I picked up my mower today. They replaced the short block. The crank was broke in the original motor with only 46 hours on the meter. Even though it was a few months out of warranty Kohler took care of everything including labor. I would have paid the labor with no argument since the warranty was expired. I loaded it on the trailer and asked a second time if I owed anything and no was the answer. It was a good day. Kohler is a great company if you ask me.