Mosey
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2002
- Messages
- 1,571
- Location
- Conifer, Colorado
- Tractor
- 2000 New Holland TC29D with 7308 FEL, and top & tilt. 1950 John Deere B. 1940 Farmall A.
Has anyone had their finish mower caster wheels apart? I have a LandPride FDR2572. The manual, which calls the caster wheels "gauge wheels", has a diagram that shows how the wheel is connected to the yoke. Apparently, there are no roller bearings, just a bolt and a "spacer tube". Is that typical? One of the wheels has a fair amount of slop in it now, I can wiggle the top of the wheel left to right about 1/4”. I figured it would be a good winter project to take them all apart, clean, and inspect them. I don't want to wait until the wheel hub starts wearing before I replace the spacer tube. I've only used the mower for 2 summers, so I'm surprised it shows any wear at all already. I've always greased them as often as the book says, actually even more often, and I always keep it dry.