Hi, things are still not the best here. I thought that a catch up post was overdue.
I knew that it would be a while and my mate Ken would do a faster job, so I rang him then delivered the Rancher to him over the North Shore. I got a call from Ken that next day, the mower was ready. Wheel bearing replaced, pull start reattached, carb checked and an engine tune. A rivnut is on the loose side so I will compress it a tad more, maybe that will work, maybe not. They are cheap enough to replace.
Set to choke, pull the starter cord and It starts effortless first time, every time. I still have to replace the the front axle when time and circumstances allow.
Gidday Jack, there have been a couple of the catcher models listed on the auction site. I have captured the images for the forum reference.
