Lawn-Boy 5024 Date of manufacture

[brookwoodbass]

Hi I am new to this form. I just bought an old beat up Lawnboy 5024 ser number 214207. I got it for $25.00 pretty rusty and will need lots of work. It runs great after cleaning carb. I just wanted to know how to determine the date of manufacture: I think it a 70's or 80's. Hoping to restore it to original look. It will be a fun project. This will be the second lawn boy I own. I have a 8237 also. These are Canadian labeled machines. Oh and I have 2 cycle fever! Thanks

 

[WhyZed]

:welcome:

https://lookup3.toro.com/ttcGateway/acrobat/manuals/lball07.pdf

In that link you will match up the model # and the serial # to find out the engine & year.

Looks like 2 LB's I own, those # don't quite jive.

 

[Rivets]

Your "Bricktop" was probably manufactured between 1977-97, but your serial number does not match up with any numbers that I can find for a 5024.

 

[impalass]

Hi I am new to this form. I just bought an old beat up Lawnboy 5024 ser number 214207. I got it for $25.00 pretty rusty and will need lots of work. It runs great after cleaning carb. I just wanted to know how to determine the date of manufacture: I think it a 70's or 80's. Hoping to restore it to original look. It will be a fun project. This will be the second lawn boy I own. I have a 8237 also. These are Canadian labeled machines. Oh and I have 2 cycle fever! Thanks

I have 2 8237 lawn boys and on one of them i just changed the 3 seals because it was getting hard to start when hot.

 

[brookwoodbass]

Your "Bricktop" was probably manufactured between 1977-97, but your serial number does not match up with any numbers that I can find for a 5024.

Thanks for information. This mower is Canadian distributed from Outboard Marine Corporation Perterborough Canada.

 

[brookwoodbass]

:welcome:

https://lookup3.toro.com/ttcGateway/acrobat/manuals/lball07.pdf

In that link you will match up the model # and the serial # to find out the engine & year.

Looks like 2 LB's I own, those # don't quite jive.

Thanks for the link as mentioned serial numbers don't jive! Mower is out of Peterborough. I will get a picture of tag. Thanks again!

 

[brookwoodbass]

Your "Bricktop" was probably manufactured between 1977-97, but your serial number does not match up with any numbers that I can find for a 5024.

I have attached picture of ser# and shroud I will start to make it pretty but have tested and runs great! Any suggestions on cleaning it up paint etc. would be appreciated! Thanks

 

[Rivets]

I think the reason the model and serial numbers don't jive is that your unit was built in Canada, while my records are only for unit built in the USA.

 

[bwright1818]

The only suggestion I have about painting is really a warning: There is a guy selling Lawn Boy color paint, in spray cans, on eBay. The picture looks like a regular 12 oz can; but when you get it, it's a 4.5 oz can...Just about enough to paint a coffee cup. You would need about ten cans to paint a mower deck.

 

[brookwoodbass]

I have attached picture of ser# and shroud I will start to make it pretty but have tested and runs great! Any suggestions on cleaning it up paint etc. would be appreciated! Thanks

Thanks for info! I am trying to locate Rust-oleum Grabber green or Plastikote Hot Rod Green somewhere in Canada? will check out NAPA? According to a lot of forms they are a close match. I have now prepared the shroud and deck for painting!