08-20-2016, 07:43 PM
I'm experiencing the same thing with my sears mower. I also spent the $50 for the extended 3 year warranty and it came in handy. 2 years down the line the carburetor went out and I got a brand new one for free. Now 6 years later with that same body, I have a mower that always starts but the body is going to $h*t. Hole in the top deck so grass comes flying out the top instead of just out the side. Lots of other pieces of the mower have fallen off too but funny thing is they seemed to be useless pieces that just got in the way of the unforgiving Puna backyard landscape.