I thought my friend and I were the only strange ones that are into old lawn mowers until I found this site.
I have two Toro walk behind mowers, one my Grandpa bought in 1983 that I used to mow lawns with at the age of 11 and a 1984 two stroke that I bought after Grandpa got tired of me using his mower all summer. I still use the 1983 2-3 times a week all year long mowing grass or shredding leaves in the fall/winter. She still runs great and looks pretty good but winter plans call for new rings, a valve job and a carb rebuild. The power is down a little and it burns a small amount of oil. I can't complain after nearly 30 years of constant use. Here is a bad pic:
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The next is my 1984 Toro two stroke that I bought at the age of 12 for $500. This is the one that I plan to resore this winter but I'm having problems finding a few parts. The muffler cover is dented and I want to replace it. Also the air filter housing needs to be replaced. I've searched e-bay from time-to-time but some of the prices seem way out of line. Any tips on those items? Next, I need the stickers for the control panel or a good used control panel with good stickers. A few years ago I bought the Toro sticker but it is black and not red and the large sticker is no longer available. Again, any ideas? I plan to strip the mower down, have the deck powder coated, the handle rechromed, the carb rebuilt, bleach the wheels and paint/coat everything else in an all out effort to get it looking like it did when I bought it when I was a kid.
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As I said, I'm looking for new or good used parts so please let me know if you can help. Thanks


The next is my 1984 Toro two stroke that I bought at the age of 12 for $500. This is the one that I plan to resore this winter but I'm having problems finding a few parts. The muffler cover is dented and I want to replace it. Also the air filter housing needs to be replaced. I've searched e-bay from time-to-time but some of the prices seem way out of line. Any tips on those items? Next, I need the stickers for the control panel or a good used control panel with good stickers. A few years ago I bought the Toro sticker but it is black and not red and the large sticker is no longer available. Again, any ideas? I plan to strip the mower down, have the deck powder coated, the handle rechromed, the carb rebuilt, bleach the wheels and paint/coat everything else in an all out effort to get it looking like it did when I bought it when I was a kid.






As I said, I'm looking for new or good used parts so please let me know if you can help. Thanks