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and the part that keeps the belt working is missing. Well at least it is attacheted to a spring and you pull it through a cover and then you lock it and the belt works. With out it you can't use it proberaly. Does anyone know where i can get that part?

Have you tried Sears.com, they sometimes keep older parts in stock. If not, I don't know what to tell you. You're lucky that you've had your mower last that long.

2006-10-25 11:41:34 by lemonz

i got this lawn mower from my frend 5 to 6 years ago and it runs grate and it sounds like a quad

I only have the mower part. It is very old and needs sharpening. I do not have a handle. How can I find one? Can I use one from a regular push mower?

Most of those old handles were made using hickory wood. They fit into the metal frame of the mower and were held in place by through bolts. The "T" handle across the top was a lathe turned handle that usually fastened to the upright using a "U" type of fitting that was also through bolted. Unfortumately, replacement parts for these old mowers are no longer made commercially.

If I were in your situation, I would look up a local home woodworker. If you live in a small town, you probably already know who that might be. If you live in a city, you might want to ask around at the lumber company or look in the newspaper classified ads. In any event, a woodworker might be willing to make you the handle you need for a nominal fee.

There are all kinds of websites for collectors of "vintage lawnmowers. You might find some of them interesting. A Yahoo search for "vintage lawnmowers" (include the quotation marks in the search box) yields 904 results.

Good luck with your restoration project.

2006-09-18 15:55:13 by pickles

I have this old lawn mower and I am looking to use the engine for a go kart. It is the "Snapper big six" 6HP engine for a walk-behind mower by briggs and stratton. I am looking for a site where I can go to get the basics down about this mower and hopefully read a diagram about all the parts not only of the engine but of the parts of the mower too. Can anyone find a page where I can learn this? Any other tips about making go-karts!? Thank you!

You can get all the information on the engine at outdoordistributors.com. Type in the model number and you will get an exploded view with part numbers.

2009-05-30 15:37:32 by Quatro

The starter and generator needed to be fixed. The places around here were charging between 400 dollars for rebuilt parts, or 500 or more for new, but fiance found a place...the guy looked at it and said it would cost $91.97 (or maybe he meant between 91 and 97 dollars?). He said the other places were trying to rip us off. Anyway, he called today saying the work was done and the bill was 230 bucks! Thats a 250% markup from the verbal estimate! We really dont have the money and woudlnt have gotten it fixed if we knew it would be that much. My problem is that he did the repairs without talking to us first, since it was obvious that it was going to cost much more than his verbal estimate. I called up complaining and he was rude to me and fiance, and said he would take off the parts and give us back the mower and old broken parts.

My ?...is he still going to charge us for labor? Should we pay it? Or just tell him to keep the mower in exchange for the bill? something else? HELP!
The lawn mower is very old anyway, so it makes no sense to put too much money into it, rather than save for a new one.

I'd rather avoid court, but I dont really want to pay a labor bill that may be 100 or more dollars when we were planning on paying that or less and having a FIXED mower in the end!

I would refuse to pay the bill, let him keep the mower if necessary and worry about it when he tries to collect. Keep an accurate record of what was said, who said it, when, what, and why. You may never need the info, but if he files a claim, you will get a chance to give your side to a mediator before it goes into the legal system. He should have contacted you on a junky mower and a bill that high.

2006-09-07 14:27:23 by jenNdan18286

I can see 3 bolts but these bolts look like they hold the engine to the mower part. I need to know what it looks like and exactly where to look for it; is it big small, is it a screw or a bolt, etc. Thanks! P.S. - How much oil will it take?

Tip your mower on it side so the air cleaner and carburetor are up, and you need to look for a square hole on the under side of the engine. This hole will fit a 3/8" drive from a ratchet. We remove the blade, position a catch pan under the mower, remove the plug, lower the mower back down, and let it drain. The Quantum takes 20 ounces of SAE 30 oil. Make sure you reinstall the plug before you try and fill it back up with oil.

2008-05-19 03:46:13 by Tim