I purchased my lawnmower May 12 , 1998 , so it is about 13 years old. It is a Craftsman 944.368300 s/n 010 998m 000270 It is powered by a Tecumseh VLV066 6.75 horsepower engine No, I am not taking any pictures of the old thing.
21 inch cut, , front wheel drive, has no throttle. starts wide open. I have had no problems with this mower except maintenance required replacing the (always spinning ) front wheels twice. They are around $60 each at Sears , but I got 2 for $12 on e-bay ,twice. I have changed the oil every year, use the Craftsman 30 oil. and have changed the sparkplug a few times.
I have been looking at some the new offerings and would like to have an opinion on front or rear wheel drive. I've never used a rwd .
I looked at a Troy built at Can Tire yesterday. It is rwd , has large rear wheels, a Honda 160 cc engine, Electric start with a battery on board, all 4 wheels can be adjusted for cutting height with one control lever. I think it is 21 inch , has left and right control levers to adjust ground speed. It is priced at $599.99 I will get them to move it down from the rack , the next time that I am in the store, so I can get a better look at it. Sears are just getting in their new models so will look at them soon.
This message was modified Apr 1, 2011 by royster