walker450
Platinum Member
Was mowing along a few evenings ago, things were going well, made a pass and turned left and the steering only went about 75% as far to the left as usual, it actually steered about like my BX or a little worse.
I tried it to the right and the same thing happened. I could feel the glide steer engage but it wasn't turning any tighter and I could feel in the steering wheel that I was hitting the "stops".
A quick investigation in the shop revealed broken steering cylinder mounts. I have ordered new ones, they were $24 per side. The metal is thin and I guess after 700+ hours the fatigue cracked and eventually broke.
If you have a GR you may want to take a peak and see if any cracks are forming.
I briefly debated fabricating my own mounts out of thicker metal but I seriously doubt I put another 700 hours on this machine. I use it around the house in the tight areas and the bigger machines take care of the rest.
I will post two pictures below, the one with the steering much sharper is a pic I took when I bought the mower last year, the next is from a few nights ago.
I tried it to the right and the same thing happened. I could feel the glide steer engage but it wasn't turning any tighter and I could feel in the steering wheel that I was hitting the "stops".
A quick investigation in the shop revealed broken steering cylinder mounts. I have ordered new ones, they were $24 per side. The metal is thin and I guess after 700+ hours the fatigue cracked and eventually broke.
If you have a GR you may want to take a peak and see if any cracks are forming.
I briefly debated fabricating my own mounts out of thicker metal but I seriously doubt I put another 700 hours on this machine. I use it around the house in the tight areas and the bigger machines take care of the rest.
I will post two pictures below, the one with the steering much sharper is a pic I took when I bought the mower last year, the next is from a few nights ago.
