Steve, that Toro is probably better than a new one. My dad's still got the Allis-Chalmers I've been using for 45 years (PTO for tillers, etc. and I still use it too on occasion)...still my favorite. I began mowing lawns with it when I was about 10...I knew if I wanted a "car" later on it wasn't gonna be "given" to me...bought a new Jeep CJ5, "mostly cash" shortly after getting my license.
PS: Drain the Toro this year...next spring, go find the "good stuff" as MCA states, it's reappearing slowly but surely
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