Indetrendent
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Hey all,
I'm looking for suggestions on replacing my deck wheels on my LM1160 (60") mid mower deck for my LS MT125.
This deck is a fixed deck with the wheels riding on the ground. The casters are all fixed straight forward. I was pretty rough on the wheels, I suppose. One wheel cracked in half on a root, and the others have failed hubs. (About 3 yrs old and 150 hrs on the clock.) I'm working on being more gentle on the turns.
Wheels have a ~3/4" bore hole, 2.75" width, no hub offset, and 5" height. My options are:
1) Buy from a dealer. But, expensive and long wait.
2) Switch to an aftermarket (Stens, etc) 5/8" bore hole and replace the axle with new, less rugged hardware.
As an aside, I really wish this deck had rotating from caster wheels as mine really dig into the turf on turns. They did this even when new. Any thoughts on mods to add these?
Thanks for your thoughts and advice! Love this tractor.
I'm looking for suggestions on replacing my deck wheels on my LM1160 (60") mid mower deck for my LS MT125.
This deck is a fixed deck with the wheels riding on the ground. The casters are all fixed straight forward. I was pretty rough on the wheels, I suppose. One wheel cracked in half on a root, and the others have failed hubs. (About 3 yrs old and 150 hrs on the clock.) I'm working on being more gentle on the turns.
Wheels have a ~3/4" bore hole, 2.75" width, no hub offset, and 5" height. My options are:
1) Buy from a dealer. But, expensive and long wait.
2) Switch to an aftermarket (Stens, etc) 5/8" bore hole and replace the axle with new, less rugged hardware.
As an aside, I really wish this deck had rotating from caster wheels as mine really dig into the turf on turns. They did this even when new. Any thoughts on mods to add these?
Thanks for your thoughts and advice! Love this tractor.