Lightest Models?

[Beamster]

Thanks for sacrificing your back for the good of the group! Even your heaviest Lawn Boy is still below what my old John Deere 14SB weighed. Dry weight on that tank was listed at 111 lbs, and that is with a cast aluminum deck. Talk about stout!

L8R,
Matt

I loved my 14SB. That and the LawnBoy are the two greatest regrets that I have in lack of foresight when I sold them. Now I'd take either back, although the SB isn't realistic in my old age target.

 

[AnthemBassMan]

I loved my 14SB. That and the LawnBoy are the two greatest regrets that I have in lack of foresight when I sold them. Now I'd take either back, although the SB isn't realistic in my old age target.

My 14SB was a good mower. But when I got my 7262, I couldn’t believe how nice that little 3-1/2hp D-600 mowed compared to the 5hp Kawasaki. Some spots in the yard where my Deere would bog a little, the Lawn Boy barely skipped a beat. I sold the 14SB a couple weeks later.

L8R,
Matt

 

[H20loo]

My 3060 with handle and some gas just barely nudges the 45 lb mark

 

[Beamster]

AnthemBassMan: I think it's a 2 stroke thing. I could never move on to 4 stroke trailbikes when I compared friends' 4 strokes to my 2stroke Yamaha and Bultacos. Should have known better about the mowers.

 

[Lawnboy77]

My 3060 with handle and some gas just barely nudges the 45 lb mark

Looks like your 3060 is about the same, or maybe even lighter than the 5024. Thanks for weighing that mower for us.

 

[AnthemBassMan]

AnthemBassMan: I think it's a 2 stroke thing. I could never move on to 4 stroke trailbikes when I compared friends' 4 strokes to my 2stroke Yamaha and Bultacos. Should have known better about the mowers.

Haven’t heard Bultaco in years! I ran hare scrambles on my old Penton Six Day Trials bike back in the late 70s/early 80s. My cousin raced MX and flat track on Maicos. Ah, the good ol’ days!

L8R,
Matt

 

[Beamster]

Anthem: Single track forest Enduros around here. One promoter was rumored to laid out his routes from a helicopter because the mud swallowed riders.
(Something seems amiss with the "reply with quote" which seems to drop the quote.)

 

[Beamster]

1993 model 10420 (21 in. Alum. deck)= 67 lbs.(with approx. 1/2 tank of fuel mix)
1996 model 10401 (19 in. Alum. deck)= 54 lbs.
1973 model 7022 (21 in. Mag. deck)= 49 lbs. (with approx. 1/2 tank of fuel mix)
1977 model 5024 (19 in. Mag. deck)= 45 lbs.
1964 model 5232 (19 in. Mag. deck)= 47 lbs.
1973 model 7260B (21 in. Alum. deck)= 52 lbs.

Is it safe to assume all 5000 and 7000 series models will weigh near 50 pound plus or minus or is it hit or miss in the model numbers?

 

[Lawnboy77]

I think that is very safe to assume. Especially for the pre-compliance mowers made before 1983. The post 1983 5000s and 7000s with all the safety bells and whistles will be on the top end of that range for sure.

 

[Two-Stroke]

This is the best Lawn-Boy thread in quite a while. Weight is a big deal for push mowers. A really light mower is so much more fun to use than a heavier one. But I still prefer the F-series engine even though I believe it's heavier than the D-series.

Those pre-1983 LBs are unlikely to be equalled in usability unless the regulatory environment changes.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread, especially Lawnboy77. :thumbsup: