Re: (ET) ET Deck Painting & Rust Converting

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I have a front deck and I ALWAYS flip it upright and hose it down to clean 
 
it, with the motors running. This is one of the main reasons I converted 
my 
New  Idea from a belly deck to the front mounted deck.
 
Some years ago, when I replaced the first bearings on the deck motors I  
used some cheap bearings (~$8 or so) that were not sealed. When these  
failed 
during that same mowing season I realized that I needed to get sealed  
bearings (~$18 as I recall). I also use a sealer around the edge of the  
bearings, and make sure the rubber slinger rings are in place.

Erv Troyer
Lagrange, IN
 
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Buried in a message dated 6/8/2011  was this statement by Chris:

> 
> Now I have to figure out how to hose down my deck regularly  without
> harming my motors.  It's a mid-mount deck, so that's a  pain.  I'm
> tempted to pull the motors and replace the bearings with  sealed
> versions just for this reason.
> 
> Chris