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Cunningham got in serious trouble for cloning Briggs and Stratton back in the 1940s. Is all I know. Plan on restoring this one this summer. It is the only one I have ever seen.
 

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Thought I wouldDSCF2118.JPG DSCF2119.JPG DSCF2122.JPG DSCF2123.JPG DSCF2120.JPG show a little History.

Years ago when I was a boy in Pa, me and a friend name Dan Boone we use to call him turtle had a lawn care service and this is what we used. LOL. The mower Dan used, and the edge trimmer I used. They are both made by Pennsylvania Iron Works established in 1886. If anyone is interested I have a lot more and can show as we go. I am trying to collect one old OPE from each state. If anyone has something unique from there state that wants to sell let me know. Thanks.
 
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That is cool. Are you going to spruce it up as a daily runner? They are well sought after.

Runs and cuts just fine. Minor issue with the handle mounts being wallered out, but easy fix. Actually a friend of mine saw it and had to have it. Going to get boxed up and shipped to Arizona.
 

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Gee, I have one of those but it's my NEW mower compared to my Lawnboy. It's basically a commercial mower except for the plastic wheels. It has the Kawasaki engine with oil pump and filter.
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Keep an eye on the handlebar mount on the aluminum deck body. If they are even a little loose they vibrate and wallow out the mount hole in the aluminum. The front wheels can do the same.

Seems to be a pretty darn good mower. Just wish it was self propelled as my broken arse can’t push a mower anymore.
 

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Keep an eye on the handlebar mount on the aluminum deck body. If they are even a little loose they vibrate and wallow out the mount hole in the aluminum. The front wheels can do the same.

Seems to be a pretty darn good mower. Just wish it was self propelled as my broken arse can’t push a mower anymore.
Thanks for the advise, this has been the best mower I've ever had, by far, and I've had a bunch of different types over the last 48 years. Mom had me mowing at 7 years old (push mower) and I have never looked back. It's good for a kid to learn early so doing work becomes part of life. If you wait until a kid is a teenager, they tend to view work as a chore and hate it.
 

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Heres an older mower i just picked up yesterday. Maybe try and get better pic this weekend.
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