Lawn Mowers - what do you have?

[bmwpower]

JD LX172 with 38in. deck
No problems. It's too small for my yard, but I'm never getting rid of it.

 

[LincolnCont.]

Ransomes 72"
3cyl. Deutz Diesel.
I LOVE IT! My only complaint is about three years ago the spring or whatever apperatus that was used to tension the Hyd pump belt broke off and Ive rigged bailing wire and a small turn buckle to a bolt and the frame to keep it tight which evry once and a while breaks... but thats my own fault for being lazy & not lookin the part up in the manual

 

[dieseldodge01]

My dad has a 318 JD built in '88, 50" deck, 18 horse motor.
1948 JD M with JD 60" deck. 18 horse motor.

 

[Gunnar]

I am with the Deere men. We have a large property and are so dependent on our 445 22 HP EFI with the 54" mower. We hook up the 47" snowblower in the winter and it goes through the wet, heavy snow like butter on the long driveway. We've had it for 10 years and it hasn't missed a beat. I think it would be an excellent buy for someone in the market for a used workhorse tractor.

 

[TheGrooveking]

I've got a home owner's model that I've been using that's fully assembled and in service, but it's the heavy duty models that I like the best.

I think it might be able to cut up to 1-1/2", but I'm not sure. I've always cut my Bermuda anywhere from 1/4" to 1/2".

These mowers are originally California Trimmers made right here in Fresno since 1935, but about two years ago, the company was purchased by Eastman Mowers over in Maine.

I thought I had seen your handle/avatar before I came to GarageJournal, you're on Lawnsite, I remember reading your comments when I was thinking about getting a reel mower and doing some research.

TheGrooveking

 

[Flash21]

...I've always cut my Bermuda anywhere from 1/4" to 1/2"....

pics?

 

[Merkava_4]

pics?

When I get it a little more green.

 

[Drdaves49]

How about this....from the early seventies. It actually cuts grass.

I used to have a twin cylinder Maytag mower.....I believe it was built by a man named Johnson.

Dave

 

[eborcim]

Allis Chalmers B-Late 1940's era

 

[c_mccann]

Had a Honda SX 214. Best machine I had, sold it because I have have yard guys now, but I miss it in my garage. Used to detail it and had a custom cover made for it- am I weird, the tires were armor-all'd..

 

[KEH]

44 inch Dixie Chopper ZTR. Love it. 20 hp Kohler.

KEH

 

[chrislib]

15 year old hand me down (from FIL) Snapper self prop, oil`s been changed 2x, original spark plug and air filter. When it starts misfiring the plug gets re-gapped and the paper air filter gets hosed off .I take my dislike for yard work out vicariously on the mower,lol, that and I`m so damn impressed with the machine I want to see how far it will go.

 

[Bryan Burns]

10 year old Toro Recycler for which I haven't used the bag ever.

 

[fordbroncodave]

How about this....from the early seventies. It actually cuts grass.

I used to have a twin cylinder Maytag mower.....I believe it was built by a man named Johnson.

Dave

i had one of those. if you ever neglect it and it doesn't want to start any more it is impossible to get it to start again because of the resistance. very ****** mower if you ask me. it cut ok but not the best

 

[fordbroncodave]

5 push mowers:

ariens swivel wheel with bagger
yardman swivel wheel with bagger
scotts normal push mower no extras
yardman push mower no bagger
mtd pile of junk. weighs too much and the wheels are all bent

1 snapper comet hv with a bagger

my dad has a toro proline 43" deck hydro walk behind with a trac vac system on it and a 60" lazer z exmark mower with a 28hp kohler EFI

 

[G-force]

I spent about 5 hours of my weekend brush clearing some acres with my sweet rig...

Kubota B2620 4wd cut.

As you can see it does a lot more than just cut grass. Great tool!

 

[wineslob]

2005 Troy Built with the Honda motor. Very nice mower.

 

[ryan_289]

1995 John Deere 345 for the house. A 1998 John Deere 5510 and a 10' cutter for clipping pastures.

If its not green, its not on my place

 

[Thumper]

Lmao.......uh.......I got a 1972 Murray 12hp, 38 in cut riding mower..... ok dammit.......go ahead and laugh.....

 

[foolishpride]

1989 John Deere 185, with the 17 HP Kawasaki engine. Runs and mows as good as the day I bought it 21 years ago.

 

[TheGrooveking]

Lmao.......uh.......I got a 1972 Murray 12hp, 38 in cut riding mower..... ok dammit.......go ahead and laugh.....

Ain't gonna laugh, you've got my respect! You've kept it running, that's more impressive than anything else. Use it, enjoy it, it's what counts.

TheGrooveking

 

[saabman]

John Deere 316 with a 46 inch deck. Will soon be adding 50 inch deck and Power-flo bagger.

 

[KCarGuy]

An even older Craftsman 22" self Propelled Eager-1 Mower.
I'll keep it running one way or another until the frame rots away!
It is going on 21 years old now...and cuts like a charm.

 

[Indy_500]

An even older Craftsman 22" self Propelled Eager-1 Mower.
I'll keep it running one way or another until the frame rots away!
It is going on 21 years old now...and cuts like a charm.

i have a 1978 craftsman mower, i bet it runs better than urs jk

 

[Rnz520]

A 2001 26" Husqvarna rear drive self propelled with a 6.5 HP Honda OHC. Changed the oil once after the first year, still used to cut ours and all of the streets lawn once a week, doesnt miss a beat, even after I ran over a piece of re-bar sticking out of the ground.

 

[vssjim]

I have two mexicans, they look about five foot six and about 18" wide when the cut.

 

[hilld]

For the lawn:

John Deere X300 w/42" deck

For the fields:

John Deere 3320 with MX 5 rotary cutter

 

[Mickey O]

 

[Case]

where do i find one of those XD

 

[Indy_500]

i just picked up this beauty last night. my great aunt took it to a mechanic this year and he can't seem to fix it. well i took the carb apart and cleaned the heck out of it. no luck. i would start it up, it would run for a good 5 min. then die. if i tried starting it up again right away, it wouldn't start. but if i let it sit for at least 20 min. and try to start it up, it would run again! but only for 5 min. so i figured since the intake is clean what about the exhaust..? well since she's a good ole 2 stroke, she burns lots of oil and whatnot. So, the muffler was PLUMP full of carbon deposits. I couldn't get it all quite out so i had to drill some holes to get it all out because the deposits would get stuck trying to make their way out. Got er all cleaned up and now she runs like a charm. The problem is, it's a 1984 and my great aunt paid $500 for it back then. She just went and bought a $500 toro push mower. And now i got it running so i don't know what to tell her. It has electric start, self propelled, it's a bagger, blower, mulcher. It's got all the goodies and it's in mint condition. she gave it to me for free since she doesn't know anything about motors and the mechanic couldn't fix it.

 

[jjmstng68]

Troy built 42in. with the Kohler courage motor. Good enough to tow some cars around and pull small trees out of the yard.

 

[Diesel_Crawler]

i just picked up this beauty last night. my great aunt took it to a mechanic this year and he can't seem to fix it. well i took the carb apart and cleaned the heck out of it. no luck. i would start it up, it would run for a good 5 min. then die. if i tried starting it up again right away, it wouldn't start. but if i let it sit for at least 20 min. and try to start it up, it would run again! but only for 5 min. so i figured since the intake is clean what about the exhaust..? well since she's a good ole 2 stroke, she burns lots of oil and whatnot. So, the muffler was PLUMP full of carbon deposits. I couldn't get it all quite out so i had to drill some holes to get it all out because the deposits would get stuck trying to make their way out. Got er all cleaned up and now she runs like a charm. The problem is, it's a 1984 and my great aunt paid $500 for it back then. She just went and bought a $500 toro push mower. And now i got it running so i don't know what to tell her. It has electric start, self propelled, it's a bagger, blower, mulcher. It's got all the goodies and it's in mint condition. she gave it to me for free since she doesn't know anything about motors and the mechanic couldn't fix it.

I love lawn boy's you can not kill them. we always had a stoke of them at the shop from people drooping them for dumb things just like that, Or they had water in the gas or a dirty carb. People also though gas never went bad


These bring back some memory's Just like home I kid you not.

 

[Tim Cowan]

I ride on a 13 year old John Deere GT275 but my trimmer is a 1950's something Yazoo push-24" with the 20" bike tires. It has a 5 hp Cast iron Clinton engine( second engine was bought about 1972, still getting it) I bought it used $40 and wouldn't run; it had kerosene in the tank. I have a new B&S 6 hp in the box waiting for the next upgrade. I just love this old mower as I did my 3 Cushman Eagles of days past.

 

[Tim Cowan]

As a kid in the 50's, I remember an old Snapper commerical mower that was about 6-10 hp that had a power roller drive on the rear and skid bars for front support. It had a 24-30 " cut with a molded steel body like a turtle shell. On the nose like a hood orniment was stuck a snapping turtle head. ANYBODY IN THE GJ REMEMBER THESE OLD MACHINES, BESIDES MYSELF OR AM I JUST DREAMING?

 

[baucom]

I have a Massey Ferguson 2823 garden tractor with a Kohler Command 23hp and 54" deck and a Kubota push mower. Both are great. The Kubota has an aluminum deck, so there's no rust to worry about, and the MF is the same as a Simplicity Prestige--that deck lays down some NICE stripes.

 

[TheGrooveking]

i just picked up this beauty last night. my great aunt took it to a mechanic this year and he can't seem to fix it. well i took the carb apart and cleaned the heck out of it. no luck. i would start it up, it would run for a good 5 min. then die. if i tried starting it up again right away, it wouldn't start. but if i let it sit for at least 20 min. and try to start it up, it would run again! but only for 5 min. so i figured since the intake is clean what about the exhaust..? well since she's a good ole 2 stroke, she burns lots of oil and whatnot. So, the muffler was PLUMP full of carbon deposits. I couldn't get it all quite out so i had to drill some holes to get it all out because the deposits would get stuck trying to make their way out. Got er all cleaned up and now she runs like a charm. The problem is, it's a 1984 and my great aunt paid $500 for it back then. She just went and bought a $500 toro push mower. And now i got it running so i don't know what to tell her. It has electric start, self propelled, it's a bagger, blower, mulcher. It's got all the goodies and it's in mint condition. she gave it to me for free since she doesn't know anything about motors and the mechanic couldn't fix it.

Wow, that brings back memories! I used to ride one of those, I would lean back on the handle with my feet on either side of the engine and pull on the drive handle and ride it down the sidewalk. I was too lazy to walk to my friends house a few blocks away, so I would ride that. I actually was good enough that I could lean back and to the side and get it to skip to the left or right enough to make turns. When my father found out I was doing that he tore me a new one.

TheGrooveking

 

[Gary S]

I gave my vintage lawn mowers to the garbage collector. I don't save junk.

 

[Indy_500]

I gave my vintage lawn mowers to the garbage collector. I don't save junk.

that ain't junk to me, i got 2 vintage lawn mowers now.

1978 Craftsman Push
1984 Lawn Boy Push
1992ish White Push
2000ish yardman push
2006ish yardman push
1996 JD GX85 Rider

 

[mooseracing]

For my property maintenance I use a '55 Ferguson TO35 with a 5' Woods RM360 mower.

Great tractor that I would have never imagined owning. I was 5 or 6 when I first started riding on it with my grandma discing the grape fields. Then when they moved off the farm, they sold it to my parents, when my grandma passed she left some money for my parents and they upgraded to a 4x4 tractor/loader for their wet areas and horse maintenance. Then they "sold" me the old Fergy. It's better than most tractors that size/age having live PTO, High/low trans, and 35HP.

 

[hydramatic]

78 Honda self pro..just put a 20 over piston in it..use the mulch plug. the bag is still in the shed..probably dry rot by now..seafoam in the gas and fog the motor down for winter...