Hey Deejay
Yep I did ask what engine and he said it was a B&S. He said it would be a little bit more for a Honda. I didn't ask what size or model but I thought the Honda would have been cheaper? But again, I am a novice. Maybe the B&S was a smaller capacity than the Honda he was thinking of.
He was trying to flog me off a locally made cylinder mower with a Honda for $1750 though. It looked OK but one thing that struck me as looking rather cheap and nasty was the clutch cover. It was held on by little wafer head tech screws. And the paint job was a bit chippped. I was just imagining what it would look like after a couple of years. I was thinking for that price, I would surely be able to restore my 33 to mint original condition 3 times over? Clutch Smutch!
What are the clutches made of anyway? Why would it be so hard to get a hold of one or get one made? I too was assuming he was talking about the clutch to engage the blades. I was pretty keen to take it apart and have a squizzy but if you reckon it's not a good idea? If the clutch did poop itself, would the blades not engage or would the blades always be engaged? Because I did look at a mower where the blades couldn't be disengaged. A model 45 and he wanted $650 for it by the way?
On a another note, I noticed someone on ebay selling after market/handmade catchers for SBs. All painted up and schmicko looking and they were about $100 and made of 2 or 3mm plate or something like that.
Peace
