Toro rear drive wheels on a Lawnboy?

[jp1961]

While at Home Depot today, I noticed a box of Toro replacement lawnmower wheels with metal gear for like 16.00 bucks. I wonder if they would fit on my Lawnboy 10323? The lawnmower dealer quoted me a price of like 80.00 for them (ouch)!! The ones I have are useable, but the plastic around the gear lugs are cracked and the gear is a tad loose. Even tried super glue.

Jeff

 

[d_sharier]

Toro and Lawn-Boy do share a lot of items. I know the gears look to be the same, and they are mounted to the wheels in a similar fashion; however, I believe that you will find the offset of the hub to be different. If you try to mount the Toro wheel to a Lawn-Boy deck, I believe that you will find that the pinion gear on transmission doesn't correctly mate with the drive gear on the wheel. I know the new OEM ones can be expensive. You should be able to find a nice used set for around $25 shipped to your door. I may even have another set in my garage. If you are interested, send me an email.

 

[jp1961]

Yeah,,,you're correct. Not only is the offset wrong, the teeth look bigger on the Toro. I took one of my rear wheels into Home Depot to do a comparison. The gears are roughly the same diameter though. Think when the time comes, I'll just bite the bullet and buy new.

Jeff