Old and odd push mowers

[FergusonTO35]

Don't know what it is, but cool machine nonetheless.

 

[Junior Samples]

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.

 

[Dub11]

Cool stuff in here gents.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Yes indeed. Mowers in general are just so boring nowadays!

 

[Junior Samples]

Thought I would 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.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Wow, very cool. If they are pre-WWII I'm surprised they weren't scrapped.

 

[old 040]

Busted out old faithful a week ago, fired up on the first wrap of the rope...lol....1953 Sears Craftsman with a Power Products engine on it.....

 

[Darren Bush]

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Thanks, I tried searching "12 inch Bunton mower" on Bing but guess I didn't put the right terms in... I would love to have one of those. I love odd things like that.

I have one if you'd like it. I'm in Louisville. Darren

 

[Junior Samples]

I've been busy on a 63, CJ5 Willys so I haven't been around. Anyone have any knowledge on CJs I can use some help. I picked up a 1962 Jacobson 2 cyl snow blower to go with the trimmer and mower.

 

[KYsawman]

Wow that is quite the find!

 

[Junior Samples]

Wow that is quite the find!

Thanks man. Got to find a gas tank though.

 

[usmcbuckwild]

Not that old, but still cool in my book:


Has a Kawasaki engine on it.

 

[KYsawman]

Those are great old mowers, the bring crazy money.

 

[Junior Samples]

Not that old, but still cool in my book:
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Has a Kawasaki engine on it.

That is cool. Are you going to spruce it up as a daily runner? They are well sought after.

 

[usmcbuckwild]

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.

 

[sawfun]

Not that old, but still cool in my book:
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Has a Kawasaki engine on it.

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.

 

[usmcbuckwild]

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.

 

[sawfun]

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.

 

[merc_man]

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

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[JDlowe]

Here is my Root push mower made in Baxter Springs KS