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[Two-Stroke]

I Love Lawnboy mowers so much that last week I brought home 25 more older models from a Stihl & lawnboy dealer that had them setting outside for parts. Most are still complete, just given up on by owners for various reasons. I love them so much I hated to see them so lonely and abandoned outside. Now they will be added to my other yard ornaments until I can build a storage building for them, hopefully soon. I can't believe the number of people who see them and stop by to talk about them. While on the way home with 8 of the lawnboys in my truck, I stopped by walmart, and when leaving the store, I met 3 people at my truck waiting for me and asking either to sell them one or if I could repair an old one they had. I now have 7 people wanting me to sell them one as soon as I get them repaired/restored.

Wow, that's quite a find. I've never found that many at one time. Actually, it's just as well... I don't know how I'd find time to fix that many.

Welcome. :welcome:

 

[Stihl_powered_LawnBoy]

LawnBoys are better by design. Some have been known to go over 30 years without any maintenance.

 

[Lawnmowerman2]

My wife loves her lawn boy (me), she belives in reg maintence..

 

[Lawn-Boy]

Lawn-Boy is awesome! I got my first machine (2 stroke self-propelled) 8 years ago and have never done anything but routine maintenance. I don't know how good the new four strokes are, but the old smokey twos are great.

 

[Garacuda]

THEY ARE SO HARD TO KILL!

I bought my first one (SCAMP) at a yard sale over 20 years ago for $50. I treated it like crap, using it to bushog small saplings and briars on my new (then) property. Some years later the steel deck broke, around a wheel I think, and I just shoved it behind the garage for a few years (outside, no cover). Then after 2-3 years went by I was cleaning up and decided to see if it still would start. Poured in some gas, primed it and there she went, purring like only a Lawn Boy does. I decided right then to replace her frame and found a used aluminum frame. Now it's back inside everynight and used regularly like a weed eater around the yard. I lucked up on another one at a yard sale about 4 years ago for only $2.00! I brought it home, cleaned rust from the magneto, added fuel, and heard it purring too! They sleep together now. I still work the crap out of 'em and they seem to love it! About as maintenance free as it gets for me. Gotta Love Lawn Boys! (2 cycle that is):thumbsup:

 

[Fireman 123]

Great story! After getting bit by the bug about 5 years ago, you can't give me anything else. I've bought, and sold quite a few, plus I've sold several parts. It's a great little hobby. Here's a line-up of my D - series mowers. All still run, and do a great job. I have a Gold Series F engine for my main mower. 18 years old and still as smooth as butter. I'm always on the look-out for the green machines

 

[Garacuda]

Yours look much nicer that mine Fireman. I took another close look at my $2 mower and noticed it says Lawn Boy by JC Penney on the front of the tank. Did they make many of those? Do you know how to identify the years? I don't know much about LB's but I'm very pleased with mine.

 

[Fireman 123]

Yours look much nicer that mine Fireman. I took another close look at my $2 mower and noticed it says Lawn Boy by JC Penney on the front of the tank. Did they make many of those? Do you know how to identify the years? I don't know much about LB's but I'm very pleased with mine.

Thank you. I'll be glad to help you ID your JcP mower. I wouldn't think there's very many out there, but I do see one come up on eBay and Craigslist every now and then. They definitely have a look of their own. To find the year, go to Lawnboy.com, click to buy parts. There's a space to enter the model # of the mower. It will give a list of years that you will have to match to the serial # of the mower.

 

[Two-Stroke]

Great story! After getting bit by the bug about 5 years ago, you can't give me anything else. I've bought, and sold quite a few, plus I've sold several parts. It's a great little hobby. Here's a line-up of my D - series mowers. All still run, and do a great job. I have a Gold Series F engine for my main mower. 18 years old and still as smooth as butter. I'm always on the look-out for the green machines

Thanks for posting those photos. I have two of the same mowers: a model 8232 (plus I have a second one for parts); and a model 7266 (sort of my favorite mower.)

 

[Garacuda]

Thank you. I'll be glad to help you ID your JcP mower. I wouldn't think there's very many out there, but I do see one come up on eBay and Craigslist every now and then. They definitely have a look of their own. To find the year, go to Lawnboy.com, click to buy parts. There's a space to enter the model # of the mower. It will give a list of years that you will have to match to the serial # of the mower.

Thanks, I'll check it out. I never knew this site was here until last week and I think it's great. So much useful knowledge and the folks are so helpful to each other. I never even knew when they stopped making the beloved 2 stroker.:ashamed: My JcP mower must have set outside a lot, the plastic gas cap fell apart, the plastic tabs holding the gas tank onto the cover broke and it's now held on with pop rivets. But I'm still happy with it and my old faithful Scamp. You guys have made me decide to give them a bath this weekend.....heck, I might even sharpen their blades while I'm at it.:wink: