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Lawnboy bricktop w/pics

I just aquired a lawn bot bricktop from a guy at work. The mower appears to be original but the motor is blue and the deck is yellow, even the grass chute is yellow. All of the original decals are on the motor. Is this original? I will try to get some pictures for the forum but I am curious if the paint scheme is factory done...... Thanks

A IH model deck with possibly and LB snow blower engine would be my guess.

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weezer4117 said:

I just aquired a lawn bot bricktop from a guy at work. The mower appears to be original but the motor is blue and the deck is yellow, even the grass chute is yellow. All of the original decals are on the motor. Is this original? I will try to get some pictures for the forum but I am curious if the paint scheme is factory done...... Thanks

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That's a very interesting combination of colors and a fine addition to any LB collection. I'm just guessing but I have a hard time believing that the color combo is original -- it's just too strange. :confused2:

I agree with the IH deck and maybe an old snow blower engine, but hey, I like it! I wouldn't change a thing about it. Tune her up if it needs it and use it.

I just bought a Lawn-Boy Brick-Top Commercial (model 6255, 1977) after a week of seeing it every day on CraigsList and not having my emails returned.

How about that gas tank? It looks like you could mow an eight hour day without a refill.

that is one sweet bricktop, i was unaware one was made in the commercial line. I GOT TO HAVE ONE!!!!

Two-Stroke said:

I just bought a Lawn-Boy Brick-Top Commercial (model 6255, 1977) after a week of seeing it every day on CraigsList and not having my emails returned.

How about that gas tank? It looks like you could mow an eight hour day without a refill.

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That was the first lawn boy I ever owned. Been looking for one everywhere!! None on eBay, and none locally on Craigslist. I guess another one will pop up if I continue searching!! Good luck with it. Nice find!!

Awesome find! I'll bet there aren't too many of those models left out there.

Those old Brick-Tops pop up once in a while -- you have to just keep looking. :wink:

I think my fellow Lawn-Boy collectors can relate to the stress I was under for six days as the ad (with photo) was up on CraigsList -- but no replies to my emails. :mur:

Two-Stroke said:

Those old Brick-Tops pop up once in a while -- you have to just keep looking. :wink:

I think my fellow Lawn-Boy collectors can relate to the stress I was under for six days as the ad (with photo) was up on CraigsList -- but no replies to my emails. :mur:

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I bet you were stressed. Funny how a lawn mower makes you that way, but LB's aren't just another mower. I hope you were able to buy it for craigslist prices, and not eBay lol.

Fireman 123 said:

I bet you were stressed. Funny how a lawn mower makes you that way, but LB's aren't just another mower. I hope you were able to buy it for craigslist prices, and not eBay lol.

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It was at the higher end of CraigsList prices and I had to buy a non-working trimmer -- that I might be able to fix and use. It was $75 for the mower and trimmer. The mower seems to have been pretty well maintained but probably has more hours than 100 average mowers. :biggrin:

I have two commercial LB's but i have never seen one with a bricktop engine. If I could find one, I would trade both of the ones I have for a bricktop. For some reason I am partial to them, I think I have 5 now.....

weezer4117 said:

I have two commercial LB's but i have never seen one with a bricktop engine. If I could find one, I would trade both of the ones I have for a bricktop. For some reason I am partial to them, I think I have 5 now.....

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"I think" ??
This reminds me of when I was younger and owned many Saabs, at times, I did not know exactly how many...those were the days...lol
Now I have just one Saab and two Lawn Boy.
All run, more or less.

Hey this is the first time on this forum. I have that same Brick Top I bought in 1982 from a landscaper after the mower he sold me was spitting gas out the spark plug. It was new under his work bench never used. Since that time in 1995 I hit one the the kids dinosaur in the grass and cracked the magnesium deck. I have run two different decks since that time. I would love to find an original deck if anyone has one. I hope to re-ring the mower this winter for 20 more years of cutting.

Re: Lawnboy bricktop w/pics

weezer4117 said:

I just aquired a lawn bot bricktop from a guy at work. The mower appears to be original but the motor is blue and the deck is yellow, even the grass chute is yellow. All of the original decals are on the motor. Is this original? I will try to get some pictures for the forum but I am curious if the paint scheme is factory done...... Thanks

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It's a IH deck with a Loafer motor.

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LB8210 said:

It's a IH deck with a Loafer motor.

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You are right...loafer/IH, this is truly a case where the sum of the parts are greater than the whole.