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Posted by garrison8 WI (My Page) on Fri, Nov 13, 09 at 14:00
I bought a nice model 6461 (orange gas tank) at an estate sale last weekend. Never used commercially and I purchased it from the original owner for $40. Two questions:
1) Does anyone know how I can purchase a copy of the owner's manual or is a member willing to copy there manual for me. Happily reimburse your cost.
2) I'm confused by the mixture instruction label. It says 1 can of LB special lubricant to 2 gallons of gas OR 8 oz. of regular 2 cycle oil with 1 gallon. The LB 2 cycle oil from my hardware store comes in an 8 oz can. So is this LB oil that much more concentrated such that it can cover 2 gallons of gas while 8 oz of the regular 2 cycle oil only covers 1 gallon? Or does "special lubricant" refer to something else? Sorry for the length, difficult to explain. Thanks, Gary |
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RE: lawn boy 6461
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| Enter your model number under parts tab. Gives you just about all you need. |
Here is a link that might be useful: lawnboy web site
RE: lawn boy 6461
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Lawn Boy's reasoning for this instruction was to insure that, if a non LB oil product was used that sufficient oil was in the mix which is 16 to 1. Using the LB 8 ounce can results in a 32 to 1 mix.
Today, there many different 2 cycle oils (opti 2, Amsoil to name two) available, so that instruction is old news.If you were going to use straight 30 weight, which is what LB used to reccomend back in the early days, 16 to 1 ratio is what had to be used. Moderm oils can be used at 50 to 1 and higher. Lawn Boy in the 8 ounce can is still 32 to 1 though. |
RE: lawn boy 6461
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| I'm rather confused by your question. Your 6461 is an F series engine. All F series engines are 32:1 mix ratio regardless of brand of oil. Lawnboy has always said to use Lawnboy oil or a good quality TC-W3 rated oil at 32:1 in the F series engine. |
RE: lawn boy 6461
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- Posted by brad 5 IL (My Page) on
Fri, Nov 20, 09 at 12:55
| Greetings, ODF. I gave my son a Lawnboy (with the F engine) that had that label, 32:1 with LB oil and 16:1 if using any other kind of 2 cycle oil. 2 things come to mind: 1: Most homeowners would rather only use 1/2 as much oil, so they are going to only buy LB oil based on that label. 2: It is going to smoke so much using 16:1 that the owner will purchase LB oil the second time around. Both assumptions lead the owner back to using Lawnboy oil, which is the only reason I can see for putting that label on in the first place. |
RE: lawn boy 6461
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| LOL Brad, might be a good sales tactic for them. What year Lawnboy was this you're talking about? |
RE: lawn boy 6461
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- Posted by brad 5 IL (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 21, 09 at 13:57
| Had to be an 88-90ish. L19ZPN or something like that. |
RE: lawn boy 6461
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| That's strange. I have a L21ZPNC from 1991 and neither it, nor it's manual, says anything about any other mixture besides 32:1. |
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