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hi i'm mike and i'm addicted to free mowers
seems like i lucked out on the first few and made a little cash. that being said i have learned a bit and when my shoulder lets me....i'm going back to my day job
i have this gold pro series dura force 6.5 hp and after i went through the carb it runs like a champ!
as i was getting some info online i realized i had something special.
supposed to sell it tomorrow (200.00) which is great but i love this thing!
i will update when i sell it
as i said i have a few screws loose but i get by somehow

i have 2 more lawn boys i could use some advice on.

have a great day

Hello,

That's a nice one. I have the electric start version 10547 in about as nice a shape.

Be ready to run to keep up with it in 3rd gear.

Regards

Jeff

jp1961 said:

Hello,

That's a nice one. I have the electric start version 10547 in about as nice a shape.

Be ready to run to keep up with it in 3rd gear.

Regards

Jeff

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sounds like you got a nice one too
i have someone that wants it and to be honest.....i love that lawn boy!
maybe they won't show up....i wouldn't mind at all.
well off to put a new cable on another newer one.
thanks for the kind words
happy 4th!

Nice lookin' free mower! Did it sell?

Small world. I got one this weekend. Mine there was a clog in the fuel tank- no fuel flowing(is there a filter in there?). Mine is steel deck though.. Was this an "option" of did toro already ditch the magnesium deck for this?

Amazing how much stuff people toss that only need a simple fix.

Hello,

There isn't a fuel filter in the gas tank on that model, there is a screen that covers the fuel pickup tube inside the carb.

You have a 10323 or 10324 there.

I see you're missing the primer bulb, you can fit a primer bulb off a small Tecumseh 2 stroke snowblower on your mower. It's made from rubber as opposed to the flimsy plastic Lawn-Boy used.

Magnesium decked Lawn-Boys were used on the earlier models, later ones used steel and aluminum.

Regards

Jeff

jp1961 said:

Hello,

There isn't a fuel filter in the gas tank on that model, there is a screen that covers the fuel pickup tube inside the carb.

You have a 10323 or 10324 there.

I see you're missing the primer bulb, you can fit a primer bulb off a small Tecumseh 2 stroke snowblower on your mower. It's made from rubber as opposed to the flimsy plastic Lawn-Boy used.

Magnesium decked Lawn-Boys were used on the earlier models, later ones used steel and aluminum.

Regards

Jeff

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I blew out the tank with an air compressor and water to flush anything out. Nothing solid came out but dirt. Gas flowed fine then.
Just choking the throttle is enough to start it in 1 pull so I might just leave it without a primer.
When i sent my dad a pic(being he had a LB in the 70's) he had a flashback. I wonder what was wrong that he tossed it back then. I know i used the right gas - mixed...

jp1961 said:

Hello,


I see you're missing the primer bulb, you can fit a primer bulb off a small Tecumseh 2 stroke snowblower on your mower. It's made from rubber as opposed to the flimsy plastic Lawn-Boy used.

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Jeff, do u by chance have the tecumseh part number?? From experience there are several types of primers that i have come across. If you dont i'll have to resort to the digging.

I ask because i found another one )

I only made it to step 3 in my new find procedure - 1- check and clean the air filter, Don't need step 2 which is check there is oil, 3- add little gas and 1 squirt of starter fluid and BINGO!!!

This one the throttle does not have a choke so i will need to prime this one to start it and you are right- i primed it to get it to start 2 times, then the primer started breaking and falling apart.

Hello,

Found this on parts tree.com. Part number 570629a. Looks like the new ones are red, the old one I used was black.

I think any small engine repair shop could get you one without a part number though.

Regards

Jeff

Two things;

1.) That F sounds like it's running a little fast in that vid.

2.) IDK for sure what model F you have there, but I'd guess something like a 10515 if 4.5hp or 10518 if 5.0hp. Either way it doesn't matter, they share the same primer bulb, which carries over to the Durforce as well. So do yourself a favor and order up 3-4 new bulbs, they're cheap and only last so long, may as well have a spare or 2 handy. I myself did just that like a year ago since the collection keeps growing. The PN for those primers is 667460. The ones I ordered last year were black, and I don't see anything about them being red when looking them up just now..though I suppose that's the Tecumseh primers.

Happy mowing!

Mow'N Weeds - It did seem to run faster when i first started it up. The next time i actually used it, it seemed "normal" speed. While the throttle did not appear sticking when i looked at it, maybe it was...
I got a Tecumseh primer for the replacement.

I am collecting too much.... 80's Snapper, Ariens, Toro, and now these 2. I think i better sell this one....

How do you like that Tecumseh bulb? Better/worse than the LB primer?

Heh, preach'n to the Choir! I just picked up another LB last night, lol. I'm a little over limit (I don't have my non-mowing boneyard pile listed in my sig). Pretty soon I'm gonna have to park a trailer home out back and find a ratty 3rd gen Firebird to go with it.
This LB was said that 'the electronic ignition went out'. I asked if he meant the coil and he didn't think that sounded like the part name. Said an electrical part that went out 7 years ago that he had replaced and the part was around $68, and now it's doing the same thing (just quit and won't fire, no spark) and he figures it's the same part, but couldn't remember what the part was called though. Duraforce 10247 pusher.