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On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: 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. |
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OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 As I understand it you plan on using the deck more like a bush hog than a finish mower. As such you don't really need the airflow or ability to blow the chopped grass out. Take a flat chunk of 3/16 plate. Layout locations for each spindle based on the factory deck. Use some 6" pipe or similar to drop the spindles so the blade wings clear the bottom of the deck by an inch or two. Make sure the deck belt has a clear path. Make a wrapped edge with the right side open and you have a belly mount brush deck. -- Steve W. |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Tendjewberrymud. Man, talk about rode hard and put up wet... That nice flat deck is a perfect candidate for an overlay, though. Stage 4 cancer. -- Vidi, Vici, Veni |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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 ." -- Snag |
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Terry Coombs wrote: OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 As I understand it you plan on using the deck more like a bush hog than a finish mower. As such you don't really need the airflow or ability to blow the chopped grass out. Take a flat chunk of 3/16 plate. Layout locations for each spindle based on the factory deck. Use some 6" pipe or similar to drop the spindles so the blade wings clear the bottom of the deck by an inch or two. Make sure the deck belt has a clear path. Make a wrapped edge with the right side open and you have a belly mount brush deck. Sounds good on paper ... but requires a bigger cash outlay . It'd be a lot more work to do that too , with the mount points and all to utilize the hydraulic lift this machine has . This way , I have $60 bucks I made some gears for a guy to get that money in the replacement deck and a couple of days out in the shop cuttin' and weldin' . Keeps me out of trouble ... -- Snag |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Tendjewberrymud. Man, talk about rode hard and put up wet... That nice flat deck is a perfect candidate for an overlay, though. Stage 4 cancer. Flat where ? I was going to overlay the rotted places , but the way this thing is stamped that would have been a lot more work that the "surgery" I'm doing . And no guarantee that the spindles would still be aligned properly . I have a nice piece of 11ga steel that I was going to use too . Love the tag line . -- Snag |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 05:47:08 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 23:35:24 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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. My thoughts, exactly, but I'd likely have done the same thing.. When one has more time than money, it's easier to justify fixing what's broken. Doen't make any sense to pour time and money into something that doesn't stand a chance in H E Double L of ever standing up. Better to start from scratch, even wiith a couple ends from a 45 gallon drum.. Any time or money spent on that deck is just urinating into the wind. |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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. |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 05:47:08 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 23:35:24 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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. My thoughts, exactly, but I'd likely have done the same thing.. When one has more time than money, it's easier to justify fixing what's broken. Doen't make any sense to pour time and money into something that doesn't stand a chance in H E Double L of ever standing up. Better to start from scratch, even wiith a couple ends from a 45 gallon drum.. Any time or money spent on that deck is just urinating into the wind. Clare , you seem to think I'd waste my time on a worthless project . I thought you knew me better ... now go look at the photos I posted this afternoon and get back to me on that waste of time and money thing . That deck is almost ready to sandblast and paint . -- Snag |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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 . -- Snag |
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On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 5:00:52 PM UTC-7, Terry Coombs wrote:
wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 05:47:08 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 23:35:24 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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. My thoughts, exactly, but I'd likely have done the same thing.. When one has more time than money, it's easier to justify fixing what's broken. Doen't make any sense to pour time and money into something that doesn't stand a chance in H E Double L of ever standing up. Better to start from scratch, even wiith a couple ends from a 45 gallon drum.. Any time or money spent on that deck is just urinating into the wind. Clare , you seem to think I'd waste my time on a worthless project . I thought you knew me better ... now go look at the photos I posted this afternoon and get back to me on that waste of time and money thing . That deck is almost ready to sandblast and paint . -- Snag No reason to sandblast if you use POR-15. Paint will look like **** on a badly pitted surface. POR-15 can even be sanded smooth. |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:01:53 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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? |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:01:53 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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 . -- Snag |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 20:55:23 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:01:53 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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? |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 20:55:23 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:01:53 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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 . -- Snag |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 21:51:24 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 20:55:23 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:01:53 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:07 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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 . A triblade deck using 20 inch blades can be quickly and easily fabricated using 3 44 gallon barrel ends, (22 1/2" diameter) cut bent, overlapped and welded or bolted together with a few angle iron (bed frame?) and plate peices for mounting brackets and some old bedframe angle to re-enforce the spindle mounting. Could also be done with 16 inch blades using 20 gallon grease drums. (18 1/4" diameter ). Drums and bedframes are in plentiful supply in MOST of rural america and are made of substantial steel.. 8 hours of work with decent tools would make a pretty good deck, using the original spindles. |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 09:00:18 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Tendjewberrymud. Man, talk about rode hard and put up wet... That nice flat deck is a perfect candidate for an overlay, though. Stage 4 cancer. Flat where ? I was going to overlay the rotted places , but the way this thing is stamped that would have been a lot more work that the "surgery" I'm doing . And no guarantee that the spindles would still be aligned properly . I have a nice piece of 11ga steel that I was going to use too . It appears that the area between and around the spindles is dead flat. (see 'original deck, cancer fatality' pic) Love the tag line . Thanks. I modified the boring old Latin version. -- Vidi, Vici, Veni |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2015 09:00:18 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Tendjewberrymud. Man, talk about rode hard and put up wet... That nice flat deck is a perfect candidate for an overlay, though. Stage 4 cancer. Flat where ? I was going to overlay the rotted places , but the way this thing is stamped that would have been a lot more work that the "surgery" I'm doing . And no guarantee that the spindles would still be aligned properly . I have a nice piece of 11ga steel that I was going to use too . It appears that the area between and around the spindles is dead flat. (see 'original deck, cancer fatality' pic) It's not flat , the spindles are recessed about 5/8" . -- Snag |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:00:49 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 05:47:08 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 23:35:24 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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. My thoughts, exactly, but I'd likely have done the same thing.. When one has more time than money, it's easier to justify fixing what's broken. Doen't make any sense to pour time and money into something that doesn't stand a chance in H E Double L of ever standing up. Better to start from scratch, even wiith a couple ends from a 45 gallon drum.. Any time or money spent on that deck is just urinating into the wind. Clare , you seem to think I'd waste my time on a worthless project . I thought you knew me better ... now go look at the photos I posted this afternoon and get back to me on that waste of time and money thing . That deck is almost ready to sandblast and paint . I saw no new pics there, Snag. -- Vidi, Vici, Veni |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2015 19:00:49 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 05:47:08 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 23:35:24 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: 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. My thoughts, exactly, but I'd likely have done the same thing.. When one has more time than money, it's easier to justify fixing what's broken. Doen't make any sense to pour time and money into something that doesn't stand a chance in H E Double L of ever standing up. Better to start from scratch, even wiith a couple ends from a 45 gallon drum.. Any time or money spent on that deck is just urinating into the wind. Clare , you seem to think I'd waste my time on a worthless project . I thought you knew me better ... now go look at the photos I posted this afternoon and get back to me on that waste of time and money thing . That deck is almost ready to sandblast and paint . I saw no new pics there, Snag. I added 3 this afternoon , showing the old deck with chunks cut out and spindles removed , the underside of the replacement , and a detail (sorta) shot of the new piece I welded into the replacement at the front mount . -- Snag |
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On Wed, 13 May 2015 23:19:44 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015 09:00:18 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: OK , Larry J , here are some pictures http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Tendjewberrymud. Man, talk about rode hard and put up wet... That nice flat deck is a perfect candidate for an overlay, though. Stage 4 cancer. Flat where ? I was going to overlay the rotted places , but the way this thing is stamped that would have been a lot more work that the "surgery" I'm doing . And no guarantee that the spindles would still be aligned properly . I have a nice piece of 11ga steel that I was going to use too . It appears that the area between and around the spindles is dead flat. (see 'original deck, cancer fatality' pic) It's not flat , the spindles are recessed about 5/8" . Tell that to your bloody cinematographer, and don't pay him. He should have known to shoot it at a better angle. I see the new pics now, BTW. Nice work. -- Vidi, Vici, Veni |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2015 23:19:44 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: It appears that the area between and around the spindles is dead flat. (see 'original deck, cancer fatality' pic) It's not flat , the spindles are recessed about 5/8" . Tell that to your bloody cinematographer, and don't pay him. He should have known to shoot it at a better angle. I see the new pics now, BTW. Nice work. He works for free ... I use the old point-n-shoot camera for this stuff , don't want to mess up the new one . And thanks ! I'll get some pics of the mods to the top when I get out to the shop this morning . Might even show how the spindle mounts are recessed grin . -- Snag |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner |
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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Stamped steel , dude . Heavy gauge too , it's like 1/8" thick . -- Snag |
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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Cub Cadet used cast iron sections on a few of the early decks they made. The outlast just about the entire stamped steel areas. -- Steve W. |
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Gunner Asch on Sun, 17 May 2015 07:13:59 -0700
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? "made by bronzed American Working Men in Pittsburgh!" NICE repair though!!! Gunner -- pyotr filipivich "With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone." |
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On Sun, 17 May 2015 10:01:18 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Stamped steel , dude . Heavy gauge too , it's like 1/8" thick . Then it was poorly chosen steel. One seldom sees cracks show up in sheet metal of that thickness. Obviously not "forged" Gunner |
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On Sun, 17 May 2015 11:20:06 -0400, "Steve W."
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Cub Cadet used cast iron sections on a few of the early decks they made. The outlast just about the entire stamped steel areas. Probably "cast steel"...which would be a great choice. Cast iron..not so much. Gunner |
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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 10:01:18 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Stamped steel , dude . Heavy gauge too , it's like 1/8" thick . Then it was poorly chosen steel. One seldom sees cracks show up in sheet metal of that thickness. Obviously not "forged" Gunner Actually , considering it is thirty plus-minus years old and used hard , I'm not surprised . I'd bet a c-note that the blades that were on that deck are all out of balance . I'd also bet the user was doing what I was going to do before I learned better , which is let the wheels support the weight of the deck . Fatigue and overload are not a happy combination . -- Snag |
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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 11:20:06 -0400, "Steve W." wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Cub Cadet used cast iron sections on a few of the early decks they made. The outlast just about the entire stamped steel areas. Probably "cast steel"...which would be a great choice. Cast iron..not so much. Gunner Nope cast ductile. The decks that use these parts were made in the mid 70's, I'd say they have held up pretty well. -- Steve W. |
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On Mon, 18 May 2015 23:43:07 -0400, "Steve W."
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 11:20:06 -0400, "Steve W." wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 21:15:40 -0500, "Terry Coombs" wrote: http://s991.photobucket.com/user/Sna...?sort=3&page=1 Cast iron deck? Which idiot came up with cast iron for that application??????? NICE repair though!!! Gunner Cub Cadet used cast iron sections on a few of the early decks they made. The outlast just about the entire stamped steel areas. Probably "cast steel"...which would be a great choice. Cast iron..not so much. Gunner Nope cast ductile. The decks that use these parts were made in the mid 70's, I'd say they have held up pretty well. Ah! I blinked out ductile iron completely. Ayup...good choice for that application.. Gunner |
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