I have one of these also. I bought it 10 years ago and it's been in storage ever since. I hope to get it running again this week. I bought it from an old fella who refurbishes old riding mowers. He claimed it was a good one and he seemed like an honest guy to me.
I bought one recently, my concern was all the parts were there. They are, now I just have to do the basics. clean the fuel system, ensure spark, replace belts, grease/oil where needed. I need transmission cables, they all do.