Re: (ET) Steering gear

[Dean Stuckmann <dstuckmann icloud com>]

Hi, 
I didn’t even know about a stamped one. I’ll have to look closer at my 
various machines but I think they are all cast. 

Without seeing a stamped one I can’t really comment which is better but my 
45 years in machining would lend me to believe that the cast one would be 
better in this application. I’m guessing that the casting would be more 
rigid which would minimize the skipping of teeth during heavy steering 
inputs. That being said, if it’s too rigid, it could break…

My opinion is that more often than not, casting are replaced with 
stampings as a cost savings measure, not product improvement. You could 
see this in the front mower decks as well. The early decks had nice cast 
aluminum brackets that held the caster wheel assemblies. Later ones would 
be stamped and welded which were more prone to bending, which lends to 
variations in deck height. And if the bend resulted in the caster pivot 
shaft not being perfectly vertical, that corner of the deck will rise (or 
fall) when making turns which results in uneven grass heights. 

My 3 cents - inflation ya know!

Take care,
Dean

> On Mar 6, 2022, at 7:50 AM, Paul Anderegg <tpa2008 gmail com> wrote:
> 
> Is there two different types of crowned steering gears? My machine seem 
> to
> have the stamped design but there also seems to be a casted design. If 
> so,
> has anyone found one or the other to be better?
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