Hi Angry,
The ID Badge is 45058 2951406
It's a model 45 and 058 may refer to a horizontal Briggs and Stratton motor and possibly if it was 450546 the 0546 is Kirby Tecumseh horizontal
shaft.
The 2 millionth 951 thousandth and 406 th may refer to it's number made at the time but as Rover took over Scott Bonnar a long time ago and no remaining records can be found telling people what year their mower is ,from the numbers on the alloy plate it would be my best guess..
The rail reinforcement attempt ,old mowers crack and can get damaged so yes someone has strengthened the rail with a lump of metal.
This mower is missing a lot of parts ,it's up to you if you want to repair it ,for me if it was mine it would cost too much to buy the
individual parts to restore ,I would have to buy another SB 45 ,I've seen complete ones in my area sell for $150. that need a little work,
There are still a few good parts on this mower so if you decide to get another you could use the best parts from the 2 and keep
some spares or sell what's left over.
Cheers
Max.
