Thanks Bushy260. I guess another brand base would be fine, as long as it picks up the grass well, although that does imply I need to find one with a workable catcher. I did note the toro mower that used this engine mentioned by someone in another thread when referencing the manual for the engine. That was news to me as I did not think many brands used this engine. Another thread showed a photo of three suzi's on utility style mower bases (no catchers.) I'm not sure if they orginally shipped with that engine or just fit.
