[AT] OT- Gift Horse Lawn Mower

[Brad Loomis]

The ones I just Googled were all newer with 24hp engines. $2750 for a 2019.
Frankly he should pay you for fixing it! But whatever you come to, deduct
your parts and labor! $500? It wasn't doing him any good.
Brad

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 7:02 PM Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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