2011 JD Z425--54-inch Zero turn. sale it or part it out?

[hollydolly]

Last Summer I put new blades, oil, filters, plugs, spindles, pullies, drive belt, deck belt on and within 5 minutes it dropped the 2 valve push rods in 1 cylinder, other than that it always ran great. I always took care of it and kept in my shop when not using it. 15 years is a good run with no problems. Everything on the mower is in good shape and paint is in very good shape. I need to sale it whole or part it out. What are your thoughts and what would parts be worth or how much to to sale the whole thing? Thank you for any help.

Holly.

 

[Auto Doc's]

Hello H.,

Heck, replace the head and put new push rods in it. The valve guides have slowly moved up in the head casting and finally jammed the valves over the years. This was common back when the engines were produced years ago. Machines that were abused and neglected were the quickest to fail.

You stand a better chance of selling it running well than to part it out.

eBay fees, taxes and shipping has gone up so much in recent years that it's become a waste of time trying to sell small engine parts and equipment, especially used.

Facebook marketplace might be an option, but there are always shady people lurking around.