We learn as we go...right? Actually I need to stop thinking this way as it's costing me a lot of money each season. I completely rebuilt the mower deck last spring to replace everything & I mean everything. Welp, the black plastic mower wheels are so worn, they have rubbed a grove in the steel bracket they're mounted on.
Durp durp...here's my hard knock learning part. These wheels are to keep the deck from scalping the grass and not meant to support the full weight of the deck during every mow. Think about it, plastic wheel on a steel bolt with no lube NONE. OH, my height adjustment lever broke mid season and I thought it would be just fine mowing on lowest setting until I found time to take it all apart & weld it all back together. Big durp !
Back to square-1 getting ready for next spring...Let's learn how to level the mower deck so these wheels aren't carrying all the weight. Also, let's get some new wheels ordered. I feel another MOD coming as ya'll can help me design a bushing along with a grease zert for each wheel.
Really, the two front deck wheels should pivot in some way as they do dig during sharp corners. I can weld up something that looks clean and almost like it's meant to be there. It urks me to halfass fix things having it look like hammered sheeit or just plainly rigged.
As the new wheels ship, I also need to get my camera working. I was lucky to get the pics of my steering mod for ya'll.
Let's get this done.
Durp durp...here's my hard knock learning part. These wheels are to keep the deck from scalping the grass and not meant to support the full weight of the deck during every mow. Think about it, plastic wheel on a steel bolt with no lube NONE. OH, my height adjustment lever broke mid season and I thought it would be just fine mowing on lowest setting until I found time to take it all apart & weld it all back together. Big durp !
Back to square-1 getting ready for next spring...Let's learn how to level the mower deck so these wheels aren't carrying all the weight. Also, let's get some new wheels ordered. I feel another MOD coming as ya'll can help me design a bushing along with a grease zert for each wheel.
Really, the two front deck wheels should pivot in some way as they do dig during sharp corners. I can weld up something that looks clean and almost like it's meant to be there. It urks me to halfass fix things having it look like hammered sheeit or just plainly rigged.
As the new wheels ship, I also need to get my camera working. I was lucky to get the pics of my steering mod for ya'll.
Let's get this done.