I picked up a highly used 10550. This is the first Duraforce I've come across where the engine was shot (there is about 1/16" of play in the crankshaft). Oddly, the play is longitudally in relation to the mower, little side to side.
Anyhow, i have a 10323 parts mower, where the deck is rusted through, so I just swapped out the engine. The drive V belt was shot, but Tractor Supply Co, had a V belt (part # 954-0367 / 754-0367) sold as a snowblower replacement that worked (see pic). I'm assuming this belt would work for any (Duraforce) GoldPro LawnBoy. 26.00 (TSC) vs 19.37 (OEM part) for the belt, but there were no lawnmower repair shops open Labor Day weekend. The 10323 engine has seen lots of use too, but when I had the transfer chamber off, the cylinder walls looked really good with the cross hatch pattern from honing still visible.
Nice looking machine! I have yet to find a gold series duraforce here in phoenix. I watch craigslist daily.
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Crnbinder
Nice mower I've got the same one and could not believe how much better the cut on the 10550 was compared to the 10323 you can't beat the duraforce IMO :thumbsup:
