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Adam
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
like a good deal or no?

Thanks,
Adam

chaz
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
"Adam" <PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d74bb4e2.0403181152.2494b9e4@posting.google.c om...
> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam

Buy a snapper, I have a 18hp in the back yard you can
HAVE..............piece of junk

chaz
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
"Adam" <PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d74bb4e2.0403181152.2494b9e4@posting.google.c om...
> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam

Buy a snapper, I have a 18hp in the back yard you can
HAVE..............piece of junk

chaz
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
"Adam" <PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d74bb4e2.0403181152.2494b9e4@posting.google.c om...
> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam

Buy a snapper, I have a 18hp in the back yard you can
HAVE..............piece of junk

chaz
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
"Adam" <PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d74bb4e2.0403181152.2494b9e4@posting.google.c om...
> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam

Buy a snapper, I have a 18hp in the back yard you can
HAVE..............piece of junk

Stephen M. Henning
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com (Adam) wrote:

> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?

It is a basic mower. The Murray Lawn Tractors have about average
reliability. The main thing is the engine. It should be a cast iron
engine or at least have cast iron sleeves. Kohler makes very good
engines.

A 21 HP Murray (Murray Select 465600x8A) with a 46 inch mower new is
$1400 new. They don't cost very much. In fact they are the least
expensive lawn tractors.

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Stephen M. Henning
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com (Adam) wrote:

> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?

It is a basic mower. The Murray Lawn Tractors have about average
reliability. The main thing is the engine. It should be a cast iron
engine or at least have cast iron sleeves. Kohler makes very good
engines.

A 21 HP Murray (Murray Select 465600x8A) with a 46 inch mower new is
$1400 new. They don't cost very much. In fact they are the least
expensive lawn tractors.

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Stephen M. Henning
06-06-2005, 11:37 AM
PballwakeguitarL@Yahoo.com (Adam) wrote:

> I am thinking of buying a Murray riding mower from a neighbor. He's
> gussing it's about 5 years old. 46in. cut, "Big Tires, not the turf
> ones", 2 cylinder 18hp. What do you guys think about this? He is
> asking $500 for it. He said that the center bearing on the mower deck
> is seized and will need to be replaced. He said he replaced the
> outside ones last year for about $20 a pop. Now he is dissabled and
> can't use the mower any more. What do you guys thing? does this sound
> like a good deal or no?

It is a basic mower. The Murray Lawn Tractors have about average
reliability. The main thing is the engine. It should be a cast iron
engine or at least have cast iron sleeves. Kohler makes very good
engines.

A 21 HP Murray (Murray Select 465600x8A) with a 46 inch mower new is
$1400 new. They don't cost very much. In fact they are the least
expensive lawn tractors.

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