Lawnboy

[trackfodder]

Keith Williams
Just now · Bartlesville, OK
I bit the bullet and mowed my yard the 1st time today. I am always in awe over the tremendous power of my 21" self-propelled 2-cycle Lawnboy. I was running through damp 8" grass and weeds and it NEVER bogged and started first pull. I bought it for $165 from a guy that maintains the park mowers in Tulsa and rebuilds old LB 2-strokes to sell. He re-jets the carbs for greater power output and they are awesome. I will say, I let it sit under my sailboat all winter and the coil took on moisture. It spent 1 hr. on low in a crockpot and was good to go. You couldn't beat one for power and dependability. If anyone is interested I might be able to dredge up his phone number.

 

[phatcruiser]

Aren't lawn mower engines vertical drive? How would that work?

 

[maniac57]

It's a two stroke. Engine does not care what orientation it is at. Simply mod carb to suit, No crankcase oil to worry about

 

[curtisfox]

You can use epoxy or shalach to reseal the coils. That's one of the biggest downfalls of Lawnboy. Everyone thinks they are bad and end up scraping them. There are 2 or 3 builds on the forum with Lawnboy engines, downfall is the big crank shaft,but can always put a clutch on jack shaft..................Curt

 

[Russell]

Great little engine & with a variable ratio setup it is super.

curtisfox;636967]You can use epoxy or shalach to reseal the coils. That's one of the biggest downfalls of Lawnboy. Everyone thinks they are bad and end up scraping them. There are 2 or 3 builds on the forum with Lawnboy engines, downfall is the big crank shaft,but can always put a clutch on jack shaft..................Curt[/QUOTE]