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why is my mower smoking?

i was working on my sunrunner and at first it didnt smoke and i went to start it again it smoked so bad it didnt clear for a long time it is a simplicity sunrunner with bottom tanks 8 hp
brandon, July 2011
Did you turn it on its side or raise it up to work on the blade ? If so you may have ran some of the crankcase oil into the cylinder and past the rings in which it would smoke like a mosquito fogger until the excess oil is burned off. ITshould be OK after that

Ted, July 2011