I have been bitten by a bit of a lawn mower bug lately as I look for a replacement for my lawnboy gold series push mower. In all honesty I don't need to replace it as there is nothing wrong with it, I just have never liked the front chute with ofset wheel design. Anyway, I have always had a liking for toro equipment so I have been looking to craigslist for used ones that need a bit of work for cheap. I already got myself a free 2001 toro super recycler with personal pace drive that just needed a good carb cleaning and maybe a new gasket set. It already trumps the lawnboy for ease of use and mowing around obsticles however getting the drive to disengage to pull it backwards is a bit clunky. I also miss having a throttle control lever to play with. So I'm still looking for my next mower to try out.
Anyway on to my question: I would like something with selectable speeds so I can throw it in neutral if need be. I have been looking at some late 80s toro deluxe pow-r drive mowers for cheap, these intregue me I have also been looking for a cheap early to mid 90s super recycler with a bbc to come up. My question is: does anyone have any experiance with either of these? Cut quality? Ease of repair? Is the bbc easy to fix in the later. Any input or opinouns are welcome.
Anyway on to my question: I would like something with selectable speeds so I can throw it in neutral if need be. I have been looking at some late 80s toro deluxe pow-r drive mowers for cheap, these intregue me I have also been looking for a cheap early to mid 90s super recycler with a bbc to come up. My question is: does anyone have any experiance with either of these? Cut quality? Ease of repair? Is the bbc easy to fix in the later. Any input or opinouns are welcome.