Hey there, everybody. I just wanted to jump in here and say I really look forward to the access of plentiful information on building a safe mower to play with. As of now I do not have a mower to wrench on but if everything goes according to plan I'll be snagging a Noma 18hp Briggs this weekend for my first venture into this world. I've already logged plenty of research hours on general build techniques and I must say it will be interesting to attempt on a recent college grad budget. Let's see what happens.