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  • Members: 733
  • Category: Lawn Mowers
  • Founded: Apr 22, 2001
  • Language: English
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3164 david5zr1 Send Email Sep 20, 2011
3:12 pm
Hi Tom.The condition is fair and it ran early this year.I have used it as a single to mow the lawn just to make the neighbors wonder what it was.I was asking...
3165 runinbrave Send Email Sep 20, 2011
10:08 pm
i have two mid 70s locke triplexes for sale i can deliver if needed. the units run just need to be backlap. you can call 484 357 9332. or email me at...
3166 Tailwind
rclark147 Send Email
Sep 21, 2011
12:19 am
Congratulations on your Locke mower purchase. Like you, it seems like the 3rd pull is the charm! My first Locke was purchased almost 2 years ago. Being in...
3167 Art Gumbus
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Sep 21, 2011
11:14 am
Hi Randy: I am very interested in your images of the 1937 Locke owner's manual. Your 1940 machine sounds like a nice one. I will check out the photos. thanks...
3168 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 21, 2011
11:26 am
Hi Randy: I just looked at the photos of your 1940 Locke. I may be wrong, but that engine looks like a Model AR4 (Model A with a 4:1 reduction gear case). Do...
3169 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 21, 2011
2:43 pm
Looking closer, indeed it is a Model B engine and not a Model A that I thought it was. Sweet. BTW, can you get carb parts for the B easily? I have never...
3170 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 21, 2011
2:47 pm
Hi Guys: I found a nearly new Nelson muffler with the 1" pipe thread recently. I was visiting a local mower shop and he had an old Wheelhorse tractor that was...
3171 Tailwind
rclark147 Send Email
Sep 21, 2011
4:46 pm
Hi Art, Thanks for your kind words. It is a Briggs model BHR-6, and does have a brass plate riveted to the shroud indicating such. The reduction ratio is 6-1....
3172 thelockepowerreelclub... Send Email Sep 21, 2011
4:55 pm
Reminder from: thelockepowerreelclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelockepowerreelclub/cal CT Antique Machinery Show - KENT, CT Friday September...
3173 thelockepowerreelclub... Send Email Sep 22, 2011
4:55 pm
Reminder from: thelockepowerreelclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelockepowerreelclub/cal CT Antique Machinery Show - KENT, CT Saturday...
3174 thelockepowerreelclub... Send Email Sep 22, 2011
4:55 pm
Reminder from: thelockepowerreelclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelockepowerreelclub/cal CT Antique Machinery Show - KENT, CT Friday September...
3175 thelockepowerreelclub... Send Email Sep 23, 2011
4:55 pm
Reminder from: thelockepowerreelclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelockepowerreelclub/cal CT Antique Machinery Show - KENT, CT Sunday September...
3176 thelockepowerreelclub... Send Email Sep 23, 2011
4:55 pm
Reminder from: thelockepowerreelclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelockepowerreelclub/cal CT Antique Machinery Show - KENT, CT Saturday...
3177 billjrichard Send Email Sep 23, 2011
5:41 pm
in Ferrisburg, VT. http://burlington.craigslist.org/grd/2613510817.html Anyone have an idea of it's age or what it is worth? Thanks, Bill...
3178 Tim Englert
taenglert4 Send Email
Sep 23, 2011
6:14 pm
Bill, you will have to get the serial number from the brass plate. This will be on the lower left above the roller wheel. look on this link. you will see where...
3179 Art Gumbus
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Sep 23, 2011
9:42 pm
It appears to be a 30" non reversing machine with an early 14R6 engine and sulky. I would say it is pre 1958 or in that range just based on the domed gas cap. ...
3180 billjrichard Send Email Sep 24, 2011
12:46 am
Thanks for the info Art. I'm the one actually trying to sell it; I joined this group so I could learn more about it and maybe find a buyer. Bill...
3181 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 24, 2011
11:03 am
Hi Bill: Ok, so you are the SELLER.... In that case Bill, I strongly suggest that you get the Locke to the point that the engine at least starts, runs and...
3182 thelockepowerreelclub... Send Email Sep 24, 2011
4:55 pm
Reminder from: thelockepowerreelclub Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thelockepowerreelclub/cal CT Antique Machinery Show - KENT, CT Sunday September...
3183 Tailwind
rclark147 Send Email
Sep 25, 2011
11:21 pm
Art, I have spent the last 30 or more, minutes, looking at your photos, and am overwhelmed of your machines and collection, and also of the quality of your...
3184 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 26, 2011
12:23 am
Hi Randy: Those file uploads will be very welcome! I sent you my email address in private email. I look forward to seeing the 1936 Locke Parts Book. This...
3185 Tailwind
rclark147 Send Email
Sep 26, 2011
11:16 pm
Hi Art & All, I was able to upload 2 files sucessfully to the site: 1. 1936 Locke Parts - Diagrams and Prices in pdf format 2. Briggs Model "B-etc" Parts...
3186 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 27, 2011
11:04 am
Randy, Thank ever so much for uploading the files. Amazing that the 1936 illustrated parts list for the Locke was never in the files area before! I am...
3187 Art Gumbus
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Sep 27, 2011
5:34 pm
Guys: I found an old photo from 1938 that shows a 1937/38 Locke 30" inside of the tent of the Weidenmiller & Magovern Co, Springfield, Mass. tent display at...
3188 Tim Englert
taenglert4 Send Email
Sep 27, 2011
6:56 pm
Art, you are truly a rare find as well. Thank you for all of your knowledge, helpful insights and great thoughts on Locke mowers. Tim ...
3189 David
pepsidave48653 Send Email
Sep 27, 2011
10:03 pm
I purchased a mower at the beginning of the summer and would like some information on it if possible. It is a Locke single but that is all I know about it. I...
3190 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 28, 2011
10:37 am
Hi David: Welcome to the world of Locke mowers! Your machine is either a 25" or a 30" just measure the width of the blade set. As for the year, you will need...
3191 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 29, 2011
10:33 am
Tim: I kinda screwed up. That Locke inside the tend is an early Triplex with a 30" front section and the outrigger wings in the up position. Engine is a...
3192 Tailwind
rclark147 Send Email
Sep 29, 2011
10:25 pm
Hi Everyone, I have just completed uploading the resized files: 1937 Locke Brochure 1937 Locke Manual Sorry but the covers were too worn to scan. I had thought...
3193 Art Gumbus
artgumbus Send Email
Sep 30, 2011
11:14 am
Randy: The 1937 Brochure is incredibly detailed and goes into every aspect of the Locke. Two great finds! Thanks for sharing. Art...
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