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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3271506" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>Lol, that sounds like our first rider. It had solid tires and a 3.5 hp pull-start Briggs & Stratton, with a single blade on the crankshaft. I think it was $40 at a garage sale.</p><p></p><p>It would either pull me or cut grass, but not both (I weighed around 185 at the time). So sweetie got to mow the yard, and fortunately she loved doing it. A year or so later, I found a new 5 hp for $105 at an unclaimed freight warehouse and she mowed with it for probably 12-15 more years, but the front wheel hubs finally got so worn they wouldn't hold bushings, so I welded a steel pipe in each one to run on the axles. I also replaced the sprocket-driven rear axle and mounted it on pillow-block bearings. The re-done front wheels finally wallowed out a good bit as well (in spite of being greased), but she still used it until I bought an old MTD.</p><p></p><p>Good times. I actually still have the thing (and the MTD) in my shop.</p><p></p><p>Congrats btw. Riding beats pushing any day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3271506, member: 40864"] Lol, that sounds like our first rider. It had solid tires and a 3.5 hp pull-start Briggs & Stratton, with a single blade on the crankshaft. I think it was $40 at a garage sale. It would either pull me or cut grass, but not both (I weighed around 185 at the time). So sweetie got to mow the yard, and fortunately she loved doing it. A year or so later, I found a new 5 hp for $105 at an unclaimed freight warehouse and she mowed with it for probably 12-15 more years, but the front wheel hubs finally got so worn they wouldn't hold bushings, so I welded a steel pipe in each one to run on the axles. I also replaced the sprocket-driven rear axle and mounted it on pillow-block bearings. The re-done front wheels finally wallowed out a good bit as well (in spite of being greased), but she still used it until I bought an old MTD. Good times. I actually still have the thing (and the MTD) in my shop. Congrats btw. Riding beats pushing any day. [/QUOTE]
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