abcuser123
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I have a LawnBoy 10415 Gold Series 4.5hp 2-cycle lawnmower.
I bought it at a garage sale at the beginning of the season last year. It worked great for most of the season, but in August when it started getting really hot I started to have problems.
It would always start first or second time, but after about 10 mins of mowing it would cut out/stall. You would hear it struggling just before it did, normally as you went over a deep bit of grass. if you hear it struggle and quickly lift it up (so it has less work to do) it will keep going for another minute or 2 , but eventually it will stall even if you are just running it on the sidewalk with no work to do.
Once it has stalled you can't immediately restart it as the blade seems to have locked in position. If you tip it on its side and rotate the blade by hand you can free it up. After doing this it normally restarts and runs for maybe 1 or 2 more minutes and then cuts out again ( same thing with the blade locked again)
I am an amateur at this sort of stuff but happy to get my hands dirty and would like to learn how to fix it. Any idea what the problem could be and is it something I could attempt to fix? Or should I just take it to a professional?
I bought it at a garage sale at the beginning of the season last year. It worked great for most of the season, but in August when it started getting really hot I started to have problems.
It would always start first or second time, but after about 10 mins of mowing it would cut out/stall. You would hear it struggling just before it did, normally as you went over a deep bit of grass. if you hear it struggle and quickly lift it up (so it has less work to do) it will keep going for another minute or 2 , but eventually it will stall even if you are just running it on the sidewalk with no work to do.
Once it has stalled you can't immediately restart it as the blade seems to have locked in position. If you tip it on its side and rotate the blade by hand you can free it up. After doing this it normally restarts and runs for maybe 1 or 2 more minutes and then cuts out again ( same thing with the blade locked again)
I am an amateur at this sort of stuff but happy to get my hands dirty and would like to learn how to fix it. Any idea what the problem could be and is it something I could attempt to fix? Or should I just take it to a professional?