Walk behind What do you love about Lawn Boy?

[briggs206]

the smell is the best. 2 stroke exhaust mixed with fresh cut grass.

 

[lzn197]

A green machine that puts out blue smoke and growls like a Lion just screams Renegade doesn't it? I have brought several Lawn-boy mowers back to life. Nothing beats the sound of a LB working in the deep grass with a sharp blade and the side discharge wide open. I presently own three machines.

 

[beg]

I have always been fond of Lawn Boy mowers but after working on a few assorted mtd and craftsman I appreciate them even more.New mowers are crap built to not last more than 3-4 years.I have done things with mine that would have killed a newer mower.My souped up Duraforce can cut anything and I proved it last week to my buddy who had a 2 foot high weed not grass field on a hillside.Try that with your honda or husqovara.

 

[johnbigbooty]

I love my 2002 SilverPro Series 10323. I run Motul oil in the gas at 50:1, and have done this since day one (new). I have a spare short block, but it does not need any work yet. You can't beat a 2-Stroke, I'm glad I bought mine. 12 years cutting a one acre lot.

 

[nh2488]

I have a 19 inch Lawn Boy that I bought new in 1980. I still have the bill of sale for it.
I use this machine regularly, and it still runs as good as the day I bought it.
I also have a 1980 21 inch that I acquired a few years ago, and it still runs great.
I challenge anyone to find another brand of mower that old that is still running.
Also I have a 4 cycle Lawn Boy, Silver, that runs great too.
I have another 2 cycle machine that I picked up at the dump and got running by putting a new plug in.
It runs great and I am willing to give it away to someone that would really appreciate having it, and would be willing to come to NH and pick it up.
Contact me at nh248@metrocast.net, if you are interested.

 

[jp1961]

​Yeah, I'm a*Lawn-Boy fanatic too. *I love all two stroke engines. *OMC was the undisputed leader in two stroke technology. *SO unfortunate they quit building them. *I currently own three, but I'm always on the look out for another. *My dad was a Snapper person, decent mower but they weigh about as much as a Buick. *Interesting burble sound from the older models with underdeck muffler. *Kinda sound like a moped,,,no wait,,, actually a MOWped,,,,LOL

Jeff

 

[gfp55]

I can't add any more about a Lawn-Boy then what has all ready been said and I haven't used one in about 10 years. I can say that the first time I used one I was hooked. Back in the 70s, I was running Toro and I dropped off 4 mowers at the dealer for engine work and the guy at the dealer asked if I wanted to try one (Lawn-Boy) to see how I like it. I can't remember the model # but it was a commercial one with a big orange gas tank and orange wheels, 21" cut I think, metal engine cover if I remember right. I used it and I had one of my cutting crews use it and we all loved the power, it was nice and light, the deck that is. I never returned the one I was using and bought three more for a total of four. Those Lawn-Boys out lasted the Toro's. I changed all my mowers to Lawn-Boy, got new gas cans and cases of 2 cycle oil and never regretted it. You could ware the tire off the rims before the engine or decks. We did have to get the oil/gas ratio right but once that was done all my cutting crews love them and the comp. would stop and look and ask how much did we pay for those, some said they will not last, the decks will break things like that. In about two years time almost every lawn care co. was running Lawn-Boy. I used it in my adds, We use the best mowers out there and it worked because they gave a good cut, my guys could cut more yards in one day. It was the best money I ever spent. I can't say anything about the new 4 cycle Lawn-boys because I've never used one. But thats just me.

 

[unclelee]

I'm not an old man but I'm getting there, and I'm at the point in life where I'm beginning to feel nostalgic. I can remember the days when men were men and women were women and Americans built quality.
Lawnboy exemplifies just that, pure red blooded Americana, simple, to the point and made to mow and mow and mow some more.
The kind of machine to be handed down to the grandkids....a couple modles were even adorned in the red white and blue ( stars and stripes and bicentenial...sometimes called the liberty). Lol....today they would probably be sued by some special intrest group for such a thing....anyhow...they bring me back to the good old days, and beyond all the obvious reasons...this is why I love them ol Lawnboys.
Lee

 

[gfp55]

I'm not an old man but I'm getting there, and I'm at the point in life where I'm beginning to feel nostalgic. I can remember the days when men were men and women were women and Americans built quality.
Lawnboy exemplifies just that, pure red blooded Americana, simple, to the point and made to mow and mow and mow some more.
The kind of machine to be handed down to the grandkids....a couple modles were even adorned in the red white and blue ( stars and stripes and bicentenial...sometimes called the liberty). Lol....today they would probably be sued by some special intrest group for such a thing....anyhow...they bring me back to the good old days, and beyond all the obvious reasons...this is why I love them ol Lawnboys.
Lee

You are right about bring back the good old days, when I was thinking about the first Lawn-Boys I ever owned, man that was a good time in my life. You could make a deal with a handshake. I glad I saw this thread and posted, man time flies. I'm sorry about the hijack. "but thats just me"

 

[2smoked]

I'm not an old man but I'm getting there, and I'm at the point in life where I'm beginning to feel nostalgic. I can remember the days when men were men and women were women and Americans built quality.
Lawnboy exemplifies just that, pure red blooded Americana, simple, to the point and made to mow and mow and mow some more.
The kind of machine to be handed down to the grandkids....a couple modles were even adorned in the red white and blue ( stars and stripes and bicentenial...sometimes called the liberty). Lol....today they would probably be sued by some special intrest group for such a thing....anyhow...they bring me back to the good old days, and beyond all the obvious reasons...this is why I love them ol Lawnboys.
Lee

Unclelee, I really get the nostalgia thing. Every time I put one of my old Lawn Boys to work, I remember the days when the sound of them was so common in my neighborhood. They were well made and they lasted with just a little TLC. They were simple and easy to repair and they didn't have all those goofy safety features. They were just fine the way they were and still are if operated using common sense. Some people see an old Lawn Boy as just an old, polluting contraption made to do a common chore. But to us vintage Lawn Boy fans, they represent so much more. I could go on and on. By the way, I am nearly 58 and based on the tone of my response, I guess I'm getting old too.