KCee Right now I need it for leaves, but I can probably hire some neighborhood kids for that.
It might be easier to find the mower parts with kids these days. I really liked my JD rear engine rider but by the time I needed a new one they put too much safety crap on the new model. It took three hands to operate it. I ended up going with a Toro 32" TimeCutter zero turn with a steering wheel and have had it five years. It actually makes mowing fun. A few weeks ago I did have to add two steering wheel knob spinners so I can mow since I have a broker arm but it made mowing possible. Finding someone here to mow is another unicorn search. π