New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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• Jan 5, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Happy new year everybody.

Today I picked up this 1992 or 1993 SW61 to compliment my other older walk behind, a 2003 Giant Vac 48". I think I have an obsession with belt/gear drive mowers, I just love working on, tuning and mowing with them!

The kid I bought it from didn't know a darn thing about it but I am guessing by the condition of the components it was a lightly used estate machine. As you can see by the pics there's very little rust and wear/tear on it, I'd say she definitely escaped commercial service.

Here some pics of today's Job #1 which involved cleaning it up because I dislike working on dirty machines
























Job #2 is straightening out the wiring and fabricating a battery tray for the electric starter because it was missing

 

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• Jan 7, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Checked under the shroud tonight. Some dirt residue but no nests

 

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• Jan 8, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Now that's a nice mower......... I have a friend of mine that owned a Scag dealership not that far from me.... He redoes them all the time... He still is a consultant for the woman that bought him out 10 years ago though.......

The only one thing I don't care about on that mower is there is no pedestals to stand on, like a stand behind mower....

That unit should last you a very long time ..........

Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!

 

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• Jan 8, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Nice machine for sure. But I'll stick with floating deck hydro walk behinds. :smile:

 

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• Jan 10, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Boudreaux In Eunice La. said:

Now that's a nice mower......... I have a friend of mine that owned a Scag dealership not that far from me.... He redoes them all the time... He still is a consultant for the woman that bought him out 10 years ago though.......

The only one thing I don't care about on that mower is there is no pedestals to stand on, like a stand behind mower....

That unit should last you a very long time ..........

Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!

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Its in great shape and I'm putting in the TLC so it lasts another 25 years!

This is the closest Im ever going to get to a stander and it looks like its going to be fun...

 

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• Jan 10, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Darryl G said:

Nice machine for sure. But I'll stick with floating deck hydro walk behinds. :smile:

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A floating hydro would be nice

 

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• Jan 10, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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tdipaul said:

Its in great shape and I'm putting in the TLC so it lasts another 25 years!

This is the closest Im ever going to get to a stander and it looks like its going to be fun...

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Great idea........... I like that pedestal..... Looks like the ones they on the older stand behinds years ago..... More comfortable with that on there...........

Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!

 

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• Jan 14, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Thanks

Performed some maintenance this week. She's ready to mow now

Oil/filter



New left side alu spindle (the main shaft of the original was bent, causing a hefty vibration)



new shaft on order so the spindle can be used as a spare



new high lift blades and two new belts



big *** fuel filter



and a chute for safety's sake

 

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• Jan 14, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Be careful with that high lift blade........... If your yard is sandy it will sand blast the underside of the deck...... LOL.....

Looking good Mon Ami ~!~!

 

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• Jan 16, 2019 / New-to-me "Vintage" SW 61" Walk Behind

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Boudreaux In Eunice La. said:

Be careful with that high lift blade........... If your yard is sandy it will sand blast the underside of the deck...... LOL.....

Looking good Mon Ami ~!~!

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High lift blades are almost a requirement for cutting our cool season grasses in the Northeast USA.