Mower Graveyard Is Parts Heaven

Mower Graveyard Is Parts Heaven FARM HOME Lawn Mowers (31h,38) 33-4-38 If you think your riding lawn mower or garden tractor can't be saved, call up the Mower Graveyard. That's what Bill Rust calls his collection of hundreds of old garden tractors and riding mowers waiting to be broken down for parts. Rust says his "graveyard" includes at least 20 different brands. He notes that parts sales and repairs are up due to the poor economy while antique collectors are less active. "People are mainly trying to keep their old mowers going," he says. "We send parts all over the U.S. and send quite a few parts to Australia and some to England and Canada." Rust also carries after-market parts, as well as quite a few Briggs and Stratton parts bought from different dealers. In addition, he maintains an inventory of engines from Kohler, Briggs and Stratton, Wisconsin and Tecumseh for repowering mowers and tractors. "If you need a part, send us an email or call with the tractor brand and model and the parts number if you have it," says Rust. "If you don't have the parts number, anything that will help us identify it will help. A picture of the part or where it goes will never hurt." If you have an old tractor or mower sitting around, give him a call. "We are always buying more," says Rust. "We can't sell it if we don't have it." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Rust's Jamestown Lawn & Garden, 240 Ray Rd., Jamestown, Penn. 16134 (ph 724 932-2195; bill@mowergraveyard.com; www.mower graveyard.com).

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