Yes Max,
It is the way of the world people either want it for nothing or they go and buy cheap Chinese stuff and throw it away when a wheel falls off. Replacing a wheel sounds simple to us but if you can't repair it and have to take it to a mower shop it is often going to cost more than a replacement item (or heading that way). Some of the repairs you see on some of this equipment make you look at it in disbelief but if your skill level is duct tape then I guess this is why things that to us are an easy fix, but to other people all they can do is replace it