[AT] OT- Gift Horse Lawn Mower

[Jim Becker]

Scrap iron is about 7 cents a pound.  References on the web come up with weights between about 500 and 750 pounds.  500 * .07 is $35.  So I’d say the value as you got it was $35 to $50.

Jim Becker

From: Mogrits 
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 9:02 PM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
Subject: [AT] OT- Gift Horse Lawn Mower

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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