MTD Lawnflite

Sweet little mower. 5 hp briggs, small single blade deck (like 28 or 30 inches). Bought it at the swap meet at the Hungry Hollow Steam and Gas Engine show in Rice Lake, WI. Cheap.

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• lawnflite
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[1944johndeerel]

sounds like the carb might be dirty or it might be just a touch lean judging by how it dies when you try to throttle it up after starting it. nice little mower though. you definently have something that isnt seen very often!

[racindeere65]

@1944johndeerel yeah, the carb is a little dirty but its not bad enough to worry about yet. the biggest problem is that the flywheel key must be a little bent because the timing is too far advanced and it backfires when you are trying to start it.

[StaRiteA3]

You can replace the worn bushings in those front wheels. The can be driven out with a drift pin & hammer. Go to your local NAPA store and they can help. That way you'll have the original wheels all the way round. Nice old mower!

[racindeere65]

thanks, my grandfather looked at the wheels and thought the bushings were just part of the wheel. i might get them fixed next summer

[NomaDairy]

I have the same one but I use it for romping

[1944johndeerel]

@racindeere65 that could be caused by yes a bent flywheel key but its also possible for a carberator that is running a little lean to do the same thing. so youll have to do a little investigating to see which is the culprit in that case.

either way its not that big a deal to fix fortunatly.

[thedriver02]

I have one of these, sitting apart out back. Very rare and hard to find info on. Yours look pretty decent!

[TippMannMan142]

Nice i got the one where u sit on the motor idk what year or anything my Friend painted it but it was free so im not complaining