I did the same, bought a 2-stroke Lawn Boy professional push mower about 2001 or so, cost a lot at the time but still running strong today. No drive mechanism, but cast aluminum deck so it's light enough that it's easy to push without it.
Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > I bit the bullet and bought a really nice Honda walk behind in 2013 because I > was tired of throw away lawn mowers. It wasn’t pleasant dropping over $500 at > the time for a mower, but it was money well spent. I’ve puled the (original) > plug several times over the years. Only had to regap it once, it still looks > like new. Change oil annually, always clean when it comes out. I change the > air filter every two years, but knocking the dirt out of it every couple of > weeks seems to make it just as good, too. > > I would definitely do it again. > > -D > >> On Mar 27, 2020, at 9:21 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> You did better than I did with my mid 90's Quantum -- blasted thing burned >> oil right out of the box and knocked badly. Total junk. >> >> My cheap Chinese replacement from Rural King starts on the first pull every >> time, never uses ANY oil, and the oil never darkens in use. >> >> I will be getting a Honda 165 for a replacement on the Snapper 21 >> self-propel, that Briggs was junk too, although since I got it used it's har >> to tell if it was junk when new or just badly abused. >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
