***** “Craftsman, Home Depot or Lowes house brands...MTD I think. Built like a tank. Gas ‘em up...keep the oil clean and a new spark plug every couple years and they’ll last a decade or me. Biggest concern is rust...keep ‘em dry in the winter and out of the snow.” *****
Where do you get your Ethanol Free Gas from? ... even Stabil won’t keep the Ethanol from eating the gaskets in the Carb ... I’m so sick of rebuilding carbs ... I’m ready to start buying junkers at yard sales ... if they run .. use em till they crap out and but another... shame cause my Craftsman is a good mower
TT
You pay for mowers? Piffft..
I lurk on CL and get the free ones. Most times they run, or need something minor (like a spark plug) to run.
My current one has variable speed self propel, bag or mulch, electric (battery) start and high rear wheels.
Guy left it out over the winter and the tank filled with water. Drained that out, cleaned the carb and changed the oil.
The backup (gotta have one with free mowers) is a elcheapo 3.5HP briggs mower that is older than I am but runs great!