lawn mowers!

[svsam]

I thought i would start a little thread to show ya’ll what i do in my spare time. Those of us who like a good restoration will enjoy. For a good 12 months now my brother and i have been buying lawnmowers! The idea is buy the really really crappy one, old, rotten, dead or alive we get them. When we get the we strip them right down, get the engine running and decide weather its worth the refurb treatment or more use as spares.
heres a few we've got at the moment
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1300011.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310049.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310050.jpg
this was my brotehrs first an he says he wont sell it, its a good work horse for only 5hp engine!
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310031.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310033.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310034.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310047.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310053.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310035.jpg
we got this one sunday as a non runner with no drive.
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1300016.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1300017.jpg
and with a little clean up it looked a bit better.
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310038.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310039.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310042.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P1310040.jpg
have the engine running now, and it has a diff on the axle which is shot so we're going to weld it on one side up. 2 tyres and some tlc should see it in good order again.

[svsam]

oh yeh, my brother is only 14 and he's the brains behind it all!

[yorkie_chris]

Careful with such extreme performance, it might take some getting used to the extra speed after riding a pointy ;)

[DarrenSV650S]

Good project. Do you sell them on?

[svsam]

we sure do, my brotehr joe lives with my dad, an dont think he'd be to happy at having more than 10 ride ons there. he's keeping one at my dads work to make space.

[embee]

Hmmm, cutting edge technology.

[L3nny]

Hope they look like this when you've finished


http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1975000/images/_1978109_lawn_ap.jpg

[Ed]

Hmmm, cutting edge technology.

:lol:

[svsam]

PROGRESS
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2060071.jpg
i got underneath the bolens to see how it looked, and i must say this is one of the best built mowers i have ever seen! there is a only suface rust on it, no rottin through like most!
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2020018.jpg
so i thought i'd give it a little clean and paint while i was there.
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2020019.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2020021.jpg
We've also been and got another lawnflite today, a smaller version of the 504 seen on the first post, this ones a 501
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2060073.jpg
this one only has a 5 horse engine opposed to the others 8.
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2060074.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2060076.jpg
thats all for now :D

[-Ralph-]

:-s

[Owenski]

its a hillbilly-hootan-anni
interesting browse but a head scratching one at the same time. Nice plan, hope you make a few quid for your efforts.

[svsam]

why's it head scratching?

[Owenski]

its headscratchin how you came up with it its credit to you both really for seeing a neash in the market and going for it. It wasnt meant to offend its just not something I'd have ever even considered considering considering about.

[svsam]

its something to do, and mower forums are a bit scarce.

[MR UKI (1)]

Maybe Honda will replace the fireblade with the new mowerblade :D

[svsam]

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2120115.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2120111.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2120114.jpg
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/sambassman/P2120103.jpg

[barwel1992]

i think you should fit an sv motor to one (rear wheel drive) running no diff or a welded diff :D

[Sally]

Oh ladder goat, you so random...

[beabert]

Whats a load of bolens :D