Simplicity Push Mower similar to Lawn-Boy mowers????

[d_sharier]

The $700 price range I was referring to, was for the brand new modern "Saber Edge" mowers which appear to use a very slightly modified Lawnboy stagger-wheel aluminum deck, albeit with a Briggs engine. Of course, Toro has abandoned the Lawnboy stagger-wheel design concept now all together, so maybe they sold the tooling?

I started this thread to discuss the similarities between this old Simplicity and the Lawn-Boy mowers of the same era. There are other threads already discussing this Saber mower. So I feel the need to ask, why are you trying to change the topic of this thread? Do you have a stake in them? Dealer?


In regards to your post pointing out the differences in the Simplicity parts, yes there are pronounced differences in the two different mower companies.(Simplicity and Lawn-Boy) Anyone with a basic knowledge of Lawn-Boy history and design could point out a slew of differences between them. I don't recall anyone saying they were the same, certainly not me. The entire point of starting this thread was to try to see if there is any history between the two mower companies. This question was sparked when I noticed the Lawn-Boy "influence" in this Simplicity design.

I am baffled that it is proving to be so difficult to stay on this subject.

 

[Phototone]

I am sorry if I mis-understood, but I THOUGHT the idea behind the post was mowers that imitated or copied Lawnboy features. In that case, both mowers were relevant. I am not a dealer for anything. I am a hobby Lawnboy collector.

 

[unclelee]

The staggered wheel design was first patented by Lawn B oy..but it became common among manufacturers in the 50s and into the 60s..Toro, Eclips, Jacobsen, etc all used the staggered wheel designs. Although Lawn boy was the first, there where so many slight variations by other brands that protecting the patent was next to impossible
Lee