"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
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"Bob" wrote in message
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I am buying a new riding mower to replace my eleven year old
Craftsman mower, and I don't know what to do with the old one.

Actually, the Craftsman was a pretty good mower, but parts were
very expensive, plus I had to drive fifty miles (one way) to a
Sears service store, and usually they had to order the part and
charged about as much for shipping as the part cost. I'll not
get another Craftsman mower.

The Kohler 15 HP engine runs good, starts easy, and no problems.
I tried to think of some way to use the engine, but can't come up
with a good use.
The drive mechanism (hydrostatic) works fine, have never had a
problem with it.

The reason I'm replacing the mower is that the deck is worn out.

I thought about just removing the deck and using the rest as just
a tractor, but have very little use for one.
Any suggestions on what I could do with the old mower?

Thanks, Bob-tx



First you may want to keep it to make sure you don't want to
use it as a backup or for trimming etc. Second, if it is any
good, why not sell it.

What do you mean the deck is "worn out?" If it is rusted out,
you basically have trash.

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Joseph Meehan

By worn out, I mean blade spindle bearings nearly gone. Blades run
at an angle based on the belt tension pulling the spindles. Most
bearings in belt path are worn badly. The deck steel is rather
light and beat up and patched. New deck about $750 + shipping.