Will It Run? | Toro Super Recycler (6.5hp B&S Engine) | Fuel Sitting in Carb | Recoil Start Broken

Today we take a look at a Toro Super Recycler self-propelled mower off of Facebook Marketplace. This mower features a 6.5hp Briggs & Stratton Engine and Toro's Personal Pace self-propel system. Overall the mower looks clean and just shows regular use, but our pull rope seems to lack travel, and the previous owner said that it "ran when parked" a few years ago.
Hopefully a quick carb clean and new recoil pull-start rope will solve our problems, and make for a nice flip in the spring!
Fixing the recoil start- 15:31

[@sonnyc3826]

this video so far is pretty helpful to me..i have a super recycler and if you notice on the regular recycler theres a double spring mine doesnt have that so i thought i was missing soemthing and for whatever reason now it doesnt auto choke on that side where the carberator is with the handle down the roid might be detached so now i know how to take the lid off if thats not it idk what is...

[@bobington4938]

I love these type of videos
Small RUclipsrs doing satisfying work
Subbed!

[@TheChube25]

I was just given one exactly like yours. Mine unfortunately needs a ton of work. There are two grease fittings. One for each of the drive wheels. Make sure if you haven't already to pump some grease in there. Great video man!

[@robfoster1444]

What is the diameter of the B&S replacement pull cord?

[@GrazGarage]

That I don’t know, but on mowers I typically use the 3/16” rope from Home Depot ($3 for 50ft) and that seems to do the trick. (Although sometimes I have to slightly drill out the hole in the plastic recoil assembly) If you step down a size, you shouldn’t have that issue, but I prefer the higher diameter rope for extra strength.

[@skyemac8]

Well done. What year is the SR4?

[@GrazGarage]

Thank you! I personally don’t know the year of the mowers… I suppose if you have a serial number, there should be a way to look it up on Toro’s website.