The engine! It's all that matters!

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Old May 13, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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The engine! It's all that matters!

After 8 years, it's still going strong! Not a single oil change or any fluid change! The engine; it's all that truly matters.

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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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I have the same lawn mower, however, I change my oil every year and the air filter every two years.

Great running engine, isn't it?

Edit: Just noticed the Acura symbol. Nice.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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Same with the Briggs & Stratton engine on my 10-year old Craftsman-- never changed the oil either, although I did change the spark plug once and occasionally clean the air filter, but it starts immediately and runs fine.



Still noisy though, so I recently bought a reel push mower for use by my kids on early weekend mornings.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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Good thing it needs to be pushed and not rely on an Acura transmission.
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Old May 13, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Old May 13, 2012 | 10:33 PM
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Old May 13, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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Old May 14, 2012 | 07:01 AM
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Old May 14, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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This mower have been the best mower I've had so far! Starts every single time without any hesitation! I just love the look on people's faces when they saw the badge! Priceless!
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Old May 15, 2012 | 07:50 AM
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nice but why no fluid change?
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Old May 15, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 1StGenCL
nice but why no fluid change?
Me just being lazy, I guess!
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Old May 15, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 1StGenCL
nice but why no fluid change?
The oil in my mower looks new.

Originally Posted by silver3.5
Me just being lazy, I guess!


I think the gas tank has to be empty before turning the mower upside down to drain the oil.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 08:55 AM
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Great mower for sure, I have a similar walk behind 22" mower. To some it might sound like an overkill but I sharpen the blade, change the oil, air filter and plug every year and mine is 6 years old. This year it wont be getting much use as I only need it to mow one side of the house that has steep gradient, for the rest of the property I upgrade to a JD Z425 ZTR Went from 4 hour mow time down to 40 minutes.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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i got a new Lawn Boy coming in today... i really want to see the difference with RWD vs the old FWD Husqvana model i had...
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Old May 19, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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No way is that an Acura. Wheres the overhang??
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Old May 19, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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No way is that an Acura. Wheres the overhang??
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