Lawn Mower Converted To Run On Propane

Lawn Mower Converted To Run On Propane FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 28-1-35 Ben Remmele's 21-in. Sears lawn mower quit working due to a fuel-related problem. Rather than throw the mower away, he decided to convert it to run on propane. He removed the gas tank, then bought a propane bottle at Walmart and hooked it up to a regulator that he got off a camp stove. Then he hooked up a hose from the regulator to the engine's air intake. "It was a cheap way to keep the mower going, and it burns cleaner than gas. I like the idea of cleaner air," says Remmele, who used the idea for the first time last summer on his Paradise, Texas home. "I used it two or three times last summer as an experiment. I paid $2 apiece for the propane bottles and found that a bottle will operate the mower for about 45 minutes. My mower is equipped with a 5 hp engine. A mower with a smaller engine and a regulator of the correct size would probably run a lot longer per bottle. "Propane is spill-proof which makes it cleaner to handle than gas. It also causes the mower to run a little quieter. And for some reason, the propane seems to give the mower more power so that it isn't as likely to plug up in tall grass." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ben Remmele, Box 497, Co. Rd. 3470, Paradise, Texas 76073 (ph 940 433-2673).

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