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The town/village I live and work in has an annual scarecrow contest for all the businesses in town. This is my first entry. I'll post another pic of him in place later today. He's made of logs pegged with dowels and pushing a toro commercial two stroke

Parkmower said:

The town/village I live and work in has an annual scarecrow contest for all the businesses in town. This is my first entry. I'll post another pic of him in place later today. He's made of logs pegged with dowels and pushing a toro commercial two stroke

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How original....!!! Very nice work. Sad to say, this morning my joints feel as wooden as that guy's probably do....:laughing:

That's a good looking scarecrow. The arms and legs can pivot -- right?

I'm interested in your two-stroke Toro. Is that a Suzuki engine? I have one -- built in 1987. It has a very powerful engine and the deck, etc is built to take a lot of abuse.

Very fun!:biggrin:

It's an old parts mower. For safety/vandal issues there is no gas tank, lines, carb, blade, pull start, or spark plug. But do have half dozen other mowers like it though

Parkmower said:

It's an old parts mower. For safety/vandal issues there is no gas tank, lines, carb, blade, pull start, or spark plug. But do have half dozen other mowers like it though

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It's smart to take off the tank, blade, etc for safety reasons.

Do you know if it's a Suzuki engine? Do you have any idea what year it was made? Any information about those Suzuki-powered Toros would be appreciated. As I said, I have one and I'm very curious about it.

Thats very cool! JD I know how u feel!

Not sure the engine maker is. I have a few with the GTS on top. All are side discharge. Not sure on year. Besides adding mixed gas and annual tune up not much I can tell ya. Gas tanks tend to fall off their mounts.

Parkmower said:

Not sure the engine maker is. I have a few with the GTS on top. All are side discharge. Not sure on year. Besides adding mixed gas and annual tune up not much I can tell ya. Gas tanks tend to fall off their mounts.

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Do the engines on your mowers look like the one in the photo in post #3?

I can see how the tank mounts might be a problem.

Engine Looks similar. Deck Definately different.

Parkmower said:

Engine Looks similar. Deck Definately different.

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Thanks for answering the questions.

:confused2: I need to realize that not everybody is as crazy about old two-stroke mowers as I am. :confused2:

Now that I know about the side-discharge models, I want one of those. :thumbsup:

Where are you? Maybe we can figure something out.

Parkmower said:

Where are you? Maybe we can figure something out.

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I'm in Atlanta -- pretty far from New York. Too far to drive for a mower. :laughing:

Oh C'mon haven't you always wanted to see niagara falls? And you can get a two stroke souvenir. Lol

Most of the ones I see are like the one I have B&S side discharge....the Suzuki equipped must be rarer than hens teeth! I would love to find one as I have always heard how robust they are. Mine I found at a flea market, the owner made me an offer I couldnt refuse!

jamesslcx said:

Most of the ones I see are like the one I have B&S side discharge....the Suzuki equipped must be rarer than hens teeth! I would love to find one as I have always heard how robust they are. Mine I found at a flea market, the owner made me an offer I couldnt refuse!

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I don't think they are terribly rare. You can get parts for them.

I saw one on the Atlanta CraigsList a couple of months ago. It sold very quickly. If you keep your eyes peeled -- check your local CraigsList regularly -- you'll probably find one before too long.

Here's some pics of him in place. On the main street in the village.

Parkmower said:

Here's some pics of him in place. On the main street in the village.

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:laughing: That is an excellent scarecrow -- the crows are terrified, I'm sure. :laughing:

I like the detail on the mouth and nose.

And it does look like a Suzuki engine on your parts mower. You might have some valuable parts on it. Those engines are great, IMO, but the parts can be expensive.

After about 4 weeks of workin 7 days a week around the clock it's time for a lunch break.

Was the scarecrow part of a Halloween exhibit? If so, does your town do a lot of decoration for Halloween?

Yes it's an annual contest for the businesses.