Vintage 1968 Toro Whirlwind Lawnmower
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- Vintage 1968 21" Toro Whirlwind Mower, model 19221. Features an "Inpulse Starter" crank start and cast aluminum deck. The gentleman I purchased this from was the original owner and provided the original manual, repair documentation, some spare parts, and even the original bill of sale from 1968! I'll be keeping this in my personal collection, as it's the same model mower I grew up with and used roughly between 1985-1995. Crank starters were discontinued in the early 1970s and this oil reservoir seems to be Toro-specific, so I consider this to be a rather unique lawnmower.
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Very nice 👍. This lawnmower belongs in a museum. I miss the old crank lawnmowers.
Man, this brings back memories! My grandparents had this exact mower back in the early '70s and my uncle would mow the lawns. I loved walking along with him as he mowed. I remember being fascinated by that mower...the crank start, the oil reservoir with the push button and the hose port for washing it. I can remember always trying to get him to let me crank it and push the lever down to start it...he started to let me do it after awhile, but one day when my mom brought him over to mow our lawn with it (our mower had broken down) and I got a little over anxious and decided to crank it up without telling him. Before he came back from the bathroom, or whatever, my mom called me into the house for something...he went out to start it and it wouldn't crank anymore, because I had already done it, so he thought something was wrong with it, and went to my dad's shed and got some tools and started taking it apart. Well that stored energy let loose and it cut his finger up pretty good...I felt so bad about that. Looking back, it seems so dumb to have not tried the lever to see if it would start before he took it apart, but he was only 12 or 13 yrs old at the time and didn't know any better.
Anyway, great old mower! Thanks for posting this.
I hope your uncle's hand grew back
@@spacewolfjr It wasn't quite that bad, but I'm sure he still has the scar, lol.
My dad had his for over 30 years and every time I brought it in for its annual check-up the people at the shop marveled at the machine. I especially loved how it didn't have the auto shut-off gear which made it easy to take off the bag bag, empty it and then latch it bak on without having to turn off the mower. Getting replacement side chutes and the bags were the hardest part. The only reason we ended up getting rid of it was when the engine block cracked. They just don't make them like this anymore.
We had one growing up. Very cool.
Oh, wow. Phenomenal! What a grand piece of equipment that is, and in such fine condition. Terrific score; nicely done.
Had the same one when I was a kid in the 70's.
I like your mower--I also have one--i think mine may be an earlier model. my motor does not have any plastic on it other than the gas tank and mine is a pull start with a electric starter option.
Gotta love that port on the mower deck for cleaning with a garden hose. Fun!!
I used to work in my dad's shop back in the 60's and 70's and we were one of the largest Toro lawnmower dealers in the country. I remember all these models and many more. For instance, there was a very cool and rare Toro lawnmower that rode on a cushion of air (FlyMo) and had no wheels. You just started it and it hovered over the grass and cut it. I've totally overhauled every Toro mower out there, way back since the 60s. The '65 magnesium deck one is very rare. I used to have many of them and they sold for big money even back then. I'll bet there are probably none left other than in the Toro museum.
Were the magnesium decks that much lighter than the aluminum-alloy decks that followed when they quit producing the mag decks? Were the magnesium decks extra-prone to cracking? If so, do you remember where on the decks that were most likely to crack?
That is a nice Whirlwind! Our neighbor purchased one just like that one in 1968, from Cornforth's Key shop, Enid, Oklahoma. It cost $109.95 plus tax. Wish they still built them so nicely.
The sales tax is only 6.875 right now in NJ, 50 years later. So a half centurt later and its only double what it was. 10 years ago it was still 6%.
Sears stores do 3% sales tax in NJ.
Yes those are kind of rare. I just found one for nothing and I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. It is a 21" self propelled and looks the same except it has the pull Starter. The oil bath cleaners and conical oil filling feature really set these apart. We had one when I was a kid, too! Best mower Ever.
That is Really a cool old mower.. I had one that had the front wheel power drive system and that very same engine. it had a lever on the other side to engage the drive. allways thought that "S" Shaped blade was cool. anyhow that's one great Whirlwind you have and thanks for posting it and bringing back some fun memories for me
By the way, the plastic oil reservoir was meant to aid the customer to check the oil level by simply pressing the plunger on the side of the funnel for a second or two with the lid firmly in place. If the engine needed a little oil it would give one or two little blubs and that was it. However many people removed the fill cap on the funnel, filled the funnel with oil then pushes the fill plunger till that 4 ozs of oil went into the crankcase then they repeated it again and again (this all done with the air tight cap left off the funnel). They most often put so much oil in the motor they locked it up.
I worked on those units back in the day, the shop that I worked at, was a "TORO DEALER". the reason why you do not see many of those units was due to the "OIL FUNNEL". those damn things blew up a lot of engines( rod out) due to lack of oil in the crankcase. when I would rebuild one of those engines ( providing that the crankcase was not cracked), the first thing that was replaced, was the oil funnel, and replaced with a dipstick!!!!
I used to have exactly same crank start mower but self propelled model (around 1970 to 1971). It have two "T" shaped levers on handle console, Right for Throttle/Choke/Starting and Left for Self Propelled.. I love this mower so much and been using it for my lawn business when I was 13 years old.. It was so easy to start. The engine was 3 1/2 HP Brigg and Stratton 4 cycle and have "S" shaped blade. I was told by my dad that "S" shape blade was hard to balance between sharpening. It can mow 10" to 12" grass easily (even wet grass too). It was very economical, one little tank enough to mow 3 lawns (5,000 to 8,000 sq ft). I love its gas gauge on cap (it's a plastic "step" indicator that you can peep on top of rectangular window to see how much gas left) Its oil reservoir was one of the best thing that you don't have to lug can of oil with you when you do lawn business, just press and hold button on bottom and watch the clear cap for bubble stop bubbling when it's full. The self propel is one speed and it kinda go a little fast because I tweaked the carburetor to make engine run faster. I even tweak its idle until it puttt---------puttt-----putt-----putt----- just close to dying (It can go on all day). It refuse to die on extremely slow idle. I think I managed to have engine idling at 50 RPM. I had this mower for 16 years until its piston arm broke in half.
It seem today new mower tend to be more powerful and seeing between 5 to 8 hp and it can't cut 10" grass and hard to start sometime, arm get tired of pulling rope. Also it's not economical either. It uses lot more gas than vintage Toro mower. I missed vintage mower more than ever. I even have Toro Pace setter mower (self propelled mower), The only thing I like about my current mower is that it starts quickly with few pulls and push the handle to engage self propel at your own pace. But still Vintage Toro mower still rated the top of all mower that we own today.
Thats a Tecumseh, those engines on these are Tecumseh not Briggs.
You cant run an engine down below around 1100 rpm before its to slow to keep going, 50 rpm is impossible.
Mowers today arent even rated in horsepower anymore, but the biggest engine on a smaller walk behind today is 190cc which equates to about 5.5 horsepower. Theirs no 8 horsepower engine on any 21 or 22 walk behind mower. The engine on these were 3.5 their Tecumseh LEV35 engines.
Thanks for pointing me to that thread, lots of good info there. It's just a shame so many of the images in that thread have been deleted.
S Blade vacuumed lawn. Incredible mower. Priceless. Wind on- Wind off. Lol. Use Mobil 1 30 weight to preserve it! Good luck.
Nice mower!!! I think I have the exact same one in my garage.
I remember my father having one of these 50 years ago... I'll never forget when he put Ethyl (100+ octane) gas in it, it looked like a mosquito fogger!!
This is just too freaking strange. We had almost the same mower, except it was the model with the electric start. The battery was mounted on the handlebar panel with the throttle. It had to be there for balance because it was so freaking heavy!! It was good for maybe 3 or 4 starts before it needed to be brought into the house and placed on a charger. The mower itself was a gem. The 'lectric start system was not quite ready for prime time. We finally just used the pull, which was quite easy.
Electric start on mowers is still the same way today, more hassle than their worth. Always having to charge the battery, the extra weight from it. It just easier to pull the rope or wind it up than bother with those things.
@@Mr_Tecumseh Did you know that they sold a 12V battery powered weed trimmer as an option for these mowers. The trimmer uses about a 4" thin metal blade and the thing would trim for quite a while if the start battery for the mower was fully charged. Don't forget in those days batteries were not what we have today. Our. mower shop sold hundreds of the 21" self propelled units each year. Pull, crank and electric start. In the 60's they used a 3.5HP Tecumseh LAV35.40152E
@@Histandard2011 I didn't, but I believe it. That mower had a washout port and it was a '68. People think that's a newer feature 🤣.
Nice!
Too cool. Thanks for sharing.
Pulled an old Toro out of a barn today, 1966 Whirlwind 19"
Have one of those. Bought at garage sale. Extra s blade someone put rope start on it. Pulled sump off oil so thick like grease gun grease. Cleaned it out cleaned carb got it running. Needs valve work. Mowed a few time's. There it sits now about 15 years. (Inside) I should let it go to someone with more interest.
Nice, and well kept!
I have the power drive one just like that, yours is in way better condition.
I just found a 68 Whirlwind almost identical to this one at the curb. Only difference is the one I found is self propelled dront wheel drive or as they call it, pow-r-drive.
Mine has a rope recoil, the recoil decice goes under and isnt on top like newer engines. The thing is immaculate too.
I'm probably going to sell it. These are really cool mowers.
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You got an amazing curb score then. PM me if you'd like to sell it.
Not sure how to PM on youtube, but the mower is up for sale on ebay. It's in really nice shape, however the engine will need to be rebuilt, however I happened to have a TNT100 I pulled off a different Toro a few years back and the blocks are identical except for the color, but a little white paint, transfer the parts and model tag over done, fully functional whirlwind with front wheel drive.
www.ebay.com/itm/223147074018
Been looking for one for a long time. What " heading " did you find it under ? Good luck with it. Mike
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I was bidding on that same mower on Ebay, would you be intrested in selling it??
Merci de partager. Je me souviens.
I am looking for a 1954 Torro Whirlwind Pushmower if you happen to come across one please let me know. Thanks so much.
im not really sure i think it went for around 250?? I would be very intrested in yours if you want to sell it.
i have a 19 in toro just like this one, how much $ did this mower go for...im just curious what there worth...
Between the mower itself and shipping it was about as much as a brand new Toro :-p Is yours in similarly good condition? Do you have any pictures/videos of it? I have no plans to sell mine; I'm keeping it in my personal collection.
are you looking to sell the one you have???
So how much did it cost new in 1968?
When viewed in HD, the price is clearly visible on the bill of sale shown in the video. $109.95+$3.30tax=$113.25. It would seem the sales tax was only 3% in NJ in 1968!
This is a great mower and I am sure you are not wiling to part with it, but if you know of any other such mowers I would be very interested in purchasing one. My father was instrumental in designing some of this mower's features and I look for one from time to time with no success yet. Thanks
I have one, its a 68 with the self propelled pow-r-drive. Front wheel drive.
The Tecumseh Serial is 8158. So 1968, 158th day.
Its all their and in nice shape, however I am not sure yet if the engine is free or not, just got it tonight, but it is clean.
Nevermind, I don't think the engine is siezed, the recoil rope is just caught up on the rewind.
I'm going to do some minor work to it, get it back fully functional, than It will be ready to sell. Its a 1968, 21" self propelled with rope recoil start, very nice shape.
Mine is for sale ruclips.net/video/4iEBNMTYMaM/видео.html
@@Mr_Tecumseh If you or anyone needs a new old stock brass bevel gear and steel clutch dog for for the front gearbox for a late 60's front wheel drive 21" unit I have them
I don't understand why they went away from this design.
How much did you get it for?
I have been trying to find out what kind of mower I have for some time now and I'm almost positive it's the same as this one. -not as nice of course lol Is it worth anything?
Value would depend on condition, but it's almost certainly worth something to someone due to its age.
Where are you Tony ?
In indiana 47631
How do you stop the engine?
Pulling the throttle all the way back (past idle speed) triggers the kill switch.
I want to buy it very bad. I only have one leg and mine blew up. Please let me know how much you want. I need it bad. Thanks
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Please don't film vertical.