CUSTOM 18 HP Twin cylinder Briggs & Stratton Snapper Series 6 mower
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Great video thanks for the ride.
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@junekentucky look at the float on the eingine mine did the same thing.
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I've got an 18hp motor just like that, backfires when you shut it off and it floods really easy when starting. I cleaned the carb and put a new pump kit on it. If I try to start with the air filter off, it spits a bit of gas out of the carb and blows air out the carb. Valves sticking? I don't think it's that because if the intake valve was open when it fired, it would blow up, no?
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LOL. I have that exact same mower, though I'm not sure what year mine was made.. Pretty damn old though. Even with the stock single-cylinder 11hp engine it can still do wheelies if you throw it into the highest gear and drop the clutch. I can only imagine how much fun it is with the engine you have on there :)
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That thing is a beast!!!
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I cant tell if ur black or white
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that's awesome!
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... idles kinda high... nice match-up though!
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overkill. lol
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Its a kind of lawn mower transmission.
most older mowers have a belt drive system and a clutch, which works fine, but a Hydro Static unit uses fluid power to power the wheels. the motor drives a belt which in turn gives you Hydraulic pressure.
They are 10 times as smooth, and the forward / reverse is controlled thru a pedal on the floor board and not a shift knob like on most mowers.
The down side is they are more complex and not as cheep to maintain.
Hey, I am looking to purchase an "older" Snapper riding mower to "fix -up" and use as a weekly cutter. Any certain year models to look for or stay away from?
CoolBreezeClub 1 year ago
I bought mine with a motor that was pretty much blown already (Lots of blue smoke), so baring that they seem to last forever. from the 70's on to today they are pretty much built the same, drive train parts havent changed at all. theyre really simple machines when you get into them.
beanhill74 1 year ago
hey i might be buying a snapper riding mower and two eager push mowers for 75$ good deal? i don tknow the condition all i know is that they run and the snapper has an 8 1/2HP engine and the push mowers have 2 1/2 hp engines in them.
worldskater31 1 year ago
Yeah its a good deal. as long as theres nothing "Mechanically" wrong with the motor they are super easy to tune up. even if it doesnt run, but the motor sounds and feels normal when you pull on the cord slowly a couple times they can be brought back to life. usually just a carb rebuild and they run forever. Mine had blue oil smoke when i bought it, so i knew the 11 horse was on its last leg, and i knew when i bought it that i was going to do something like this.
beanhill74 1 year ago