Hi, Thanks for your responses. Cooling off the engine didn't help. I checked for clumps of grass. and there was some pretty significant grass buildup under the deck. I cleaned that out, but still the chord wouldn't pull. The oil level may be another story. I try to check the oil level everytime I cut, or every other time if I forget one week. When I checked the oil before using the mower the black mark was fine. When I checked it again when it quit running I looked at the oil level a little closer and the actual oil was very low but above that was black carbon deposits so, at a quick glance, they appeared to be the oil level. On top of this all my other Toro, a recycler, had its personal pace go. So, what I have now is both lawnmowers are out of commission (although the recycler still runs well, but its now a push mower). I had to do something as I cut 3 lawns and they sure are growing fast. I found a good deal at Sears (at least I thought it was), on a Husqvarna ..... model 37723, rear wheel drive, Kohler engine. MSRP was $430, bought it for $335 brand new in the box. Now back to my Toro problems. My Super Recycler had the engine locked up, and the Recycler has a Personal Pace problem. I am going to have them looked at by the dealer. This may sound silly, but in a worst case scenario is it possible to switch my Recycler motor to the Super Recycler? Don't remember the exact year I bought them but both have B&S engines, the Recycler 6.5 hp, the S.R. 6 hp. Thanks. Francis

Up until a coupla years ago, both Recyclers and SR's had virtually the same mulching system. You might think that the aluminum deck SR's would mulch better than steel deck Recyclers but my 20442 Recycler actually performed better than the 20042 SR that my dad used to have. The SR deck was more difficult to clean, too, 'cause it had more nooks and crannies.

Bought my Super Recycler (Model 200465) in 1996 and use it on my medium size yards. Mowing is one of my hobbies as my next door once stated, so you knowâ¦I mow a lot and my lawn is the best kept in the neighborhood. Throughout the years, I did minimum maintenance (by myself to save the cost). I changed oil twice (I check every year but it always looks clean.) I replace the cracked fuel cap and some missing nuts and thatâÂÂs it. Starting is always easy with 6.5HP Brigg&Stratton engine; it only takes one pull. Last summer the tranny went south. Because the rest of the machine is still in great shape soâ¦I pushed. It was killing me but I gain some muscles. A month ago, I decided to give it a try looking at the tranny (never done it before in my life.) It was not scary as I though it was. After clean out the very dirty grease, I spotted a worn out shifting claw (my own term.) I order that part online ($7 but the S/H=$8.) Last Saturday, I struggled for and hour to rebuild the tranny, clean out the original air filter, replace the oil (the second time of it life because I flip the machine upside down fixing the tranny), sharpen the cutting blade, and refuel it. After pulling the original cord once, the TORO came alive. The almost 17 year young Super Recycle function flawlessly and gave my lawn the first perfect cut of the season. I thing I will give it a new set of wheels next and it will serve me for the next 10 yearsâ¦at least. My next door bought a Honda mower after trying mine for a couple of times. I really donâÂÂt know how good it is but his lawn is one of the worst on my street and the fancy Honda with the plastic deck couldnâÂÂt bring joy to him mowing. I think he lost his head making that purchasing decision. I had own 3 Honda products: 1985 Accord, 1991 Civic SI, and 2008 Accord. Honda products are not durable as people thought. They are just affordable and easy to deal/buy. I had to use a lot of duct tap to keep them up during their lives. My 1998 Grand Cherokee is still going strong with the least cost for maintenance and no big issues as of 4/18/2013. The purpose of this posting is to give the most honest information about the mowers. I hope it help someone out there making a $700 or more decision. I am an Asian American and I donâÂÂt work for or sell TORO products (but they can give me a discount on my next mower if this message help there sale.)

Does seem like there are fuel system issues from your runabilty issues. The restart may be too, but there is not much to go on here.