This past weekend I noticed the deck on my 48" rotary cutter (brushhog/bushhog) is cracking in two places. The deck is roughly octagon shaped. On each side, at the corner where the slant side meets the parallel side, the deck has a 1" crack that seems to be getting bigger. The steel is very thick, so I was very surprised to see the cracks. I have used the rotary cutter in some heavy brush, but I am not aware of doing anything drastic enough to crack the deck. I talked to Terry at Power-Trac and he said he had never seen a cracked deck on a rotary cutter.
I think the deck can be easily welded so I am not too concerned. However, I suspect the deck had a defect in the steel, so am making this post to see if any of you have had a pt mower deck crack. I will appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks- Ken in Mississippi
I think the deck can be easily welded so I am not too concerned. However, I suspect the deck had a defect in the steel, so am making this post to see if any of you have had a pt mower deck crack. I will appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks- Ken in Mississippi