Here's my collection of mowers so far. Half are restorations and resto-mods, the other half duty mowers that see regular duty or back up duty. Enjoy! Yes, I realize there are only 9. Long story but I never uncrated the 14".
Nice collection! I live in a Suburb 25 minutes outside of Chicago. Most home owners around here want cheap mowers. Also most don't take pride in there mowers. Im sorry I just can't use junk. I like you take pride in my lawn and my equipment. Its a throw away society around here. I traveled an hour and a half away out in the country to pick up my Sensation. There aren't many people around here that fix up and or restore older mowers. Its nice to see what you and many others on this site are doing to these Sensations.
x2 to what Bobcat says. Id rather spend a bit more in sweat equity fixing a classic that works well and will for 20 yrs, than buying one after another of cheap, designed to last a season junk. That mentality makes me sick just thinking about it.
Rocco, nice collection of course….. but not one flip-handle in the lot !? You've got a bit more collecting to do it seems! ha ha..
~Steve
Hey Steve, Thanks for the nice words.. Yes, no flip handles. Old-school members know that I personally like the fixed handle. I'm not dissing the flip handle by any means. In fact the fixed handles are so hard to find I started to make my own.. Many of these mowers started out as flip handles.. So.. needless to say I have a shed full of flip over handles and brackets that I can't get rid of! But you are right, regardless.... I still have collecting to do... Thanks all!
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Nice collection! I live in a Suburb 25 minutes outside of Chicago. Most home owners around here want cheap mowers. Also most don't take pride in there mowers. Im sorry I just can't use junk. I like you take pride in my lawn and my equipment. Its a throw away society around here. I traveled an hour and a half away out in the country to pick up my Sensation. There aren't many people around here that fix up and or restore older mowers. Its nice to see what you and many others on this site are doing to these Sensations.
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I'm with you! These are time capsules.
x2 to what Bobcat says. Id
x2 to what Bobcat says. Id rather spend a bit more in sweat equity fixing a classic that works well and will for 20 yrs, than buying one after another of cheap, designed to last a season junk. That mentality makes me sick just thinking about it.
Rocco, nice collection of course….. but not one flip-handle in the lot !? You've got a bit more collecting to do it seems! ha ha..
~Steve
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Hey Steve, Thanks for the nice words.. Yes, no flip handles. Old-school members know that I personally like the fixed handle. I'm not dissing the flip handle by any means. In fact the fixed handles are so hard to find I started to make my own.. Many of these mowers started out as flip handles.. So.. needless to say I have a shed full of flip over handles and brackets that I can't get rid of! But you are right, regardless.... I still have collecting to do... Thanks all!
You need a suicide handle mower in that sweet collection.
I happen to know someone with one and the original catcher. haha