Mowing has this ever happened to anyone (broken deck wheel)

[amg280]

Noticed this the other day. what a bummer. I dont recall hitting anything hard with it. I thought this was super duty guage metal??? I hope the 72 on the B series is stronger....Looks like im welding tonight.

 

[psj12]

The metal looks fine it is the low quality of the weld.

 

[TripleR]

It happened on ours last year, but we are pretty rough on our mower with my wife frequently forgetting to raise the deck. My son welded it back on; better than new.

I suspect a bad weld as we never had any problems with our BX2200 and I was rougher on it than my wife is on our 2660 and the 2200 is still trouble free.

 

[amg280]

Thanks guys! Ill clean it up tonight, straighten it, and put a nice weld down. Im glad I still got some Kubota orange paint left :thumbsup:

 

[TripleR]

I didn't even bother painting mine, it will just make the rest of the deck look bad/worse.

 

[5030]

I didn't even bother painting mine, it will just make the rest of the deck look bad/worse.

Yep........

I took one off my M60 Tank early this summer and haven't replaced it as of yet. Cuts fine without. I need new gage wheels anyway. They wobble around on the axles like a drunken sailor between bars......

 

[amg280]

It happened on ours last year, but we are pretty rough on our mower with my wife frequently forgetting to raise the deck. My son welded it back on; better than new.

I suspect a bad weld as we never had any problems with our BX2200 and I was rougher on it than my wife is on our 2660 and the 2200 is still trouble free.

What type of welder did he use? I have a mid grade Hobart Mig with gas....I know it works great for exhaust work.

 

[5030]

My Hobart 210 would do it but if you have a 110 volt mid range, I'd go to a SMAW unit with 7018LH rod. Nothing beats a dc stick welder for implement repairs.

 

[aczlan]

Happened on our BX2660 60" deck. Had it re-welded and all is well now.

Aaron Z

 

[TripleR]

What type of welder did he use? I have a mid grade Hobart Mig with gas....I know it works great for exhaust work.

I honestly don't know, we have MIG and stick. He is a very good welder; me not so much. I took classes in VoAg MANY years ago and was pretty good then, but now...