I bought my old Yazoo Highwheeler about 30 years ago for $15 . I've
replaced the engine with a Chi-Honda clone, and replaced the skin of
the deck with stainless, as well as replacing the 20 inch bike tires
on the rear. I;ve replaced the spindle bearings twice - I think I have
a total of $200 actual cash invested - - -


Yazoo ? .. sorry if I seem daft .. what izzit ?
John T.

On 7/10/2017 9:31 PM, wrote:



I bought my old Yazoo Highwheeler about 30 years ago for $15 . I've
replaced the engine with a Chi-Honda clone, and replaced the skin of
the deck with stainless, as well as replacing the 20 inch bike tires
on the rear. I;ve replaced the spindle bearings twice - I think I have
a total of $200 actual cash invested - - -


Yazoo ? .. sorry if I seem daft .. what izzit ?
John T.



Mower with large rear wheels. Good on rough terrain.
https://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103704

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:31:51 -0400, wrote:




I bought my old Yazoo Highwheeler about 30 years ago for $15 . I've
replaced the engine with a Chi-Honda clone, and replaced the skin of
the deck with stainless, as well as replacing the 20 inch bike tires
on the rear. I;ve replaced the spindle bearings twice - I think I have
a total of $200 actual cash invested - - -


Yazoo ? .. sorry if I seem daft .. what izzit ?
John T.

It has a tube frame like a bicycle or an old airplane,with a sheet
metal deck and 20 inch bike tires. 24 inch cut - basically an OLD
commercial mower - like this one:
http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...-engine-97744/
but mine is a 24, with a 6.5HP and a stainless replacement deck.

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:59:53 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:31:51 -0400, wrote:




I bought my old Yazoo Highwheeler about 30 years ago for $15 . I've
replaced the engine with a Chi-Honda clone, and replaced the skin of
the deck with stainless, as well as replacing the 20 inch bike tires
on the rear. I;ve replaced the spindle bearings twice - I think I have
a total of $200 actual cash invested - - -


Yazoo ? .. sorry if I seem daft .. what izzit ?
John T.

It has a tube frame like a bicycle or an old airplane,with a sheet
metal deck and 20 inch bike tires. 24 inch cut - basically an OLD
commercial mower - like this one:
http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...-engine-97744/
but mine is a 24, with a 6.5HP and a stainless replacement deck.


That's a new species to me.
I had a neighbour with a high - wheel but it didn't look like that.
John T.

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 22:47:23 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:59:53 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:31:51 -0400, wrote:




I bought my old Yazoo Highwheeler about 30 years ago for $15 . I've
replaced the engine with a Chi-Honda clone, and replaced the skin of
the deck with stainless, as well as replacing the 20 inch bike tires
on the rear. I;ve replaced the spindle bearings twice - I think I have
a total of $200 actual cash invested - - -


Yazoo ? .. sorry if I seem daft .. what izzit ?
John T.

It has a tube frame like a bicycle or an old airplane,with a sheet
metal deck and 20 inch bike tires. 24 inch cut - basically an OLD
commercial mower - like this one:
http://www.pensacolafishingforum.com...-engine-97744/
but mine is a 24, with a 6.5HP and a stainless replacement deck.


That's a new species to me.
I had a neighbour with a high - wheel but it didn't look like that.
John T.

The one I showed had some "bar stock"in the frame - mine is ALL tube.

On 7/10/17 12:13 AM, wrote:
Don't buy from Home Despot - buy a Honda from your local Honda
equipment dealer, or a Toro from your Toro dealer, or a Husky from
your Husky dealer.

I believe you're right.

I went out looking at Honda mowers today.
Local Power Equipment dealer sells the Honda I'm interested
in for $30 more than Home Depot.

But I'll reckon that buying from the dealer gets me:
a. Mower assembled and tested (HD mower comes in a box, too
heavy for me anymore)
b. Service during the warranty period.
c. Maybe they'll even deliver it.

So when I buy, it will be from the local dealer. I believe I
bought the old mower from them, too, but that was a
quarter-century ago!

Oddly enough, I tried starting the old mower (which stopped
with a BANG the day before), and it started and ran. Makes
me wonder if somethin's loose inside (a friend mentioned
something called "the Woodruff key"?).

Was going to try it again this evening, but it rained. Maybe
tomorrow.

Doesn't matter, I've decided that I want one of the new
ones, anyway!

In article , says...



Oddly enough, I tried starting the old mower (which stopped
with a BANG the day before), and it started and ran. Makes
me wonder if somethin's loose inside (a friend mentioned
something called "the Woodruff key"?).



On the dirve shaft there is a notch and the fly wheel another notch.
There is a piece of metal that is about square and an inch or so long
that goes between the pieces in the notches. This keeps them from
slipping. Many round shafts that have larger round gears or other
things on them will have this key in the slots so they will not slip.

If the flywheel slips, the spark may not get to the engine at the
correct time.

Oddly enough, I tried starting the old mower (which stopped
with a BANG the day before), and it started and ran. Makes
me wonder if somethin's loose inside (a friend mentioned
something called "the Woodruff key"?).



On the dirve shaft there is a notch and the fly wheel another notch.
There is a piece of metal that is about square and an inch or so long
that goes between the pieces in the notches. This keeps them from
slipping. Many round shafts that have larger round gears or other
things on them will have this key in the slots so they will not slip.

If the flywheel slips, the spark may not get to the engine at the
correct time.

also known as a shear key

designed to shear when there is an impact to prevent further damage.

m

On Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:56:53 -0400, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article , says...



Oddly enough, I tried starting the old mower (which stopped
with a BANG the day before), and it started and ran. Makes
me wonder if somethin's loose inside (a friend mentioned
something called "the Woodruff key"?).



On the dirve shaft there is a notch and the fly wheel another notch.
There is a piece of metal that is about square and an inch or so long
that goes between the pieces in the notches. This keeps them from
slipping. Many round shafts that have larger round gears or other
things on them will have this key in the slots so they will not slip.

If the flywheel slips, the spark may not get to the engine at the
correct time.
But in over 50 years I have NEVER seen one where it stops the engine
with a "bang" and then it starts and runs again days later.

I HAVE overheated a rotary lawn mower engine to the poiont it seized -
and could not even be turned over - and after beeing left to cool
down, it restarted like nothing had happened (but it started to smoke
a bit, and didn't last long before it let go completely)