Repowered Jacobsen 20" Commercial

[joe_in_ma]

You guys might remember my dump find Jacobsen Commercial deck from a few weeks ago. I finally got around to installing an engine on it and it is one sweet little mower. I put a Suzuki 2-cycle (from a Toro) on it and it makes a nice combo.

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I was so happy with this Franken-mower that I mowed my entire 30,000 square foot lawn with it today. A real pleasure to use.:bannana:

[Indy452]

Wow! Very cool man!

Theres one mower that will last a long time.

Could we see the underside??

Neal

[imaLawnBoyFreak]

Nice mower. I like that throttle. Nice a heavy duty. I have to find a 2 cycle Suzuki engine

[johnsonmk]

That makes a nice mower. :fing32:

[tarheelman]

:congrats: Great job, Joe! That Suzuki 2-cycle looks like it was made for that deck.

Thanks for the update. :fing32:

[joe_in_ma]

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Here's underneath. I had to use the Toro blade hub which I drilled two 1/4" holes for bolts so I could use a 20" Universal blade. I also had to hacksaw
3/8" off the crank for proper height. I used a self propelled drive pulley as a guide for the saw, I still had an inch and a quarter of 7/16"/20 drilled and tapped threads to mount blade. The motor has a fixed throttle at full throttle only - the cable is to operate the choke. Of course the mounting holes didn't line up so I removed the motor base plate and centered on the deck and then taped it down, flipped over and gave each hole a quick shot of spray paint. Now I had my hole stencils in which I drilled 3/8" holes. Motor dropped on perfect.:i_praying Not exactly an easy re-power, but worth the effort.

[mhdi22]

Nice work..........looks good.......good pics too

[Brad]

Nice job. Looks like it was a fun weekend project. Good results.

[TOMMY]

LOOKS GOOD,RUGGED LOOKING MACHINE:fing32:

[echoman]

Nice job with that, Joe! As with the others, I like it!

[SockPuppet]

Nice job. :) I really like the engine.