Hi Norm,
I didn't see them available when I was looking but have since seen some but usually a long drive to pick one up.
Yes it's great when you can find a complete one but they seem to be getting more difficult to find these days
I had one that was very clean looking but was missing the engine and I couldn't find the motor pulley or another mower cheap.
I don't think you can ever destroy one of these ride on mowers as the steel is ridiculously thick like a tank but they
aren't great mowers for hills as I hear a few people say they are hard to stop on a hill ,(very heavy mower) people even
say they are dangerous on a slope.