From what else i saw of the mower its in good order and i spent a fair bit of time under it.
Where it is, is more of a nuisance than what it is. The what i can fix, somehow. The remove the deck, drain the fluids and flip the thing on its side or stand it on its tail is the pain in the butt.
I have stick welder and know how to use it
I have suggested to the old boy that he keep an eye open for something with more HP with a wider cut. Hes mowing probably 3 of 10 acres and that takes a while with a 28" 11Hp mower. But then i suppose its not as long as it takes with a BigBob, thats what hes using at the moment, i think last time he used the HRU196, all the Bobs were out of action, ive got two back on deck. Deutscher is on the way, pick that up next weekend.
I do get what you are saying. Ive gone and done the same thing myself. Splashed out $265 on a blown up Victa 8/34E that i will be able to fix, but at nearly $300 for a dead one (one went the other week, $290, looked like utter rusty Poo, missing the head and carb off the motor) when i will be lucky to double my money by the time i fix the rust in the deck and give the motor i allready had here a bit of a birthday.
Cheers, Bob.
