On my 2072 a couple of things we ran into were:
Pull the air filter cover and see if its oily--there was some sort of reed valve plate or something like that I changed to solve that.
Mine has a 60" deck, check for excess wear on the mule drive. It was being ran with the tractor carrying the deck for the most part. I had to weld up a few things to remedy this. The deck now runs on the ground like it should.
If you have a Haban deck, check for cracked welds and bad gauge wheels. Also see if the spring for the tightening pulley is broke. All this is normal Haban wear/old age issues.
The other stuff like loose rear end bolts and bad drivelines apply to all models as far as I'm concerned.
If you're looking at a 982, then the Onan itself is an issue strictly from the standpoint of the price of repair parts.
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2072 w/60" Haban
982 with 3 pt and 60" Haban
1811 with ags and 50C
124 w/hydraulic lift
782 w/mounted sprayer
2284 w/54" mowing deck
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