Dominator 68 #1 Posted March 28 Hi all, perplexed. The 42 rd on a 312-8 appears to be bent. Looking down at the deck from sitting on the tractor, the right rear edge is about 2 inches away from the rear tire. The left side is almost against it! When backing up, it may or may not catch. The issue is everything looks straight. What would you think is most likely bent, the deck or something under the tractor? It seems to cut fine, but I know it’s not right. Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,118 #2 Posted March 28 Deck carriage could be bent or not mounted right. Need pics 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,508 #3 Posted March 28 2 hours ago, squonk said: Deck carriage could be bent or not mounted right. 2 hours ago, squonk said: Need pics And too. Bent carriage was my first thought. .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,241 #4 Posted March 28 Your mower probably is not properly connected at the Mid-Mount Atach-A-Matic. This owner manual gives some information about mounting the deck. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #5 Posted March 29 5 hours ago, Dominator said: Hi all, perplexed. The 42 rd on a 312-8 appears to be bent. Looking down at the deck from sitting on the tractor, the right rear edge is about 2 inches away from the rear tire. The left side is almost against it! When backing up, it may or may not catch. The issue is everything looks straight. What would you think is most likely bent, the deck or something under the tractor? It seems to cut fine, but I know it’s not right. Thanks in advance I'll guess you've bent the deck shell or one of the rear brackets. I have a 42RD that I've rebuilt numerous times, hit things, rinse and repeat. Big friendly hammer, vise, anvil, and dolly block came in handy for tools. Washers for shims and a couple pieces of heavy gauge reinforcing have been added over the years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,752 #6 Posted March 29 It takes a lot to bend one of these decks that much. My bet---you don't have it mounted right; Look at this pic as it MUST be mounted this way. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick3478 428 #7 Posted March 29 10 hours ago, daveoman1966 said: It takes a lot to bend one of these decks that much. My bet---you don't have it mounted right; Look at this pic as it MUST be mounted this way. Missing the fork will move the deck a couple inches, but should be the same on both sides. Maybe true, but maybe not the only problem. I've bent mine several times. Tree roots are very strong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveoman1966 3,752 #8 Posted March 29 20 hours ago, Dominator said: Hi all, perplexed. The 42 rd on a 312-8 appears to be bent. Looking down at the deck from sitting on the tractor, the right rear edge is about 2 inches away from the rear tire. The left side is almost against it! When backing up, it may or may not catch. The issue is everything looks straight. What would you think is most likely bent, the deck or something under the tractor? It seems to cut fine, but I know it’s not right. Thanks in advance Without the FORK engaged properly, it will float around---left/right - back/forth....which is exactly the alignment issue that Dominator describes. The deck MUST be mounted properly ---as in the several pics I posted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
