I have that same Toro mower! My parents bought it brand new around 1963 and it cut our lawn as well as both my grandmas lawns for many years. I remember cutting my grandmas lawn when the muffler fell off while the engine was running. It made one hell of a bang and muffler punched a hole through the aluminum mower deck, but it kept right on going! The engine is definitely a Tecumseh and I'm working on restoring it in memory of my dad. He loved doing yard work and he always had Toro mowers. This was his first, I still have all the paperwork for it.
I just bought a Biltmore Super 22 with a crank like that. Looked for years, then found this one not far from my home. 31/2 hp Briggs starts, runs. $25. Very happy.
I used to work on those engines for many years. I used to replace those crank starter springs every day for customers. Actually, all Toros have date codes on the silver label on the back. Those motors have oil bath air cleaners.
It's a Lauson power product div. by Tecumseh. That blade is one piece. That wind up start is cool as hell and worth a pretty penny because there super hard to come by now. That's a late 60's early 70's. Briggs also made a wind up start for there rotory mowers but it has the logo stamped into the metal. That mower is worth money specifically that engine with the wind up start, the wind up alone is worth out least $100 bucks easy. To bad they don't still make those type of starters today. They had the technology 50 years ago. The safety break prevents lawnmowers from having those now. NICE!
Fearless we just bought a foreclosure with a nice one still runs looks a little different than this one the one we have started right up has been kept in garage
Not sure if you will see this reply, but I just purchased one of these but not as in good of shape. You seem to know a lot about them. Anyway I can contact you for more info?
That wind up starter can be dangerous. When I was a kid, we had a 1960 Jacobsen mower with this starter and it almost broke my brothers arm. (Jacobsen called it a "safety spin starter" if I remember correctly. How wrong that was.) I think the catch would not hold and it would fly around when you released it with the handle flying outward. I think there was a recall and the dealer replaced the wind up starter with a standard rope pull starter at no charge. 50 some years later, we still talk about that mower and the "Safety Spin Starter".
Well it's a 1961 or 1962 Whirlwind. Maroon tells that and it's a Lauson engine. Bought by Tehcumseh. It was 3HP. S blade. Great mower. Owned 5 of them.
My friends got one with the same deck but Its a Tecumseh 2 stroke top pull recoil. It has been running for 10 years without an air filter. Talk about tough.
Wow my names Raul I'm 46 know always been a workaholic I was 9 years old at the time always ask my dad for a suzuki four runer always got yes but no quad runer pissed me of so I decided to start buying my own stuff did some lawn mowing with there personal lawn mower saved my money finally had enough to one walk in to en old lawn mower repair shop we'll he had plenty of up to date farley refinished lawn mowers the man couldn't understand why Pick that one man it was the best lawn mower I'ved ever owned started up every time anyways thank you sir for putting that for one dollar you did evening realize that peace of junk supplied wheel bearings peddles crom handle bars at my local western auto shit it goes on and after awhile I pulled it behind my bike attached to a rope all over the nabor hood as my dog fallowed still haven't amounted to Mutch 🤓 well you did a good deed of the day hey I'll give you a $100.00 dollars for your dollar eyedim.
It's definitely not a 1966. They were only built in 1964 and 1965. In 1964 they were the 'Golden Whirlwind' to celebrate Toro's 50th anniversary and the front of the shroud had a gold-colored decal. In 1965 the decal on the front of the shroud was changed to silver. The grass deflector you have is actually from a later 1972-76. The earlier ones were not as wide. Nice mower!
This is a great mower! I too would be interested in this mower if you ever feel like parting with it or if someone else has one they would like to sell, as my father designed one of the mower's features (crank starter) and I have looked for one from time to time with no success.
+Ames53301 Wow your Dad helped design the crank starter. That's cool. As a kid I mowed my family's and neighbors yard with a crank start mower. I never new what kind it was but I have had a hard time finding one as well.
MTD evidently tried to resurrect this concept back in the early 2000's (Yard Works video below.) I found a Troybilt version on the curb, tinkered with it, & it runs good. The "Self Starter" or "Touch & Mow" mechanism contains a spring pack just like this old Toro except that the spring rewinds itself when the engine shuts down. I think it is a neat bit of engineering (self start but no battery to fuss with) but evidently the idea never caught on. Maybe it was too expensive. Anybody know more about these mowers? czcams.com/video/X7-B2o_ky6g/video.html
I have that same Toro mower! My parents bought it brand new around 1963 and it cut our lawn as well as both my grandmas lawns for many years. I remember cutting my grandmas lawn when the muffler fell off while the engine was running. It made one hell of a bang and muffler punched a hole through the aluminum mower deck, but it kept right on going! The engine is definitely a Tecumseh and I'm working on restoring it in memory of my dad. He loved doing yard work and he always had Toro mowers. This was his first, I still have all the paperwork for it.
My dad had one when I was a kid, my job was to do the winding…so cool
I just bought a Biltmore Super 22 with a crank like that. Looked for years, then found this one not far from my home. 31/2 hp Briggs starts, runs. $25. Very happy.
I used to work on those engines for many years. I used to replace those crank starter springs every day for customers. Actually, all Toros have date codes on the silver label on the back. Those motors have oil bath air cleaners.
My neighbor had this same mower back in the seventies loved that thing because it was different
Thanks for the video... I was trying to explain this to some child in his 30's that only knows about video games😂😂😂
It's a Lauson power product div. by Tecumseh. That blade is one piece. That wind up start is cool as hell and worth a pretty penny because there super hard to come by now. That's a late 60's early 70's. Briggs also made a wind up start for there rotory mowers but it has the logo stamped into the metal. That mower is worth money specifically that engine with the wind up start, the wind up alone is worth out least $100 bucks easy. To bad they don't still make those type of starters today. They had the technology 50 years ago. The safety break prevents lawnmowers from having those now. NICE!
Fearless try finding a spring for the crank start, I had to convert mine to a pull start.
Fearless we just bought a foreclosure with a nice one still runs looks a little different than this one the one we have started right up has been kept in garage
Not sure if you will see this reply, but I just purchased one of these but not as in good of shape. You seem to know a lot about them. Anyway I can contact you for more info?
That is a Tecumseh engine, built in the early to mid 1960's. It's probably a three horsepower. That one-piece S blade was exclusive to Toro.
I'd love to have it !
LOVE the Whirlwind housing !!
That mower is SUPER COOL!
Best $1.00 you've probably ever spent. Thanks for sharing.
That should be around 50 years old. We have one similar to it when I was a kid. Sears is made one with the same type of starter
Used one as a kid.
Cool mower! defiantly mid 60's if it where mine I'd paint the deck & use it! gotta watch that crank, they can be overwound just like an old watch.
My Grandpa loved Toro's.
That wind up starter can be dangerous. When I was a kid, we had a 1960 Jacobsen mower with this starter and it almost broke my brothers arm. (Jacobsen called it a "safety spin starter" if I remember correctly. How wrong that was.) I think the catch would not hold and it would fly around when you released it with the handle flying outward. I think there was a recall and the dealer replaced the wind up starter with a standard rope pull starter at no charge. 50 some years later, we still talk about that mower and the "Safety Spin Starter".
Wow, you mean when you wind up a spring, then release it, *IT UNWINDS??* Wow, I never would've thought of that! That _is_ dangerous!
Well it's a 1961 or 1962 Whirlwind. Maroon tells that and it's a Lauson engine. Bought by Tehcumseh. It was 3HP. S blade. Great mower. Owned 5 of them.
Nice video. Nice toro. I love toro's I'm restoring a few on my channel. All the best Calvin
That's a brilliant idea!
My friends got one with the same deck but Its a Tecumseh 2 stroke top pull recoil. It has been running for 10 years without an air filter. Talk about tough.
Wow my names Raul I'm 46 know always been a workaholic I was 9 years old at the time always ask my dad for a suzuki four runer always got yes but no quad runer pissed me of so I decided to start buying my own stuff did some lawn mowing with there personal lawn mower saved my money finally had enough to one walk in to en old lawn mower repair shop we'll he had plenty of up to date farley refinished lawn mowers the man couldn't understand why Pick that one man it was the best lawn mower I'ved ever owned started up every time anyways thank you sir for putting that for one dollar you did evening realize that peace of junk supplied wheel bearings peddles crom handle bars at my local western auto shit it goes on and after awhile I pulled it behind my bike attached to a rope all over the nabor hood as my dog fallowed still haven't amounted to Mutch 🤓 well you did a good deed of the day hey I'll give you a $100.00 dollars for your dollar eyedim.
Great find!
Tecumseh great machine I use mines up to this date
That is unique!!!
Tecumseh motor, my dad had one, its around a 1959 model I believe.
That's rad!
I'm pretty sure it's a two stroke Tecumseh engine!
It's definitely not a 1966. They were only built in 1964 and 1965. In 1964 they were the 'Golden Whirlwind' to celebrate Toro's 50th anniversary and the front of the shroud had a gold-colored decal. In 1965 the decal on the front of the shroud was changed to silver.
The grass deflector you have is actually from a later 1972-76. The earlier ones were not as wide.
Nice mower!
It looks some what ahead of its time
Brian smith
Thanks a bunch
We had a wind up starter mower
Thanks !
Toros are tough they last
I would say 60's
looks like my tecumseh tnt100 4hp sames exhaust port placment
This is a great mower! I too would be interested in this mower if you ever feel like parting with it or if someone else has one they would like to sell, as my father designed one of the mower's features (crank starter) and I have looked for one from time to time with no success.
Sorry I plan on keeping it for now.
+Ames53301 Wow your Dad helped design the crank starter. That's cool. As a kid I mowed my family's and neighbors yard with a crank start mower. I never new what kind it was but I have had a hard time finding one as well.
looks like an old techumsi or power products engine or probably a clinton!
Its a Tecumseh engine. I have a similar model mower.
It might have been a "Lauson by Tecumseh" engine. Lauson was bought out by Tecumseh in 1956. Not sure when Tecumseh quit labeling w/ the Lauson name.
I would love to buy it. How much do you want? I only have one leg and this little mower works great for me.
Dang
We had an old wind up starter mower like that with dual outputs on it. People's IQ's have gotten too low to have things like that now.
looks like a Tecumseh
Pour gas in carb see if but will fire up
MTD evidently tried to resurrect this concept back in the early 2000's (Yard Works video below.) I found a Troybilt version on the curb, tinkered with it, & it runs good. The "Self Starter" or "Touch & Mow" mechanism contains a spring pack just like this old Toro except that the spring rewinds itself when the engine shuts down. I think it is a neat bit of engineering (self start but no battery to fuss with) but evidently the idea never caught on. Maybe it was too expensive. Anybody know more about these mowers?
czcams.com/video/X7-B2o_ky6g/video.html
looks like a Tecumseh engine. blade is one piece
Where is this action can you tell me please
Do you still have it interested if you want to get rid of it
You couldn't leave those bottom exhaust mowers sitting in one place too long or they'd kill the grass.
i paid 5 $ 4 a toro but it has a round gastank.donnt know way year help
It's a Tecumseh.
I got the same mower i just rebuilt the engine on it but its been replaced with a pull start you should check my vid
Late 60's.
The blade is not 2 pieces.
I want to inform you that you have a model 18120 from either 1964 (serial no. 400001-499999), 1965 (500001 to 599999) or 1966 (600001 to 699999).
I"ll buy it from you?
Probably from the 1960s
Techumseh
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techumseh
its a Tecumseh
Thanks !