NOS 36" RD Deck - It's a beautiful thing!

[Inspectorjoe 471]

Earlier this year, I bought a B-112, of which the deck needed some welding. I put it away in a shed as a future project. A few months later I saw an ad for a compatible NOS deck (5 of them, actually). I picked it up August 18, and believe it or not, it sat unopened in my garage until 15 minutes ago. Going as far back as when I was a little kid, I don't recall ever opening a Christmas present with as much anticipation, followed by happiness with what was in it, as I did today.

The manual was printed September 1979. Do you think I should mail in the registration card? I'd hate to void my warranty!

 

[Moparfanforever 851]

UH , WOW !!!!

[ri702bill 8,327]

Almost too purdy to use !!

[EB-80/8inPA 1,653]

I remember seeing that ad and thinking it might be worth the drive east - New Jersey, was it? - but thought the units looked incompatible with my ‘70s era machines’ tach-a-matics.  Did it fit your machine?

[c-series don 8,719]

3 hours ago, ri702bill said:

Almost too purdy to use !!

Exactly what I was thinking! 

[Inspectorjoe 471]

22 hours ago, ri702bill said:

Almost too purdy to use !!

I was thinking the same thing. 

As much as I like the patina of original paint, before I mount it, I'm going the paint the tractor. TractorData doesn't have photos of a B-112, so while they're both nice and shiny, I'll take pictures and submit them.

[Inspectorjoe 471]

19 hours ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

I remember seeing that ad and thinking it might be worth the drive east - New Jersey, was it? - but thought the units looked incompatible with my ‘70s era machines’ tach-a-matics.  Did it fit your machine?

It was Wayne NJ. The guy is selling thiam for his grandmother, who's husband had a Wheel Horse dealership. I think the other four are still unsold. I'm in eastern PA. I picked it up on my way to a weekend music festival in New Hampshire, so it had a little tour of New England before coming to its permanent home.

I haven't mounted it, but it appears to be a perfect match. It's not compatible with the Attach A Matic mounts of either horizontal or vertical shaft tractors, but I believe the shell is drilled to fit the mounting hardware of those, so if you have that hardware, I believe it would work.
 

[EB-80/8inPA 1,653]

4 hours ago, Inspectorjoe said:

but I believe the shell is drilled to fit the mounting hardware of those, so if you have that hardware, I believe it would work.

Thanks!  That’s what it looked like could be done.  I’m not familiar with the B-112; does it have a vertical shaft?  If you could post the model number of the deck, it would surely be appreciated.

[Inspectorjoe 471]

2 hours ago, EB-80/8inPA said:

Thanks!  That’s what it looked like could be done.  I’m not familiar with the B-112; does it have a vertical shaft?  If you could post the model number of the deck, it would surely be appreciated.

 

It's model # 05-36XR01. There are 14 unused attachment point holes in the deck, both square and round. The B-112 is a a vertical shaft, but the mounting system is different from the 200 series. It uses a cable to raise and lower the front of the deck.

I put the model # in Google and a conversion thread from this forum popped up. It looks like it would be really helpful.

Deck conversion thread

[EB-80/8inPA 1,653]

8 hours ago, Inspectorjoe said:

I put the model # in Google and a conversion thread from this forum popped up. It looks like it would be really helpful.

Deck conversion thread

Thanks, that conversion thread is where I would be heading with the number.

Edited September 16, 2022 by EB-80/8inPA
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[c-series don 8,719]

I remember my dad had a B-115 with that same setup. Also remember it was a pain in the neck to remove the deck. I have what I believe is that cable NOS in my basement if anyone wants it. I think there’s two cables, one long, one short. I have the short one.