Re: (ET) Support bracket for deck chute hole.

[Dean Stuckmann <dstuckmann icloud com>]

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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