?

 

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I saw one on CL today. The guy wants 100 for it and its missing a rear wheel and has a few more problems. I usually see them for 50 to 75 in better shape.



I'd take an fj180 I don't see any problem with the Honda engine though. Starts easy and has plenty of power. Honda engines seem easier to find and cheaper but 250 for a new engine sounds good.
Any ideas on the best mulching blades for these mowers?

I would offer the guy with the Suzuki Engine 75 the rest of the mower can be scraped if necessary. Slap the engine on the exmark you wont regret it

 

[pricelandscaping]

To be honest I have no clue what blades to use on these mowers cause this is the first one I've owned and I have bigger problems on it than the blade lol but on my metro 26 I use a regular blade I don't mulch when the grass is dry it cuts it up to where u can't see it and if its wet I can still cut and I put on my side discharge and it works great for wet grass if u have a mulching blade and the grass is wet u might as well put the mower away

 

[pricelandscaping]

If your gonna mulch go with a gator blade I use to use there blades until I switched over to non mulching

 

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If you are willing to order go to jacks small engines.com and type in exmark blades but I'm sure a local dealer will have them to