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Re: (ET) Support bracket for deck chute hole.
Hi,
I ran in to the same issue with my brush/vineyard mower. The bottom brace
was not the answer for me. However, a length of angle iron on top from the
rear height adjustment bracket to the caster frame did the trick. Been
using it that way for about 4 years now and its never moved. It works
great!
See photo.
Regards,
Dean Stuckmann
5432 County Road U
Newton, WI 53063-9624
920-901-2288
> On Oct 16, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Chris Zach via Elec-trak <elec-trak cosmos
> phy tufts edu> wrote:
>
> So it's time to switch the tractor from summer to fall mode. This means
> taking off the side discharge/rear discharge plate and installing the
> large plastic leaf vacuum elbow. Which brings me to a perennial problem:
>
> The mower deck was designed by dingbats.
>
> The big problem is the right (passenger) front wheel on the deck: It is
> supported by *nothing* to keep it from going forward and bending
> backwards. Oh there's the side discharge plate, but that's weak and I
> find that I have to replace it every 5 or so years because it
> rusts/flexes/breaks at the bolts. This year I tried the side discharge
> chute but even though it is seriously *heavy* steel it bent (pics at:
> https://i.imgur.com/UreRACO.jpg )
>
> Long time ago I bent some flat steel bar to make a support that went
> across the discharge hole and tied in to the bolt at the front and side
> of the deck. That worked *well* and I stopped losing rear discharge
> plates. However when I run the vacuum the leaves pile up and jam around
> it which has been a pain.
>
> So in order to do something better I took some aluminum flat bar (3/4 by
> 1/8 or so) and using the torch heated it up and bent it into a new shape
> that would go across the bottom of the discharge hole and still attach
> to the side and front bolt holes. We'll see how this holds up over the
> winter, but it makes a much larger hole for leaves to be sucked up by
> the vacuum elbow.
>
> Pics here. https://i.imgur.com/h8u4O3S.jpg
>
> Anyone else do something similar?
>
> CZ
>
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