My lawnmover appears broken.

[Kiwifruit]

lm distraught....... l seem to have more pieces of metal in my lawnmower engine than it started with.
Two weeks on a cruise ship and the wife and l get sick.
Never thought the mower would get sick and die too !!

[KiwiCol]

Mate, the technical term for that engine is,  'Rooted'   

Could always send it to Lawrie I suppose . . .

What part let go?  Briggs & Stratton engine?

[Kiwifruit]

Yeah, Briggs and Stratton.
Each end of a conrod had a disagreement and decided to go their separate ways.       

[steve porter]

JB Weld

[KiwiCol]

Yeah, Briggs and Stratton.
Each end of a conrod had a disagreement and decided to go their separate ways.       

You must have tough grass up that way Col!    Look on the bright side, now you get to choose a brand new mower, 23hp, diesel, ride on.  That oughta do it. 

[Kiwifruit]

That was a 24hp 54inch cut Husqvarna !!
They want 3100 nz rupee for another engine

[KiwiCol]

$3100, bit steep for 1 of those I'd of thought.  Ya can get an old car for less & whip the engine out of that.  or how about a couple of sheep then?

[grog]

Its a mess Col. What size Briggs was it? Guess you have to toss up new mower cost v repower.

[Monarchjock]

Is everyone here missing the elephant in the the room.

"Two weeks on a cruise ship and the wife and I get sick"
     

[grog]

Mate, i am. Dont understand at all.

[Monarchjock]

Google "Diamond Princess coronavirus" Grog. 

[Mick_J]

Looks like too much time on the red line, let the bugger warm up full before giving it the beans Col. 
Hope you and your good lady get through your sickness quickly.

[Andre]

Sure you can get a hardly used 14 engine for less $. Has plenty of torque for tough grass

[Kiwifruit]

Looks like too much time on the red line, let the bugger warm up full before giving it the beans Col. 
Hope you and your good lady get through your sickness quickly.

I do make light of getting sick on the cruise ship but l did ring the hospital to check before taking the wife to the emergency a/h doctors. Never seen her so unwell.
As for my mower.....its a black armband day. Very unhappy indeed.  Can get a chinese engine for 1700-1800 nzd.
Might have to sleep on this one for a while.

[Roo]

My baby Husqvana,  briggs engine .She's 10 years old now. Expensive here in NZ  at $7500.