philnotfil
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This is the second one in a row, so I'm guessing it is something that I'm doing wrong 
Current mower is a Murray 20" with 6hp B&S engine. It replaced a 4.5hp B&S powered mower (forget who made the deck, never had to work on that part of the machine).
With both mowers, after about 90 minutes of use they would overheat and freeze up. I got the larger engine hoping that it would make it through the whole yard (just over 1/2 acres of grass).
Would a newer mower have some magical technology that would get it through the entire job? These have both been 10+ years old, bought used. The previous mower had an air filter casing that leaked, so dirty air could get around the side of the filter, the carburetor would get gunked up pretty quick, but that was in addition to the overheating issue. (I think)
Changed the oil in the current mower this morning, checked it when it froze up, still at good levels, but dark black. Not thick, just dirty.
I really want to be able to go out to the shed, pull out the mower, start it up, mow the lawn, and then put it away. Taking it apart and putting it together again before I mow the lawn is getting old. (it's a nice feeling to bring it back to life, but it also puts me mowing in the middle of the day instead of mid-morning)
So, what am I doing wrong? Is there a maintenance step I am missing? If I get a bigger mower will it be able to make it through the whole job in one go? Do I just need to do this in smaller chunks?
Current mower is a Murray 20" with 6hp B&S engine. It replaced a 4.5hp B&S powered mower (forget who made the deck, never had to work on that part of the machine).
With both mowers, after about 90 minutes of use they would overheat and freeze up. I got the larger engine hoping that it would make it through the whole yard (just over 1/2 acres of grass).
Would a newer mower have some magical technology that would get it through the entire job? These have both been 10+ years old, bought used. The previous mower had an air filter casing that leaked, so dirty air could get around the side of the filter, the carburetor would get gunked up pretty quick, but that was in addition to the overheating issue. (I think)
Changed the oil in the current mower this morning, checked it when it froze up, still at good levels, but dark black. Not thick, just dirty.
I really want to be able to go out to the shed, pull out the mower, start it up, mow the lawn, and then put it away. Taking it apart and putting it together again before I mow the lawn is getting old. (it's a nice feeling to bring it back to life, but it also puts me mowing in the middle of the day instead of mid-morning)
So, what am I doing wrong? Is there a maintenance step I am missing? If I get a bigger mower will it be able to make it through the whole job in one go? Do I just need to do this in smaller chunks?