Hi all,

An old guy called me to see if I wanted to pick up his old mower and have it for nothing. He said it is a Supaswift alloy based 18 inch pushmower with a briggs engine (he said it was a 'Big Briggs and stratton engine'. we shall see). Says it still runs but is rough, so that is all good. I am sure a new gaskets, oil, fuel, air filter will fix her up. But he has left it outside for god knows how long, and says a wheel has fallen off. When asked for more detail, he said the axle needs welding or replacement, so I assume it has been rusted out.

So, before laying an eye on the thing, I just wondered whether other brands axles can often be used on other mowers? eg; the stubborn Rover I have is still giving me issues, so perhaps the axles on that might be a substitute? Or do different mowers have vastly different axle setups?