Agreed! I have two that run. Last week I scrapped an s-10 truck and spotted one in the junk yard. Asked what they wanted for it, and he said. $100. Somebody had pulled the engine all apart. The front of the deck was cut out, and the side discharge was enlarged. They must have been using it as a bush hog. I did pull the steering hoop and rear tires off of it though.
Found me a Wisconsin robin powered 80's commercial snapper self propelled tonight! Even if it is 4 cycle I'm still excited. Been used hard and I probably over paid for it, but oh well.
Actually my pac-n-sac does blow a good amount of dust and small clippings/leaves out of that area. It catches the most of it though, so I guess I can't complain too much.
) into the Briggs engine. I was just going to sell it as is, but I can't bare to part with it, so I think I'll set it aside eventually to restore it. I also have a hi vac with the 7hp Briggs Intek which I think is about an 05 model. I finally got it running after buying it a few months ago and thought it was going to be my one and only, go to mower, but theres something about mowing with the old stuff. And after using it, the newer ones just don't seem as solid as the old ones, like my 78. I think I have the sickness as well, my collection is just getting started:thumbsup: Unfortunately (or fortunately), I have it really bad, as I have a thing for lawn boys as well:laughing: I need a bigger yard so I can use them all:wink:
