hahaha, I find chinese hunks of junk aren't too bad if the maintenance schedule is more regular. I take your point with the hori engine, I've just got a few verts here that's all.
Yeah, it came as is. Checking it out, it would take the disc's of Rover mowers. I'd just have to make a set of reverse blades. I've got some pretty nice spring steel here that would do the trick.