I will say that I am here on this forum for the sole purpose of helping people preserve Australia's mowing history and not destroying it in the name of greed. If you choose to go down that path, not will I just be very disappointed but my help on this thread will automatically cease.
This machine you have is very much a superb example of the 20 inch "Last Of The Australians" and repair work to get over the frame issue is very much a walk in the park for an experienced tradesman and from that point on what you have will be easy to work with and you should be able to come up with the same result as the mower depicted in the thread you highlighted.
If you choose not to go ahead please leave the mower complete and re-offer it to someone that will do to the machine what it so rightly deserves as there are many people out there that would jump at the chance and envy the position you are in, especially considering what you paid for each in the first instance.
BB.
I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.
