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Buying used mower for parts

#1

Lawnboy18

Lawnboy18

I have the chance to buy a used mower for cheap. It's an Exmark commercial 30" with a blown motor. It is about a year old. I was thinking about buying it for parts. They are 2300$ + tax new around here and he is selling it for 350$. The parts alone that I could salvage (wheels, spindles, belts, cables, blades, hardware, etc.) are way more expensive than 350$. Of course I will take a look at it and see in what shape it is in. I just wanted some other opinions. To me, it sounds like a steal.


#2

B

bertsmobile1

Lawnboy18 said:
I have the chance to buy a used mower for cheap. It's an Exmark commercial 30" with a blown motor. It is about a year old. I was thinking about buying it for parts. They are 2300$ + tax new around here and he is selling it for 350$. The parts alone that I could salvage (wheels, spindles, belts, cables, blades, hardware, etc.) are way more expensive than 350$. Of course I will take a look at it and see in what shape it is in. I just wanted some other opinions. To me, it sounds like a steal.
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If you have the space, one tyre alone will cost your more than that.


#3

Lawnboy18

Lawnboy18

That is what I was thinkinig. I will probably dissassemble it and label the parts.
Just the blades are 75$.


#4

KrashnKraka

KrashnKraka

Lawnboy18 said:
I have the chance to buy a used mower for cheap. It's an Exmark commercial 30" with a blown motor. It is about a year old.
[...] I just wanted some other opinions. To me, it sounds like a steal.
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???.... a year old!
What "motor"(sic) an' and how "blown" is that engine?

/thinking
The unit could not possibly be proceeds of theivery,, hey?
You checkin' numbers?


#5

Lawnboy18

Lawnboy18

It has a very bad knock. The owner never changed the oil in the unit. That is how it probably developed the rod knock.


#6

KrashnKraka

KrashnKraka

Lawnboy18 said:
It has a very bad knock. The owner never changed the oil in the unit. That is how it probably developed the rod knock.
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Ah... I see, the owner has the "guilts" and simply wants to
get shod of the problem. Yer one lucky fella ;)


#7

Carscw

Carscw

I would jump on it.
Put a engine on it and sell it.


#8

S

SeniorCitizen

A bad knock in about a year old mower engine doesn't normally happen from not changing oil. Running with no oil, yes.


#9

reynoldston

reynoldston

Seeing I am more into repairs then selling parts I would be very temped to buy it, repair it and resell the whole unit.


#10

KrashnKraka

KrashnKraka

reynoldston said:
Seeing I am more into repairs then selling parts I would be very temped to buy it, repair it and resell the whole unit.
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... mad if you don't.
You might find it is merely a bad lifter or at worse
a cotter or two gone west/south.
Easy fixed.


#11

Lawnboy18

Lawnboy18

Yea, I will get it. He dropped down the price even more. Should be there tomorrow.

I would keep it for parts or rebuild the motor. One or the other, it will be a steal of a deal.

Probably didn't check nor change the oil in a year = knock.

Thanks for all the input guys.


#12

exotion

exotion

Buy it, fix it, keep it. Hell could buy a new engine and Stoll be well off


#13

Lawnboy18

Lawnboy18

Very true!


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