It's a 2013 23 Dixie surface drive, it all has only 46 hours on it an for sale. But it needs new seals an bearing an prop shaft the bottom pulley I guess you'd call it just sheared off clean from I guess not greassing it an needs that. I was wondering if it would be worth getting for 800 bucks. I know they went out of business so not sure about getting parts or parts made. I'm not buying a buddy of mine is. Thanks for any info on this.

It was a design flaw from the factory. I know a fella that had the same problem out of a 6.5 hp Dixie.

The parts can be made if you can find a good machinist.


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x2^ Not sure what that 23 briggs runs new but for 800, and maybe a few hundred dollars in machine and welding work, youll have a decent mud motor.

I broke mine on the 23 Dixie and had a shaft built at the local machine shop with a harder metal for 50 bucks and bought 4 new bearings for 75 and havnt had a problem since changing it.

Yeah he bought it he sent the foot to a local machine shop an suppose to have it done by end of next weekend not sure what it's gonna cost. But thanks for the replies hopefully it'll turn out good for him!

yeah on my 7hp dixie i took the lower end apart after only 7 hours and found 2 out of four of the china made bearings were gone. upgraded that and got a new shaft built for around 40 bucks. you definitely getting what you pay for with that.