damn lawnmowers

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Rider

My craftsman I bought in 1996 was a briggs. Never had issues with the engine. It started on the first or second pull even after 10 years and I never changed the oil. I ran a little seafoam through it and the beginning of each season ans ran it out of gas at the end of the season. I had the blade sharpend every other year. That's the only maintenance I performed and it ran great. The drive gear was starting to go out so that's why I bought a new mower.

One thing I discovered, Front drive = bad, rear drive = good.

I had a problem with them blowing the muffler right off the engine and melting pistons