picked up a pre comp snapper!!!!

2 cycle freak · Jun 15, 2011

went to get some hay for a friend and saw a old SP snapper with a bagger sitting in a barn.i offered $30 for it and also found that it has a THATCHER attachment to go on the front of the mower!! and it runs but needs carb work.it also needs the throttle/kill switch lubed.it also has the bag and chute but i need a discharge/mulch plug.it also has a 4 hp aluminum bore briggs and friction disk drive.is there any thing i should know about these mowers before i lube it all up and go mow happy?

and pics are to come as soon as i get some time to my self.............

s10lowrider1994 · Jun 15, 2011

I've always like those things, they are tanks and the cut quality is amazing. I have two collecting dust that I need to get up and running.

2 cycle freak · Jun 16, 2011

heres the snapper,i wanst able to get a pic of the thatcher yet.but i got it running today and changed the oil.it has a slight bent crank and the belt from the motor to the disc needs to be replaced,other then that ill save about $50 and get a hard to find discharge plate for it.(yeah....its really $50!!!!!)

89YT12 · Jun 16, 2011

:thThumbsU i got one like that and love it

BOSOX · Jun 16, 2011

I junked one years ago and wish I had it back!

swedem1896 · Jun 16, 2011

Do your basic check on the briggs, check that your drive bail is adjusted properly (you should be able to pull the mower while running in the reverse direction otherwise it's too tight). Also make sure you have enough 00 grease in your diff. Happy mowing!

hellyeahitis · Jun 16, 2011

Sweet mower! With the old school red discharge shute, I'm guessing it is a 70's model. Even if you have to replace the motor for the bent crank, it's a keeper for sure.:fing32:

2 cycle freak · Jun 16, 2011

so far the bent crank makes no excessive vibration but you cant see that its bent.....and im sure it will need a disc too for the SP.but most of all i want to find a discharge chute.i could go with out one but suffer being covered in grass and fear of thrown objects (im used to that from my echo SRM 210 throwing stuff at me)

2 cycle freak · Jun 17, 2011

fianlly got the model number off it......

M-V212P4
S-82075562

with a briggs....
M-110906
T-1015 01
C-86010904

any idea what year this thing is?

Lawnboy89 · Jun 17, 2011

It was made in Jan 9th, 1986.

Below is one made on 1981 with 3.5HP engine I just sold last week. It has more power than most nowsday's 6-7HP mower.

2 cycle freak · Jun 17, 2011

im guessing mine is older since its a presafety compliance and theres no evidence that it ever was a safety compliance unit......my guess is that it might be a 1974 because thats when they made the "V" series....

swedem1896 · Jun 18, 2011

Gotta love the aluminum deck snappers! Those steel discharge chutes are a bear to find, I paid 25$ for a used but otherwise solid one. Took awhile too, they all get torn up form running into things and rocks.

2 cycle freak · Jun 18, 2011

2 cycle freak said:
so far the bent crank makes no excessive vibration but you cant see that its bent.....and im sure it will need a disc too for the SP.but most of all i want to find a discharge chute.i could go with out one but suffer being covered in grass and fear of thrown objects (im used to that from my echo SRM 210 throwing stuff at me)

sorry guys i meant to say that you CAN see that the crank is bent but i seem to have no problems so far.......:sorry1:

rscurtis · Jun 18, 2011

The engine is of 1986 vintage, and it is obviously a replacement. Original Snapper engines were white. The aluminum deck Snapper are late '70's at their newest.

2 cycle freak · Jun 19, 2011

ohh......i see! my bad! thats probobly why this engine doesen burn oil yet is because it isnt really worn out yet....at least the numbers match.

2 cycle freak · Jun 19, 2011

heres the thatcher..........

snap2 · Jun 19, 2011

2 cycle freak said:
heres the thatcher..........

that's cool! how does it attach to the front of the mower? I have never seen before now

swedem1896 · Jun 20, 2011

yep, It clips onto the front to my knowledge. I've never seen one in real life, but there sure seems to be alot of them on ebay.

2 cycle freak · Jun 20, 2011

ill try and get a pic of it on the mower when i can.......

2 cycle freak · Jun 23, 2011

put a new belt for the friction disc on today and i love the self propel.....makes me hate capstan drive even more (sorry guys but it just dont work for me) ive always loved friction disc but it was on a rider mower.......now i see why you guys love snapper so much!!!

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