I got this lawn chief riding mower off the curb during spring cleanup. The previous owner said it hasn't ran in 2-3 years + years. Just did a little tinkering with it.
I have one of those that my grandfather gave me when he bought a new rider for no reason. Guy used it for 23 years and about 980 hours before I got it. He did regular oil changes, a set of blades, he converted it to hydrostatic transmission since he had a lot of backing up to do around his yard, and a set of belts. That's it. Things still in great shape. It's one hell of a lawnmower and I've used a lot of riding mowers and prefer this one over just about all of them. Reliable, mows super tall grass well, even plows snow well just using the front of the deck for a plow. That thing just doesn't care. My dad also bought a new lawn chief push mower in 1977 and used the thing until the wheels fell off, which was 30 years. Only ever broke down twice in that time. Deck had seen some big hits from running stuff over so I put the engine on a 80's MTD deck that was similar. I wish I hadn't done that, as I've never seen another. Those lawn chiefs were some tough mowers.
I've become addicted watches all the variius small engine / riding mower/ mud mower videos. One thing that puzzles me. Cleaning before ever attempting to start. Seems counter productive. 😁 They still make shop vacs.
Just curious what that tractor was that you pulled the replacement key switch from It appeared to have an older 70s style throttle cable handle. Would love to see a video about it
I’m no mechanic, but it sure seems like the very FIRST thing you should do before turning over these things - much less starting them - is to check to see if oil is in the engine.
