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HELP on a LawnBoy model - Thanks!

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northstar1

Hi - My neighbor gave me a Lawnboy 4.5 hp 4 cycle Silver Series push mower, and I don't know what model it is -- the model sticker has been rubbed off. Wondering if anyone here can help identify it -- I'm attaching 3 pics. It doesn't want to start at this point, and I'm trying to decide how much effort/$ to expend on it.
Thanks to anyone who has thoughts!
Brad

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Phototone

Thats the model with the Tecumsah 4-cycle engine. These engines are known for self-destruction. Not a REAL lawnboy in the sense of the durable 2-cycle engines. The only good thing is the stagger-wheel deck, which discharges the clippings quite well.


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northstar1

Phototone: Thats the model with the Tecumsah 4-cycle engine. These engines are known for self-destruction. Not a REAL lawnboy in the sense of the durable 2-cycle engines. The only good thing is the stagger-wheel deck said:
Thanks Phototone, that's helpful. Yeah, I kinda figured that this might be the case -- one of my other neighbors has one of the older 2-cycles LB's that he loves -- he's kept it going for decades.
Any idea of about what years LB made this 4-cycle Silver model, or possible model numbers?
Thanks!
Brad
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2smoked

2smoked

Phototone said:
Thats the model with the Tecumsah 4-cycle engine. These engines are known for self-destruction. Not a REAL lawnboy in the sense of the durable 2-cycle engines. The only good thing is the stagger-wheel deck, which discharges the clippings quite well.
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I agree with Phototone. These mowers were nothing but a generic mower painted green with the name "LAWN BOY" slapped on them. Sorry if that offends anyone but there is lawn boy, and then there is Lawn Boy! I recall my old place of employment purchasing one of those models years ago. After about 4 hours of use, it was puking oil all over the place and just smoking like crazy. It did not last very long. They sold them by the truck load just because of the name. Just my 2 cents. Yes I am biased.


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kmaysob

Digging up an old thread,
This was my first exposure to a lawn boy. While the motor may not have been a duraforce, I ran it for many years until the wheels broke and I stuck it in the side yard. I recall my dad and grandpa having a good laugh when I told them it mulched so good, we didn't need to rake the dog sh*t up anymore. It was true though.


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EdBrown

I have a Lawnboy 4.5 HP, self propelled, and it is model 10302, serial 7901570. I bought it pretty cheap a couple of yeas ago, and it runs very good. Have not had any problems using it, and it runs and cuts very good. It was made in 1997.

It looks just like your LB, except it is self propelled.


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Phototone

Even though it has the less-desirable 4-cycle engine, it still has the stagger-wheel front discharge deck, which is what is responsible for the nice cut of LawnBoys. Now, it seems, they have abandoned even this.


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bertsmobile1

And while we are talking Lawn Boy can some one explain to me the logic of 4 individually adjustable wheel heights.
Is it because the decks warp ?
I just don't get it.
We went to 1 lever adjustment in 1959 on most mower although some did retain individual front & back adjustments into the 60's.


#9

BlazNT

BlazNT

I do not understand the 4 wheel adjustment either but I do the front and back adjustment. Like it the 80's with cars. If you jack them up in the back they go faster.:laughing::laughing::laughing:


#10

Two-Stroke

Two-Stroke

bertsmobile1 said:
And while we are talking Lawn Boy can some one explain to me the logic of 4 individually adjustable wheel heights.
Is it because the decks warp ?
I just don't get it.
We went to 1 lever adjustment in 1959 on most mower although some did retain individual front & back adjustments into the 60's.
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I'm guessing it saves weight. Also, how often do most people change the height?


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bertsmobile1

If the mower does not have a blade clutch, every time you start.
Up full height, start then down to cutting height.
This prevents the height adjustments from rusting in place and makes the mower easier to start.


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Rbp401

I am a die hard two stroke lawnboy fan from 70s on up. I have had several tecumsehs over the years, they are good engines if you treat them with respect and don't over rev them, they will throw a rod, change the oil regularly. I recall a 10 horse pull start that I put on a MTD lawntractor that originally came with a 16 horse I put the pull start on it so if the battery was dead I could still start it ran it for 16 years no issues. I recently got a lawnboy not too much different from yours 2004 model Tecumseh engine coil was bad put in new coil and it cranks first pull every time, none of my 2 strokes will do that. I think they are good machines just not quite as resilient as the original OMC lawnboy.


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fabricgator

bertsmobile1 said:
And while we are talking Lawn Boy can some one explain to me the logic of 4 individually adjustable wheel heights.
Is it because the decks warp ?
I just don't get it.
We went to 1 lever adjustment in 1959 on most mower although some did retain individual front & back adjustments into the 60's.
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I have a spot where I raise the one wheel near the discharge chute two clicks as when the other three wheels are on the curb strip, I need that forth wheel up as it rides on the crown of the street, in order to get a nice shaped crown cut on the median.

Other than that, I cut everything at height six all the time.
St Augustine lawn in South Florida, USA.


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