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Zero-turn mower Caster Modification
Gang,
If you care to, take a look at a modification I did to a zero-turn riding mower front end caster setup. The original (I think) was a bad design and I couldn't think of an easy fix. Picture *have* been renamed THIS time G and I decreased the size of the files for faster downloading..... hope I did it all right. Thanks for looking - and any and all comments appreciated. Ken. Find them at: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster0.txt http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster1.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster2.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster3.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster4.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster5.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster6.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster7.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster8.jpg |
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On Thu, 26 May 2005 02:15:35 GMT, the inscrutable Ken Sterling (Ken
Sterling) spake: Gang, If you care to, take a look at a modification I did to a zero-turn riding mower front end caster setup. The original (I think) was a bad design and I couldn't think of an easy fix. Picture *have* been renamed THIS time G and I decreased the size of the files for faster downloading..... hope I did it all right. Thanks for looking - and any and all comments appreciated. Very nicely done. Some cleanup and paint prior to the last picture would have done you service, though.  Find them at: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster0.txt http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster1.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster2.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster3.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster4.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster5.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster6.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster7.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster8.jpg -- REMEMBER: First you pillage, then you burn. --- http://diversify.com Full Service Website Development |
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On Thu, 26 May 2005 02:15:35 GMT, the inscrutable Ken Sterling (Ken
Sterling) spake: Gang, If you care to, take a look at a modification I did to a zero-turn riding mower front end caster setup. The original (I think) was a bad design and I couldn't think of an easy fix. Picture *have* been renamed THIS time G and I decreased the size of the files for faster downloading..... hope I did it all right. Thanks for looking - and any and all comments appreciated. Very nicely done. Some cleanup and paint prior to the last picture would have done you service, though. Point taken. I installed the casters, then took the picture, then took the machine down into my "back 40" and beat it pretty good just to make sure the design would hold up.... then finished the job, but didn't take another picture. Sorry. Ken. Find them at: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster0.txt http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster1.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster2.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster3.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster4.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster5.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster6.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster7.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster8.jpg -- REMEMBER: First you pillage, then you burn. --- http://diversify.com Full Service Website Development |
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I need to do the same thing on my mower deck. Was planning to use a 1"
shaft riding in a pair of 1"IDx1-1/4" OD bronze bushings. I have some clearance problems to deal with. Ken Sterling wrote: Gang, If you care to, take a look at a modification I did to a zero-turn riding mower front end caster setup. The original (I think) was a bad design and I couldn't think of an easy fix. Picture *have* been renamed THIS time G and I decreased the size of the files for faster downloading..... hope I did it all right. Thanks for looking - and any and all comments appreciated. Ken. Find them at: http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster0.txt http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster1.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster2.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster3.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster4.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster5.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster6.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster7.jpg http://www.metalworking.com/DropBox/caster8.jpg |
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