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We couldn't afford a new mower when I was first married so I bought a mid 60's round fender John Deere 110 - paid $600 for it (1990). It mowed fine for a couple times and then blew a had gasket. Fixed a couple times and it blew a head gasket both times.

I finally went to trade it in for a brand new shiney JD 170 - I think it was like 1990. The 110 was as old as I was at the time and they gave me my $600 back in trade because it was in mint condition (except for the 8hp blown motor) and they apparently were a collectors item. Wish I still had it as I see their price now - it was MINT too. They are one of those things that are worth more now than they were new in 1960's.

Hustling said:

We couldn't afford a new mower when I was first married so I bought a mid 60's round fender John Deere 110 - paid $600 for it (1990). It mowed fine for a couple times and then blew a had gasket. Fixed a couple times and it blew a head gasket both times. I finally went to trade it in for a brand new shiney JD 170 - I think it was like 1990. The 110 was as old as I was at the time and they gave me my $600 back in trade because it was in mint condition (except for the 8hp blown motor) and they apparently were a collectors item. Wish I still had it as I see their price now - it was MINT too. They are one of those things that are worth more now than they were new in 1960's.

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Hard to remember model but was red international cub had a cast iron sleeved kohler engine and 50" belly mower this was in 1985 28 years ago and it cost 5400. Then used it for many years and sold it for 2500.

My first mower I truly was just mine was a John Deer j's. 40 from 2001 :thumbsup:

mine was a 70s sears rider it had a twin engine with side PTO it was cool but was a pain in the butt to start was worn out a little lol it served me well i paid 100 for it i gave it to my x wifes grandfather a few years back he restored it now it sits there lol

My first mower of any kind was something from what today would be called a big box store. The chain of stores went out of business long ago, and the only thing I can remember about the mower, other than it was a pretty candy apple red in color with a white rear bag, was that it had a Tecumseh engine on it. I didn't know a thing about mowers back then. We were newly weds with a new house and needed a walk behind lawn mower. That was in 1976.

That mower quit running after a couple of years, so I gave it to my brother-in-law. Seems the ground wire had a bare spot on it. He fixed it and used it for many more years. Then I got myself a Snapper.

Newlywed and needed a mower so I got a snapper hi-vac selfpropelled, loved it. sold it after I ran the drive wheel off of it because I didn't know any better. Wish I had it back as it was a great mower. Never let me down.

Mine was a Murray 20" push mower with a 3.5hp B&S engine made around the late 80's early 90's. I was young when my dad bought this mower. He put me to using it when I was seven years old to help him mow our yard and I carried on using it till I was sixteen, a year after embarking into the mowing business. Since then I have been using commercial equipment but I have never forgot where I started and what got started.

In 1954 I was given a pre WW2 cast iron reel type push mower that had a 1 1/2 HP Briggs power conversion engine kit installed on it. My dad and I were able to find parts for the mower and the Briggs engine and we got it running and used it at home and around the neighborhood until 1961 when I joined the Navy. Dad sold it around 1965 and bought a Lawn Boy rotary.
Mad Mackie in CT:laughing::biggrin::smile:

My first rider was a sears garden tractor was blue with a white hood.
First push mower was a snapper

My first riding mower was yellow MTD from the 80's. First pushmower was a Snapper friction disc drive self propelled w/white Briggs engine from the 80's. First ever riding mower I rode on was a JD 318 tractor and Dynmark w/ rear steering. First pushmower I used was a Murray w/rear high wheels.

My first mower that was actually mine was a 1980 (I think) snapper 19" with the 3hp Briggs. It was about 5 years old when my dad got it for me and, even though it was just a non-sp 19", I loved it because it was my first snapper. Would be neat to still have that.

My first rider was an early 80s Montgomery wards 38" deck with a 12hp Tecumseh. I was with my dad when he bought it new...ok so it really didn't start out as mine all mine but when he sold the house he was using it on it wound up at our home and I used to drive it around the back yard. It was damn fun. Gave it to my father in law about 10 years ago and a couple years later he bought a new one and we gave the old one away. What a dummy I was. All it needed was a starter. I've learned my lesson to not sell stuff I really don't want to sell just for the sake of selling it. When I'm gone my kids can go through all the stuff in the garage and sell or keep what they want...I'll spend the rest of my days collecting it!!!

Prob about 1990 my mom took me to our small local True Value hardware store and bought the least expensive new mower the had. It was a Lawn Chief push mower. Don't know what engine or size. Never changed oil, plug or air filter. Just added oil when it needed it. Used it to cut mom's yard for over 10 years. The wheels finally rotted off the deck. I moved out and she got a mowing service.

My first rider was a 1982 John Deere stx38 that my dad's girlfriend gave me when they were moving. I hated it for the two years I used it. Never really ran good for me. I didn't know much about mowers or engines then. Gave it to a co-worker who fixed it up and mowed with it for prob 4 years and passed it on to his dad who still uses it weekly.

First real push mower was a Honda Quarda-Cut my first rider was the Cub Cadet LT-1045 with a 20hp Kohler engine.

My first mower was a 1961 Bolens 800, 38" triple blade mower that was cast iron from the front axel to the rear axel and nearly everything in between. The most amazing thing of the mower was a 7 HP Wisconsin engine that could pull that 38" deck and very heavy tractor better than the 20+ over/rated HP units they put out today. (hard to beat the old Wisconsin HP) She even has a great working snow blower plus the tractor has a locking rear axel.

Now the impressive part I still have the mower (a few sets of rings latter) and it is nearly as solid as it was in 1961. I know that the new mowers turn shorter, ride nicer, do a better smoother job mowing but you have to give it to those design engineeres of that day they really built a mower for a lifetime.

Mine was a Atco 14" cylinder it was a kick start, that's all I can remember, it was still working when I sold it, got the same as I paid for it £35 that's around $35

An early 60s Wards pushmower with 2 3/4hp. My father had gotten it brand new, but had since replaced it with a newer Wards rear-bagger with 3 1/2. (1972 or so) He still had the old Wards and so offered it to me for free when I bought my house in 1981. I used it until he then moved up to a self-propelled job. I then took the old rear-bagger and put the ancient Wards out to the curb. Started it up for the guy that took it. Those old Wards machines lasted literally for decades, I did notice though, the rear-bagger would leave clumps as the bag started getting full. The MTD I finally replaced that with in 1996 had no such problem. I would literally have to keep checking the bag, as it would stuff the crap out of it making it difficult to get it back out.:laughing: Just got a rider this year. It's only my fourth lawnmower and I've been married 38 years.