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On Wed, 13 May 2015 20:55:23 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:01:53 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
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OK , Larry J , here are some pictures
http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1
I'll tell ya, I'd be looking for something a little better to
spend my time on!!!! I wouldn't waste ten minutes fixing that
one - If I couldn't find the proper JD deck to fit I'd spend
the time adapting something from another tractor that still had
paint on it. 4 words. Silk purse Sow's ear.

Well , out here in the woods we just have to make do . The
problems with adapting a different deck are more work than
repairing this one . Bottom line is that time is available , I
have the stuff I need to do this , and I'm not making a purse .
"Use it up , wear it out , make it do or do without ."
I'm sure I could make a new deck out of material readily at hand
out in the sticks in less time, and for less money, than you will
fix that one - and it will last at least 10 times as long.

Dude , are you just in a ****y mood or what ? GO LOOK AT THE
PICTURES I POSTED TODAY .

How many hours of work so far?

About 8 hours total and I've spent ten bucks on cutting and grinding
supplies . I'll probably spend that much again on nuts and bolts to
replace the ones I had to cut to get stuff apart .
Clare , I've got everything here to build one (if I use some parts
from these 2 decks) , but no way could I fabricate something out of
raw materials in the amount of time I'll have into this project when
I'm finished . Nor would anything I cobbled up work as well as this
well-engineered device .
I suspect you and others thought I was repairing the swiss-cheese
one - and I seriously considered it . But I decided it wasn't worth
it . So I bought another specifically for the stamped body . I
didn't expect the mounting hardware to be different , but it was no
big problem moving what I needed and cuttin' off what I didn't . The
fatigue cracks at the mount points were not-unexpected , the fact
that some idiot ran it with them like that was though . A couple of
minor welds still to be done and I could hang this thing and have it
cutting by tomorrow afternoon if I didn't want to do some derusting
and paint it . From now on it's all cosmetic .
It was the "cheese" that caught my eye, but the rust on the cracked
one had me concerned too. What size are the blades?

Rust on the "new" deck is mostly cosmetic , no structural integrity problems
or it would have been "no sale" . The blades measure 16" , the design lets
the cuts overlap an inch on both sides for a net cut width of 46" .
I might wait til this fall to paint it , I have areas that need to be cut
"now" . I have stuff that needs to be planted soon for flowering later this
summer to feed the bees .
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Snag