forgotten 1971 lawn boy bricktop, will it run again after sitting for years??

I got this bricktop in a deal with a bunch of other vintage lawnboys and parts. it was stored outside for many years with another lawn boy stacked on top of it. follow along as I try and breath new life into this old bricktop. thanks for watching God bless.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

I am 71 now but when I was a young teen, I mowed my then elderly Neiber's lawn with one of these. Mowed so well I love them.

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Scrambler, thank you so much for sharing that memory with me. Its exactly things like this that got me started on lawn boys. God bless you and thank you for watching.

[@joshhasselgren3889]

Always loved the look of a green lawn boy, no pun intended

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Me too. They're great looking and sounding peices of equipment. Thank you for watching. God bless

[@veb6814]

Another lawn-boy saved!

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Yep, this one was a joy to work on and even more of a joy to use afterwards. Thank you for watching veb hope you have a blessed Sunday

[@TheNovaJohn]

Luv the sound of these engines!

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Me too. Hard to beat. Although I do think the two stroke Suzuki engines have a better sound overall. Thank you for watching. God bless you

[@TenaciousCsRescueLeague]

Nice! I thought I could find a lot of old mechanical goodies. You nailed it. -C

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Thank you, I've been very blessed to find many interesting peices of equipment over the years. So glad you enjoyed my video. Feel free to check out some of the others. May God bless you.

[@mikehrdlicka8635]

Looks like the one we use

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

They're great mowers and sure do last a long time. Thanks for watching Mike. God bless you.

[@cusoonmyfriend3738]

fantastic man, love it

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Feel free to check out some of my other content. Have a great day and God bless you

[@cusoonmyfriend3738]

@@gregsmowersandmore5878 i have two of these mowers that someone gave me, one is full, i will try to make it run again

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

That's so awesome that you have two of them . Hopefully your able to breathe new life into them again. Thank you so much for watching. May God bless you.

[@PB-oj6jd]

Love Lawn Boy mowers. Nice resurrection on it.

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Thank you very much for the compliment. It truly was a joy to bring back. Thanks for watching and God bless you

[@Ratchet-strap-Garage]

There's a guy in Bloomington who is selling a bunch of Lawn Boy mowers. A few years ago , he had a few storage units FULL of them. I think once I get moved and settled , I might buy one or to bring back to life over the winter. These resurrection videos are great.

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

There's a lot of guys who have huge collections of them all over the country. If your on Facebook there are many awesome groups loaded with good information and parts and project mowers. I'm glad your enjoying the videos. God bless

[@Timburgess03..]

Great video and awesome job!

[@TenaciousCsRescueLeague]

Roger that🤟

[@Knight-xc2tt]

Amusing. I live in the City, have planes going over from Midway Airport that's a mile away, trains going by a half block away under the expressway...and a Rooster crowing from my small flock. Great video! God bless

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Knight, thank you so much for watching. I've been to midway Airport a time or two. It's about 2 and a half hours from me. You ca have all of that big city living it's definitely not for me. Surprised they allow roosters there.

[@Knight-xc2tt]

Chicago ordinance allows for backyard chickens, I have two roosters...the neighbors tolerate them as they benefit from the fresh eggs. Opposite ends of the state and a lot in common. Keep them videos coming.

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Knight our neighbors love our chickens as well. We used to be Able to free range them here in town but other neighbors wanted their own chickens so we had to shut them in a smaller area. We have two roosters at the moment too will soon be down to one. We have downsized alittle. Had just under 20 in our smal flock. I look at them as self preservation and self defense for ones family these days. My wife looks at them as pets 😂 the polish rooster you hear in all my videos hates my guts and tries to attack me any Chance he gets but he loves her and let's her pick him up and he will literally fall asleep in her arms. Never seen anything like it.

[@erocker78]

She's bad ass!

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Thank you Eric, she's quite a runner and a looker with all the earned patina. Appreciate you watching. God bless you.

[@erocker78]

@gregsmowersandmore5878 good job bringing her back to life 👏

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

And EPA Carb approved.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

The next year, Lawn-Boy released its first engines with the solid state (CDI) electronic ignition.

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

The solid state ignition coils that love to fail at any random moment lol 😂 thanks classictvman. Really love your comments and that you appreciate lawn boy history. God bless you

[@brucec5083]

Especially the DuraForce coils.

[@mikemorgan5015]

The flat of the woodruf key on the crank should be vertical, not parallel with the taper. This will also prevent the flywheel from seating. I have the PDF version of the old LB manuals for the C-Duraforce engines. Let me know if you need/want a copy.

[@mopartshemi]

Fk yaa love these im 34 i got 4 of them btw you kinda sound like hank hill lol

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Not the first time I've heard that believe it or not lol. Thank you for watching. God bless you

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

she lives again.

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Yes sir, she's quite a runner as well. Thanks for watching Amos. Hope you have a blessed Sunday.

[@jsnider25]

Do you know anything about the model 6280 I have one in very good shape but don’t know much about them

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Model 6280 made between 1980 and 1985. Should be a commercial. Should have a metal carburetor. That's about all I know.

[@lokirehm756]

Nice mower Do u still have it ?? If so would u be interested in selling it ?

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Thank you. It sold about a week after bringing it back. The guy planned on doing a full restoration of it over the winter. Thank you for watching. God bless you.

[@danielmagdaleno7099]

I just bought one from someone for 30$ model is 7020 can you a bagger on that one?

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Yes you can. There is a different mulch plate adapter that bolts on and a rod and a bag attachment. Great deal on scoring a bricktop for cheap. They are great mowers. Thank you for watching. God bless you

[@danielmagdaleno7099]

@@gregsmowersandmore5878 hey again so on my lawn boy 7020 do you know where I can find a coil for it?

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

I've had pretty good luck with coils off eBay. They're relatively cheap.

[@danielmagdaleno7099]

​@gregsmowersandmore5878 would you by any chance have one that you are willing to sell

[@gregsmowersandmore5878]

Daniel I'm sorry I just now saw your comment. Unfortunately I don't have any more good used ones to part with. I hope you have been successful in locating one. God bless