I have had problems with the later decks bending in as well. Not because
it was weak or rusted thin, but because it lacked the front roller that
the older decks had. I have some areas of the lawn that are quite rough
and if you cut low and had one of the casters fall into a hole the front
lip would act as a grader blade and wanted to dig deeper because of its
shape. If you were lucky the ground just scraped away after compressing
the shocks and you kept going. If you were unlucky it would stop you in
your tracks. I had the same thing happen on crowned areas of the lawn,
like when going in and out of ditches. That got real old so I welded a
roller on and the problem went away.
The best deck for me was one of the oldest (I believe). Front roller,
welded handle for tipping up the deck, angle iron deck bracing, and cast
aluminum caster brackets instead of the cheaper stamped stuff.
Regards,
Dean A. Stuckmann
5432 Cty U
Newton, WI 53063-9624
920-726-4312
dstuck lakefield net <mailto:dstuck lakefield net>
On Nov 3, 2006, at 7:36 AM, David C Robie wrote:
Sounds as if your whole deck, all the metal has rusted thinner from
staying on wet ground outdoors without being painted to protect it.
Bending is not normal on these decks they were built stronger than
regular gas tractor decks when new. Yes, you could reinforce it but
afterwards, clean the inside good and protect it. Several good ways some
people, after rust priming, are using pickup truck bed liner. Others are
using POR.
Dave
Weymouth MA
On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 22:21:46 -0600 "Bettye j /Mick Rockweiler"
<rock mchsi com <mailto:rock mchsi com>> writes:
To keep front edge from bending inward ,I plan on laying a angle iron
across the top ,right along the side discharge,then at 90* welding
another piece straight down to hold the the front edge from bending
in.Is there a better way ? Should I weld the angle iron to the mower
deck ,or bolt it down? If I weld it ,will the welding cause it to
rust threw quicker?
The front wheel brackets need some additional support also.What
can I do about that? Please give me some advice. My email add. is
Rock mchsi com <mailto:Rock mchsi com> my phone no. is 608 606 1337
thanks Mick
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