Hi,
I have a 5 year old Murrary 12HP. 38 (or 40)" riding mower .. and I want to keep it simply because last year I moved and I bought a rear bagger that works really well and if I got rid of it's another $1800 or so to replace the whole setup.
My main problem is it tends to lose power after awhile .. 15 or 20 minutes. I've replaced the spark plug and fuel filter .. but I haven't had it looked at by real small engine repair place simply because it takes *weeks* to get these things looked at ! I's a headache getting it to a shop because it needs trailered.
I use to have a Sear 15HP it that thing hauled ass .. until I bent the crank shaft and ruined the engine.
This Murray is slow .. and even in 6th gear ... It's slow .. Then it gets slower after 15 minutes !
Whats the possibility of replacing the engine with a new one , and maybe even larger size ?
PS: The muffler kept falling off and in my 2 attempts at repairing THAT issue the mounting holes are ruined and I run without a muffler too. It was running slow before that happen however. Now I have a SLOW and LOUD mower !