Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and thought I'd show my mower and get any thoughts and ideas about the restoration project. I have had the mower for about 4 years and she goes quite well. I had always had a full resto in mind and now I have removed the reel and blade for machining thought that this might be the time to begin the process. Does anyone have any input about any of the the following:
1. This motor is very loud. I was thinking about packing the exhaust chamber with metal pot scourers or the like to quieten her down. Is there anything better to use
get a new muffler, your local lawn mower shop should be able to source one for you
2. What is the best solution to replace the nuts and bolts
you can use pretty much any set of nuts and bolts from a hardware store, just remember to match the lenght of the bolts, otherwise theyll stick out too far. I used a set from supercheap to reattach my bedknife and they work fine, you will need to source proper engine bolts tho, try
http://www.rcpw.com/ or
http://www.jackssmallengines.com for engine parts
3. Is there a close to original (and durable) paint that I can use to repaint the chassis.
Septone hammertone green is a close off the shelf match, i used blue for mine which is a pretty close match, you can see pics of my restoration in this forum
4. Is there any way to tell when it was made. It has a kirby engine.
5. Does anyone have any insight about removing the engine from the chassis. It appears that the shaft near the clutch has a bolt without a head- does this need to be removed to separate the shaft from the engine.
unscrew the 4 bolts holding the engine on, the whole clutch casing will come away from the chassis as well, then you'll be able to jimmy the clutch casing from the engine.
Any tips and insight is greatly appreciated. I have some photos but am unsure how to upload them for all to see.
