[AT] OT- Gift Horse Lawn Mower

[Mogrits]

I recently mentioned looking for a Zero Turn mower to a friend and he said
he had one to spare. He said his wife wouldn't use it anymore so he "bought
her a new one". That's an even funnier statement if you knew them. He said
for me to take it, work on it, and pay him what I thought it was worth.
Uggh.

It's a 2011 Toro SS5000 Timecutter 50" cut with a Kawasaki 22hp engine.

Drained and freshened the gasoline.

Three of four tires were flat but will briefly hold air...a couple days
anyway, after I plugged a rear. The rears are worn out and need
replacement. The battery is weak but will hold a charge about a week. The
deck belt was broken so a replacement was fitted to reveal a bad idler
pulley (I should have known something broke the belt). So that was fitted
only to reveal a bad spindle. Bought and replaced. So, mower deck problems
solved.

First use revealed it to be a NASCAR mower, only turning left strongly, and
it wound up in our pond and had to be pulled out with a tractor! I stayed
dry and only the front wheels got wet. So internet search revealed how to
balance steering and I used all the adjustment to no avail then inspected
and found a badly worn drive belt. I acquired and replaced that and lo and
behold, I think if I undo my steering adjustments and figure out how to
re-attach the foam pad piece to the steel bucket seat I may have a mower I
can use.

So I guess, after replacing a battery, two tires, deck belt, a spindle,
tensioner pulley, drive belt, probable soon drive tensioner pulley and seat
repairs my question is this...

What would you pay this good friend for this neglected mower?

Warren
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