Has Snapper discontinued sales of their rear engine rider?
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GetTechnicalWithJd
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The classic rear engine rider has been discontinued.
The Brain
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the new snapper rer looks very nice on the net.thought it was discontinued as op is.
a 15.5hp on a rer thats some serious power. I don't see the cup holder. wonder if there's a option for a bagger shoot.
where I could reuse my old bagger stuff.
I actuelly looked breifly at a toro at home depot front of store) similar to snapper rer. however it's $1800. my snapper was well over $2K. back in 07 backed off due to chinee made. thought I'd be better off w/ a engine swap for the next few years.
I still have the Snapper 30" RER that my dad bought around 1968. Am on about the 8th or so engine on it. Currently have a Briggs & Stratton 12.5 OHV replacement engine on it that I got from Smallenginewarehouse.com. Has plenty of power and starts very easily with the electric starter. Will keep rebuilding Snappers so when my great grandchildren need a mower, they stop by and pick one up from me.
I just found this thread,so forgive this late reply. It may help some mower people on the fence,as it were. With the tremendous number of the RER Snappers made and a LOT of then still out there, there is aftermarket parts support from a ton of places. Buying one used or fixing your own broken one is just a matter of a few mouse clicks. They are durable and also easy to repair and overall, an outstanding design,way better than anything on the market today. My Snapper is a 33" Extra Tough Hi-Vac from 1984. While I like my ZTR, I wouldn't trade the Snapper for any equal sized mower made today. Most of the time ,I mulch mow, but when I put the rear bagger on, it's unmatched for getting the fallen leaves up. Most parts have been replaced over the years,so you have to point to a part and I may be able to tell the year of that part! :-D