OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Question On Scott Bonnar Cylinder Mowers 7 year old SB - Rover 45? Should I buy it?

Hi again Darryl

Thanks for the reply.

I rang a mower repair shop today and they told me that the clutch problem could be either 1.) A simple adjustment. 2.) Fix the clutch (roughly $150 with labour) 3.) Clutch has damaged the engine shaft and will need to be replaced (roughly $500).

Problem is, the mower is a good 90 minute + drive away and the guy was going to bring the mower with him to Perth this weekend for me to have a look at. He doesn't want to bring the mower unless I am serious. After the call to the mower shop today, I'm not sure if I should bother? My luck, it will be an expensive fix up. I will see if I can get the engine number?

But if the mower is only 7 years old and everything else is in good working order then $500 might still be a good buy even if I do need to replace the clutch and engine? But then again, there might be better buys around. Mmmmm? What to do?

I'm leaning towards taking the 33 into a local shop and seeing if the guy thinks it's worth putting a new donk on and in the meantime keep an eye out for a good value 45.

Then again, if I get another mower (45) then I can spend some time stripping the 33 down and seeing what can be done? I would love to have an all original (or mostly original) Model 33. Arrrgh! Too many options????

Anyway, I'm off to try and revive the old 33 for now.

Thanks again for your comments Deejay.