What's the WORST Lawn Boy?

[bwright1818]

So, dummy that I am, I drove nearly 200 miles round trip to pick up three Lawn Boys for $60 total. Good price; I could part 'em out and be ahead of the game. Problem is, two of them are school bus, rear discharge 20 inchers.....with no bags!

One of these 20s (Model 8157) has not only self propel but a blade clutch and an F engine with an exhaust that shoots down into the deck adaptor, then comes back UP and shoots ot the side, above the deck, like most mowers, albeit with a giant muffler. I assume they did this because there was no room under the deck for the clutch AND a conventional muffler? Is this a pre-Dura Force or something? Anyway, even the handle looks kind of mechanically intimidating, with levers, cables and springs and crap all over it. I think just the handle weighs as much as my whole 19" Brick Top. This thing is a far cry from the nice, simple, light weight Lawn Boys we all love, making it my LEAST favorite model, EVER. What's yours?

The only good thing to come out of this trip was that one of the rear baggers had an OEM side discharge adaptor on it, making it so that you can mow one of these machines without having to bag! This is something new to me, giving the school bus models some salvation, in my eyes. Anybody else seen these?

 

[impalass]

Your 8157 has a F engine.

 

[midnite rider]

Model 8157 Lawnboy

 

[bwright1818]

Well, that one sure looks better than mine....!!

Have you guys seen the side discharge thing? You open the back safety door and slip this thing over it, which holds the door open and shoots the grass out to the left side (standing at the handle.) I never knew you could get such a thing.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

Well, that one sure looks better than mine....!!

Have you guys seen the side discharge thing? You open the back safety door and slip this thing over it, which holds the door open and shoots the grass out to the left side (standing at the handle.) I never knew you could get such a thing.

Kind of like this?

 

[bwright1818]

Yes, it's the same idea but green, for the green mower. Mine is also open on the bottom.

I used to hate those mowers because most of my mowing is without a bag. It kind of makes them worth having, now. Good thing because now I have three. (One is commercial.)

 

[Two-Stroke]

I'd say anything with an F-series engine has at least one good thing going for it. The Lawn-Boys made today are much worse. They're just generic, B&S-powered, and bizarrely styled -- but with the LB name -- it annoys me that such a great brand name is being put on such crap.

 

[impalass]

I'd say anything with an F-series engine has at least one good thing going for it. The Lawn-Boys made today are much worse. They're just generic, B&S-powered, and bizarrely styled -- but with the LB name -- it annoys me that such a great brand name is being put on such crap.

I have 4 lawn boys with the F engines 2 push 2 self-propel

 

[robinb66]

I have an 86 self propelled with an F series, and 76 model with a D 400 series.The two best models ever made wouldn't trade them for anything!!!!!:wink::smile::thumbsup::laughing::biggrin::licking:

 

[impalass]

I have an 86 self propelled with an F series, and 76 model with a D 400 series.The two best models ever made wouldn't trade them for anything!!!!!:wink::smile::thumbsup::laughing::biggrin::licking:

On my 8252 with a D400 series engine i had a jump start when the self-propel was engaged.
On that engine i removed the coil and installed a solid state coil from a 8232. With that coil you have a better spark.