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    duekergr8 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 25, 2007, 12:20 PM
    Lost Key
    Hello,

    Looking to find out how to hot wire my riding mower. Lost the key. Have a Craftsman with a 18.5 hp Briggs & Stratton.

    Thanks,
    Don
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    Aug 25, 2007, 12:43 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by duekergr8
    Hello,

    Looking to find out how to hot wire my riding mower. Lost the key. Have a Craftsman with a 18.5 hp Briggs & Stratton.

    Thanks,
    Don
    You can get a new egnition swith at a hardware store for like 10 bucks... very cheap fix and easy to beat
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    Aug 25, 2007, 01:08 PM
    Even better than that, you can purchase a key for less than $3.00. If your key is the short key, just about any will work, mtd brands, snapper, murray, the key is pretty well generic.
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    Aug 25, 2007, 01:10 PM
    Hotwiring your tractor is no problem. However, I will not go into detail of how to do so.
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    Aug 25, 2007, 09:16 PM
    MOWERMAN, must spread some around, however you are correct, almost all are generic and less than 3 bucks
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    Sep 4, 2007, 02:49 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by duekergr8
    Hello,

    Looking to find out how to hot wire my riding mower. Lost the key. Have a Craftsman with a 18.5 hp Briggs & Stratton.

    Thanks,
    Don
    I also lost the key to our riding lawn mower; however, I have no wish to hotwire it - just looking for the easiest solution to get the thing started. Where can I buy the 2 keys mentioned above to see if either of them will work for me? Thanks!
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    Sep 4, 2007, 03:03 PM
    Hardware store. Lowe's has them. I have several
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    Sep 4, 2007, 04:04 PM
    E-mail your address to me at this forum and I will send you one
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    Sep 4, 2007, 04:51 PM
    You can buy then at Sears Parts stores for $3.49 but the other guys are totally correct. Many keyes operate almost every tractor, mine evenb starts my snow blower and Kawasaki Mule.
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    Sep 4, 2007, 04:52 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by reideinc
    I also lost the key to our riding lawn mower; however, I have no wish to hotwire it - just looking for the easiest solution to get the thing started. Where can I buy the 2 keys mentioned above to see if either of them will work for me? Thanks!
    Small engine repair shops, hardware stores, maybe even wal-mart. I hope this info does not fall into the wrong hands.
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    Sep 4, 2007, 04:54 PM
    Yep, everyone will be stealing everybodies tractor now. It is all your fault for giving the criminal neighborhood children bad ideas. Shame, shame. LOL
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    Sep 4, 2007, 04:56 PM
    Yep, now everyone will be stealing every tractor in town and its all your fault. You gave those naughty children bad ideas. LOL
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    Sep 4, 2007, 05:05 PM
    Those naughty children don't need a key, heck, they can hot wire one more quick than I can. Probably because there eyesight is better than mine though. That's why Lowe's and Home Depot have log chains and locks on them
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    Sep 4, 2007, 05:47 PM
    Go to any lawnmower shop and you can buy a universal key for it.
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