Okay, this is going to be weird. Rear-engine goes too fast.

[2muchgrass2mow]

VFP:
There is a mechanical lift called a “Mojack” that allows you to raise the front of your mower up about 45 degrees. I have had one for a decade. However, as I posted before, especially if you have > an acre to mow, you just need a new mower. That one will drive you batty . . .

P.S. You’ll never sell it if a potential buyer gives it a tryout! I’d forget about that option.

Hi Oddjob,

Snapper was unique (way back) when they developed the friction disc drive design for their riders and other self-propelled equipment. They were literally "shift on the fly" using a sliding friction disc design that would simply walk across a spinning crankshaft mounted aluminum disc.

These friction drives were very popular in the (early) days before hydrostatic transmissions became the norm.

Unlike other designs at the time there were no toothed gears and clutch belt operations to contend with like other designs of the time had.

I had a Craftsman 12.5 hp version of the RE mower. It lasted 12 yrs. Until the shifter handle actually broke in my hand. I decided after replacing the shifter to gift it to my neice, but it was a trooper!