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My brother has the above mower with a 60" commercial deck. Kohler 25hp motor is shot. Trying to determine if it's worth investing in a new motor. It has somewhere around 500 hours and he didn't report any other problems except the engine. Can anyone give me an estimated value of this machine? Many thanks!

Anybody?

$1500 the way it sits. I personally would not pay over $1000.
It is going to cost $1500 to put engine in.

Thx Chuck for the reply. My brother told me he won't take a dollar more than $500 for it. I checked engine prices today and best I found for a Kohler direct replacement was Equipqtron at $1999. Another place had another similar Kohler for $1750. Repower Specialists made a compelling case for a Honda engine with an adapter kit for a few hundred more...
Nevertheless, if i believe the rest of the machine is in good working order you believe it's worth investing in a new motor? Thx!

At $500 I would snatch it up. Well as long as you have the money to get an engine for it.

You could buy it and look around and pick up a used riding mower with a big enough motor cheap this fall.and end up with little money in a good machine. I have a John deer mower with a 25 HP Kohler 124 hours I picked up for 500$ just for the motor good luck