On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 8:15 AM,
<Reo43 aol com> wrote:
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
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