| I've had three ET mowers, a new one in '72, a new casting from Gunn in '00 or '01 and a wheelhorse deck off ebay in '07. As with RJ, all were the same in that there was a machine screw and nut that held the bracket to the deck with the bracket tube end hammered over to keep the bar in place.
Think you've mentioned a rusty deck problem in the past....the right rear corner comes to mind. Don't know how pervasive the rust is but could it be that the roller bar popped out due to a rusty condition that let the deck flex too much. My original '72 deck had angle iron welded across the top of the deck for support. The Gunn and WH models did not have/need the extra iron.
For moderate, even pock-marked rust I use Dupont Metal Conditioner 5717S. The cleaned-up metal can be welded or bondo-ed.
Lotsa luck, really, Jack On Nov 9, 2008, at 4:46 PM, RJ Kanary wrote: Early models had a small machine screw & nut on those brackets to keep the rod in. In order to save production costs, later brackets simply had smashed the outer end of the tube shut. Simple , elegant and infinitely adjustable. :) RJ Christopher Zach wrote: Well, it's fall; deck season. This time I had an unusual one: While
mowing backwards I noticed that the rear bar for the rollers had fallen
out of the two side brackets.
Fortunately I didn't run over any of my rollers, but it leaves a
question: What is supposed to keep that bar in the brackets? Rust? Weld
that finally broke? End plugs?
Also it looks like the back of my deck is starting to rust through.
Great; any suggestions for that? I could try my welding skills but how
can one clean up that metal to take a weld?
Chris
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