A mate of mine was given it and what does he do with it? Leaves it sitting in the open for months like other mowers he has acquired. He chooses to use a cheap Chonda powered lawnkeeper to do other people's lawns than attempt to get this going.
The person who let him have it paid about $700 new and it's not that oldand is alloy based in perfct condition. No matter how much Iwarn him to put it undercover he sys he has no room, so it is perishing slowly like his shocking Pope mower that was in excellent running condition when he found it years ago, now faded and seized from sitting in the open for years on end.
Funny thing is he is good at repairing stuff, just doesn't care about preventing problems in the first place.