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My little city is lucky enough to be the home of an old fashioned hardware store, and the owner has been working at the family business since he could walk, and a lot of history rests within those store walls.

When I asked how long he'd been a Snapper dealer, he got a big smile, and told me the story of how a salesman from New Jersey came by in a station wagon in 1952 and sold them their first Snappin' Turtle lawn mower, and how it evolved into the Snapper mowers of today. His friend was there, too, to tell me all about how great his Snapper was, and how he had bought it somewhere else.

If you still have a good hardware store in your town, don't forget to shop there and support them. I'd love to say the few extra bucks is worth it, but my genuine Snapper drive wheel was only $24.95. The same genuine parts on a reputable website are $65.40 plus s&h.


A few adjustments later and a new drive wheel later, I cut most of the grass that I usually have to push while sitting down, and it looks fantastic. Found a bagger and thatcherizer attachment on craigslist, bought them this morning for $40. I already want to find an a vintage Snapper Hi-Vac commercial push mower to match, and decided that I'm gonna paint it all IH red and white some day.

Anyone ever think of putting some light cultivators under one of these? I had memories of the countless hours I spent cultivating on an old Allis Chalmers G when I mowed, a "Snapper G" might be handy in the garden with some finger weeders or an earth-way seeder and even a fertilizer tube under it's belly. Mount a propane tank and make 2 torches for a flame weeder? This little chassis could come in awfully handy on a half acre homestead.