My Lawn Mower Repair Thread (56k warning)

[natenkiki2004]

Wow! You turned 1 mower into 2 plus $85? That's awesome :thumbsup:

 

[hanyoukimura]

Wow! You turned 1 mower into 2 plus $85? That's awesome :thumbsup:

Not only that but the Honda works! All I did was spray a little carb cleaner in the combustion chamber and put fresh gas in. It fired right up! It runs terrific. I couldn't believe it. I mowed the front lawn with the thing. Everything works. It runs super smooth and quiet (no wonder people like Hondas). It started up on its own first pull after I shut it off. I wish they were all so easy! Even the spark plug looked like what a spark plug should after normal use (no oil on it at all), rare for the mowers I work on.

So I think I'm just going to put some Seafoam in it and do a tune up and call it a day (that and a good cleaning).

I have to say though, I really like it. It's going to be tough to part with it. :laughing:

The Scott fired up then died, so it'll need some carb work. It is a Tecumseh after all. Shouldn't be too bad though.

 

[hanyoukimura]

Cleaned them both up a bit. I don't like working on dirty mowers. :tongue:

 

[Two-Stroke]

Honda makes a quality engine. I'll bet you can tell the difference working on those vs the other brands that you deal with. That mower should should fetch a premium price.

 

[hanyoukimura]

Most definitely. The whole mower is a well made product.

Worked on the Poulan Pro a bit. After fiddling with the governor spring I've got it to the point where it idles pretty smooth now after running for a 30 seconds or so. Not quite perfect but much better than it was. Starts first pull too.

 

[twinfords]

you scored big time with those two mowers, both are quality mowers, the Scotts is a heavy duty frame and nice drive system, the Honda should have a composite deck or cast aluminum. both$150.00 plus mowers when ready for sale.

 

[hanyoukimura]

you scored big time with those two mowers, both are quality mowers, the Scotts is a heavy duty frame and nice drive system, the Honda should have a composite deck or cast aluminum. both$150.00 plus mowers when ready for sale.

Yeah I really did, I almost feel bad that he traded down! :laughing:

I'm curious to see how the OHV Tecumseh will run, I've never heard one before. The Honda does have a composite deck, which is very cool.

 

[hanyoukimura]

Well the 22" Craftsman sold for $100 and I also got..another $22" Craftsman!

The good: Engine starts right up, cables and stuff all work good. It can't be that old.

The bad: The owner hit a lot of hard objects with it

The ugly: 2 of the 3 mounts are broken. The deck, unfortunately, is junk. Lots of good parts though. What I'm hoping is that the damage wasn't caused by a bent crankshaft just the force of the impacts. I spun the blade and the shaft looked like i was spinning straight, but it was hard to tell with the motor being loose on the deck.

Also, I went to start the Poulan Pro after doing an oil change and the rope snapped! That irked me. On the plus side, it runs great now. I'll just have to replace the rope tomorrow. I want to finish it up so I can put it up for sale.

Tomorrow I also want to look at that Scotts mower and maybe, finally, that Toro.

 

[hanyoukimura]

Got the Scotts mower running. Had to do pretty much do a complete rebuild. New seat, pin, float, gaskets, and o-rings for the main nozzle. I managed to salvage the bowl at least. Runs really good now though. Fires up first pull, runs smooth and fairly quiet.

It's all set besides an air filter and a new spark plug. Gave it a thorough cleaning today after adjusting the carb float.

One feature I like about this mower is that the bag door is also a molded mulch plug, so there's no need for a separate plug, which most people lose.

For reference:

Now:

Cleaned up really well, almost looks new!

 

[Two-Stroke]

The Scotts looks really good. I like the huge rear wheels. That would be a handy feature coupled with a very strong two-stroke engine (I'm thinking Suzuki) for working in rough areas -- sort of halfway between a brush mower and a regular lawn mower.

BTW, nice photography. :thumbsup: