Scored a riding mower for 200 bucks (Page 1/3)
CoolBlue87GT MAY 26, 10:50 AM
May 26 2019:

Scored a riding mower for 200 bucks at an estate sale ! Not sure what year it is, has 17 hp engine that is fairly quite.

Runs and cuts great, came with new battery. Best of all, the cup holder works !



Made cutting the grass fun instead of being a chore.

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blackrams MAY 26, 01:09 PM

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Originally posted by CoolBlue87GT:

Scored a riding mower for 200 bucks at an estate sale !

Made cutting the grass fun instead of being a chore.



Excellent!
Good for you. Beats the hell out of a pusher or walk behind.
Enjoy that good feeling while it lasts.

Rams
maryjane MAY 26, 01:15 PM
I have a very old but now defunct (thank the Lord!) self propelled walk behind that is way to heavy to push with the wheels dis-engaged and way too damn slow to follow when the drive is engaged.
MidEngineManiac MAY 26, 02:24 PM
When I 1st got the farm I didnt have a rider yet, just a walk behind. The field beside the house was YUGE ! (about 125' wide x 400 long).

I made a 2-point rope harness for the mower, and tied the other end of a 50-foot rope to a stake in the ground. Put in a second stake about a foot away, start it up and sit back and have a beer. until it reaches center or needs gas.

Move it over and start on the next area.

It took all day to cut that field. I called it being smart, Diane called it being lazy.

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blackrams MAY 26, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:

It took all day to cut that field. I called it being smart, Diane called it being lazy.




Diane was dead center on target!

Rams 😏

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MidEngineManiac MAY 26, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:


Diane was dead center on target!

Rams 😏




Never mind the Roomba vacuum, I want a Roomba lawnmower !! Base it on the Flymo so bumps dont flip it off course and we are laughing !
otakudude MAY 26, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by blackrams:


Diane was dead center on target!

Rams 😏




As the caretaker of a rather large yard myself, I bet that if he were to ask Diane to mow that yard by hand one time, her opinion on the smart vs. lazy debate would change radically.
fierofool MAY 26, 05:02 PM
I have a Craftsman 2000 just like it. About 8 years old. It's been a good one. They have two common problems. You should put a cutoff valve in the fuel line. The carb tends to let the gas flow into the crankcase while it's parked. The OHV engine rocker arm nuts will loosen over time. When it begins to act like the battery is low but a couple of bumps will get it going, have the valves adjusted.

This is the third mower of the 2xxx series I've had. They had different series numbers and about 1/2 HP difference each but they were the same base engines. The first broke a rod when it dropped a valve. The second got to the point the valves wouldn't stay adjusted for more than a couple of mowing sessions.
blackrams MAY 26, 05:40 PM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:


Never mind the Roomba vacuum, I want a Roomba lawnmower !! Base it on the Flymo so bumps dont flip it off course and we are laughing !



Lowes has a self propelled automated electric lawn mower. About $1,600 US.

[URL=https://www.lowes.com/pd/husqvarna-automower-310-robotic-lawn-mower-up-to-1-4-acre/1000814980?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-sol-_-google-_-pla-_-239-_-soselecmowers-_-1000814980-_-0&kpid&k_clickID=go_1793258876_65835517170_348537321000_pla-696070075900_t_901 4329&]https://www.lowes.com/pd/hu...070075900_t_9014329&[/URL] gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4PPTgJS64gIVBJ7ACh30ZAqhEAQYASABEgID8fD_BwE

That's the cheap one. There's another one for about $3K.

Rams

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CoolBlue87GT MAY 26, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by fierofool:

I have a Craftsman 2000 just like it. About 8 years old. It's been a good one. They have two common problems. You should put a cutoff valve in the fuel line. The carb tends to let the gas flow into the crankcase while it's parked. The OHV engine rocker arm nuts will loosen over time. When it begins to act like the battery is low but a couple of bumps will get it going, have the valves adjusted.

This is the third mower of the 2xxx series I've had. They had different series numbers and about 1/2 HP difference each but they were the same base engines. The first broke a rod when it dropped a valve. The second got to the point the valves wouldn't stay adjusted for more than a couple of mowing sessions.



Hi fierofool,

Former owner must have installed the in line fuel cutoff valve. He did not tell me about the problem you mentioned I did experience that and figured out using the cutoff valve by myself. When it happen to me, the engine acted like it was hydro locked, fully charged battery would not kick it over. I pulled the sparkplug, and a good deal of fuel poured out of the cylinder. I put the spark plug back, and the starter cranked like normal and the engine fired right up.

Could you post a photo of your engines right side ? I'm looking at mine, and it looks like something is missing. I'll post the area I'm questing



Here's the cutoff valve



Any tips on draining the crankcase & filter ? Looks pretty straight forward.

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