XMark - on last leg!

[Finfeatherfur]

The diagnosis is not good! Just got word that my old trusty XMark mower is on it's last leg. Seems the engine is shot and will need to be replaced/rebuilt. Due to the age/hours on the mower, I am going to buy a new one. Everything still works, deck, hydraulic unit, steering, etc. - just can't see spending a bunch of money on it and hoping that a pump doesn't go out in the next year. If anyone on here knows someone good with engines and wants to take it for a project rebuild or wants it to part out, please let me know. I will post pics of it tonight when I get home and I will take $400 for it. It is the commercial 44" model called the LaserZ and has a Kohler engine.