My New 1987 Lawnboy Model 7351

[Jon Paulsen 282]

So, this rascal followed me home last week. 

 

I didn't take any pictures before I started ripping it apart. The salt mine let me stay home for a week, so the timing was perfect. I felt like it had much better compression than my old '78. Cleaned up nice:

 

 

I didn't even bother pulling the jug, good compression and it looked nice and purdy inside, after removing the carbon.

 

A lot of carbon. Icky carbon.

 

 

But she cleans up purdy and all. 

 

 

I gave her a tiny puff of ether up her nostril and she fired right up for a moment. So, off to get gas and mixed in some 2-cycle juice. Got most of the covers on and fired her up. I'd painted the muffkin with some ceramic high temperature magic paint that smoke up the whole block, then cleared up and the fire truck went back to the station. 

 

The video link is the first few minutes of her new life. She's gong to do the trimming after my 'horse does the rest of the lawn. Tomorrow, Lord willing, I'll get the blade sharp and get that on, plasti-weld the beanie that has a crack, get the covers all back on, and maybe even cut some grass. 

 

 

 

 

[Jon Paulsen 282]

I dunno where the video is. So:

 

 

Sadly, while I was busy mixing gas, someone ripped off my spinners and carb from my 19 incher

 

(I'm joking... nothing was stolen)

[WHX?? 46,939]

A very popular mower in the day. Nice work and good luck with it. 

[Jon Paulsen 282]

Thank you ship mate!

 

It kept me off the streets during my week away from the salt mine. That's best for everyone. Fun to work on these... so simple. Gotta a commercial "C" series (so called Silver series) and well worn '78 19 incher. I'll probably go after one or the other next winter. Old 19 incher is getting pretty easy to pull the rope on, so I probably would need to locate some parts for that one.

 

Way back when, my wife used to help me work outside. The only mower she would use was the old 19 incher. I remember going to the shed, getting the 19 out and a hedge trimmer, and carryin' one in each hand for her to use. I think the 19 incher has the original magnesium deck. This new-fangled one I just finished up is cast aluminum.