Hello Ted and welcome,
Sounds like a plan. What mowers have you used before? I would suggest grabbing an old Victa 2 stroke and seeing if you can make her run, but I don't know whether you have used a 2 stroke before? I am a newbie as well to this, and apart from some light work on my own gear, I am in the process of acquiring my own first 'project' which I have to pick up from an ebay seller. But since I have previous experience and enthusiasm for the Victas, it was an easy choice for me.
The only problem with picking up a dead mower, as I see it, is if it has some issue like a ruined bore, or some other problem that would require specialist tools and experience to get anywhere with. It could lead to frustration, unless you just want to open it up and see how everything fits together, which isn't a bad idea in a way.
Last edited by Sapper; 17/02/20 11:15 PM.
