I do about the same thing that you do with mowers - salvage older "worn out" ones. Neighbor put a mower out at the curb one day. I asked him why. He said that it had a bad wheel. I took it, put a wheel on it, and used it for about 10 years. Still sets out in the shed but got to be a bit hard starting. Got another one from neighbor on the other side. Said that the engine would not start. He put it out at the curb and bought a new mower. I asked him for the one at the curb and he said that was OK with him. Found out that the safety cable had stretched. So, I took off the blower housing and bent the bracket to accommodate the stretched cable. Ran that for several years, finally sold it to a friend that needed a mower. Still running. Got another MTD mower at an auction for $1. Had it setting out next to the shed for a couple of years waiting for me to "get to it." Drained the tank, put in fresh gas, and it started on the second pull, and has been running for 2 seasons now. I would not be afraid of any old used mower. Most times they just need a minor repair and are good to go for years to come. It does not have to be a top of the line engine on a high end brand name deck to be a good mower. Keep in mind that mower repair shops have 3 month backlogs and charge $100 per hour. That pretty much puts repairs of all but the top end equipment out of the reach of the average person. After all, would you spend $150 plus parts on a $250 mower - and wait 3 months for it to boot????? NOT ME!!!!!!
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