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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
Been kicking it around on having my new mower deck Rhino lined both
topside and bottom. What do you all think? I had at one time smeared a coating of a rubbe rlike material on the underside of my old deck, in the path and area that gets blasted the most by debri and it seemed to hold up pretty darn good. I did not take any special steps or even clean it really well, and it held up for a long time, bout 3 years or so. Seems to me like a coat or two of Rhino liner could possibly stop errosion of the deck and rust. and also seal up those joints where spindle housings etc attach to deck which is always a problem area on debri and water getting under them and making them rust out. Just a thought. Comments appreciated. Regards Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
"Roy" wrote in message ... Been kicking it around on having my new mower deck Rhino lined both topside and bottom. What do you all think? I had at one time smeared a coating of a rubbe rlike material on the underside of my old deck, in the path and area that gets blasted the most by debri and it seemed to hold up pretty darn good. I did not take any special steps or even clean it really well, and it held up for a long time, bout 3 years or so. Seems to me like a coat or two of Rhino liner could possibly stop errosion of the deck and rust. and also seal up those joints where spindle housings etc attach to deck which is always a problem area on debri and water getting under them and making them rust out. Just a thought. Comments appreciated. Regards Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
My son had a coating of Rino professionally installed over his truck bed and
tailgate and he just loves it. It's a tough a nails but like anything else you have to be careful not to rip through the coating. Jimbo "Roy" wrote in message ... Been kicking it around on having my new mower deck Rhino lined both topside and bottom. What do you all think? I had at one time smeared a coating of a rubbe rlike material on the underside of my old deck, in the path and area that gets blasted the most by debri and it seemed to hold up pretty darn good. I did not take any special steps or even clean it really well, and it held up for a long time, bout 3 years or so. Seems to me like a coat or two of Rhino liner could possibly stop errosion of the deck and rust. and also seal up those joints where spindle housings etc attach to deck which is always a problem area on debri and water getting under them and making them rust out. Just a thought. Comments appreciated. Regards Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
I had it installed on my truck bed. One thing I really like compared to the
drop-in liners is that it isn't slippery. Things stay put. That lack of slickness might be a problem with a mower deck. It does sound like an interesting idea. I might be tempted myself. Earle Rich Mont Vernon, NH |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
Roy wrote:
Been kicking it around on having my new mower deck Rhino lined both topside and bottom. What do you all think? I had at one time smeared a coating of a rubbe rlike material on the underside of my old deck, in the path and area that gets blasted the most by debri and it seemed to hold up pretty darn good. I did not take any special steps or even clean it really well, and it held up for a long time, bout 3 years or so. Seems to me like a coat or two of Rhino liner could possibly stop errosion of the deck and rust. and also seal up those joints where spindle housings etc attach to deck which is always a problem area on debri and water getting under them and making them rust out. Just a thought. Comments appreciated. Regards Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. get a toro with an aluminum deck and you dont have to worry about the lining.... |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
"ERich10983" wrote in message ... I had it installed on my truck bed. One thing I really like compared to the drop-in liners is that it isn't slippery. Things stay put. That lack of slickness might be a problem with a mower deck. It does sound like an interesting idea. I might be tempted myself. Earle Rich Mont Vernon, NH I have to agree with the slippery problem. However my drop in will take more abuse and not damage the actual bed of the truck than any spray in. I know, have my drop in sprayed, ya, that's it. May not be such a bad idea really. Lane |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
Problem with your drop in is they shift around just enough to scratch all
the paint off. Take that drop in out in 5 years and see how it looks. All rust. May as well have not put anything in. "lane" lane_nospam@copperaccents_dot_com wrote in message ... "ERich10983" wrote in message ... I had it installed on my truck bed. One thing I really like compared to the drop-in liners is that it isn't slippery. Things stay put. That lack of slickness might be a problem with a mower deck. It does sound like an interesting idea. I might be tempted myself. Earle Rich Mont Vernon, NH I have to agree with the slippery problem. However my drop in will take more abuse and not damage the actual bed of the truck than any spray in. I know, have my drop in sprayed, ya, that's it. May not be such a bad idea really. Lane |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:55:14 GMT, jim wrote:
===Roy wrote: === === Been kicking it around on having my new mower deck Rhino lined both === topside and bottom. What do you all think? I had at one time smeared === a coating of a rubbe rlike material on the underside of my old deck, === in the path and area that gets blasted the most by debri and it seemed === to hold up pretty darn good. I did not take any special steps or even === clean it really well, and it held up for a long time, bout 3 years or === so. Seems to me like a coat or two of Rhino liner could possibly stop === errosion of the deck and rust. and also seal up those joints where === spindle housings etc attach to deck which is always a problem area on === debri and water getting under them and making them rust out. === Just a thought. === Comments appreciated. === === Regards === Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com === Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, === I had no input whatsoever. === Remove "nospam" from email addy. ===get a toro with an aluminum deck and you dont have to worry about the ===lining.... Well if TORO made a deck like I have and could do what the tractor I have is mounted to I may consider it, but I and a lot of others found out that the alkaline type soils we have here is very very bad on aluminum. I can drive an aluminum tent peg into the ground and in two or three months its nothing but a blob of crystalized material anywhere it was in contact with the soils. I have found this to be a problem with any aluminum objects around here if its exposed to any of the dirt. I really don't think TORO makes a LAwn and Garden tractor with a 54 inch deck that would do what I do with mine, as well as the other attachments that this tractor uses. Aluminum decks may be fine for residential use, of on smooth lawns etc but they don't fare to well out of that environement. I have a Honda Push mower that was always rised off after use, and its deck corroded through in about 5 years time and had numerous cracks. The outside looked fine, but just setting in the barn during the off season was all it took. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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"woodsy" wrote in message ... Problem with your drop in is they shift around just enough to scratch all the paint off. Take that drop in out in 5 years and see how it looks. All rust. May as well have not put anything in. Not true! It is a '94 Ford Ranger with close to 200,000 miles and the liner has been there from day one being installed by the dealer. The liner has a Ford logo molded in. I bought the truck from the original owner. I took the liner out a couple of years ago and was amazed at the condition of the bed. No way it would look that good without a liner. I'm sold on them. Lane |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
"Roy" wrote in message ... On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:55:14 GMT, jim wrote: === Regards === Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com === Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, === I had no input whatsoever. === Remove "nospam" from email addy. ===get a toro with an aluminum deck and you dont have to worry about the ===lining.... Well if TORO made a deck like I have and could do what the tractor I have is mounted to I may consider it, but I and a lot of others found out that the alkaline type soils we have here is very very bad on aluminum. I can drive an aluminum tent peg into the ground and in two or three months its nothing but a blob of crystalized material anywhere it was in contact with the soils. I have found this to be a problem with any aluminum objects around here if its exposed to any of the dirt. I really don't think TORO makes a LAwn and Garden tractor with a 54 inch deck that would do what I do with mine, as well as the other attachments that this tractor uses. Aluminum decks may be fine for residential use, of on smooth lawns etc but they don't fare to well out of that environement. I have a Honda Push mower that was always rised off after use, and its deck corroded through in about 5 years time and had numerous cracks. The outside looked fine, but just setting in the barn during the off season was all it took. Plastic is the way to go. I have a Honda mower with a plastic deck. It has been clobbered with lots and lots of rocks without any problems at all. I think it is one of the best things to happen to lawn mowers. Lane |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 08:50:38 -0800, "lane"
lane_nospam@copperaccents_dot_com wrote: "woodsy" wrote in message ... Problem with your drop in is they shift around just enough to scratch all the paint off. Take that drop in out in 5 years and see how it looks. All rust. May as well have not put anything in. Not true! It is a '94 Ford Ranger with close to 200,000 miles and the liner has been there from day one being installed by the dealer. The liner has a Ford logo molded in. I bought the truck from the original owner. I took the liner out a couple of years ago and was amazed at the condition of the bed. No way it would look that good without a liner. I'm sold on them. Lane Ive got the rebadged Mazda version (312,000 miles) and I pulled the liner a couple months ago. Some paint wear, not enough rust to speak off. Gunner No 220-pound thug can threaten the well-being or dignity of a 110-pound woman who has two pounds of iron to even things out. Is that evil? Is that wrong? People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for the rule of brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically "right". Guns end that, and social democracy is a hollow farce without an armed populace to make it work. - L. Neil Smith |
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Rhino Liner on a mower deck
"lane" lane_nospam@copperaccents_dot_com wrote in message
"woodsy" wrote in message Take that drop in out in 5 years and see how it looks. All rust. May as well have not put anything in. Not true! I'm sold on them. Lane I agree I repainted the girlfriends 92 Ranger. Needed all kinds of panel replacements but the bed was in great shape. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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