Any other repair places or individuals around? I've used Griff's for years, but looking for quicker and cheaper. The grass is high (no pun intended).
We've used Hudson's on Ameila Church. But there maybe a wait this time of year. They will try and work with you and not do the most expensive fix unless that's what you want. Arvin's 5850 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603 919-779-7404 is probably our first pick. Very reasonably priced and quick turn around for repairs. Minor things changing blades/sharpening no appointment needed. They work on all kind of small engines.
I took mine to Brian's Automative across from C3 recently and was very pleasantly surprised with the quick speed & low price He did as good a job with my mower as he always has with my car