New mower deck spindles from 8TEN Company

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Have any Red Square members purchased these spindles from  a new company called 8TEN. ??   They are selling these on eBay. -a set of three at about the price of one new Toro spindle?? 
 

They appear to be selling with all the related parts according to their pictures posted on the eBay advertisement.

 

 

[Skwerl58 704]

I ordered one of their replacement spindles for a Troy Bilt ZRT and it looks and operates well. Only time will tell about the qualty of the bearings, shaft and overall endurance of them. 

[Vintage_Wheel_Horse_Lover 18]

did you order them? if so keep me updated. I have a 42inch deck off a b100 and its been down for 3 or so years because I didn't wanna pay that much for a 150ish per spindle when I needed all 3. when I had other mowers to use. because 450 for spindles is Alot when your 17 or 18. but I could afford that set if they're decent 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

9 hours ago, Vintage_Wheel_Horse_Lover said:

did you order them? if so keep me updated. I have a 42inch deck off a b100 and its been down for 3 or so years because I didn't wanna pay that much for a 150ish per spindle when I needed all 3. when I had other mowers to use. because 450 for spindles is Alot when your 17 or 18. but I could afford that set if they're decent 

 

I did not order them but I believe I will!

 

This is the  response I received from 8TEN customer service:

 

Hello and thank you for reaching out.

Yes, the pulleys are included as well as any part shown in the photo. If you'd like us to determine fitment, I would the full model number and serial number of your machine. Once you send us the information, we can confirm correct fitment for your specific machine.

Attached below is a reference picture showing what the possible model/serial/PIN tags can be so you know what to look for.

Best regards,
Bria 

 

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spindles, pulleys and all the pictured parts for this price is worth the money 💰 as far as I am concerned!

 

 

[Lee1977 6,655]

I have a 75-48MS01 the only difference between the 48 and 42 spindles is the pulleys and blades. I had Double D,, 3/4 Keyed, and  now have metric spindles on it.

I might order a set I have a 1989 42 deck that the spindle housings were bad when I got it. 

 

 

 

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[Wvtroutbum81 184]

Any update on these

[Bill D 1,916]

Based on the picture I think you'll need to reuse your center pulley.  Hopefully it fits.

[Steve Janninck 171]

Lane, 

I took the risk and ordered a 3 pack through Amazon, same price, free shipping.

I was very happy to see what arrived. I do not have a spare original spindle to get accurate measurements from, so I may have to see if anyone can take dimensions off of a WH/Toro Spindle for comparison.

Purchased a set of 3 old WH units out of the classifieds, but they have not arrived yet for disassembly.

Pictures and Comments are on the way!

Steve

Edited August 2 by Steve Janninck
Added Pictures

[Steve Janninck 171]

This is what comes in the box.

The sealed bearings are PN 6203RS, not sure of the quality in the long run, but seem to roll like a Timkin / SKF. The lower bearing is locked in with a snap ring.

[Steve Janninck 171]

I disassembled the spindle. Removing the lower bearing, I was surprised to find that the seals on the inside of the bearings were already removed. This allows the grease that comes from the zirk fitting to actually get to the bearing! Most new spindles I have worked with all seem to have seals on both sides of the bearing. 

[Steve Janninck 171]

Upper bearing and flange. The housing even has the 3 little centering nubs in the casting for installing in the deck.

[Steve Janninck 171]

Blade attach area and nut dimensions.

[Steve Janninck 171]

Upper pulley attach nut.

[Steve Janninck 171]

Total shaft length not including the grease zirk is approximatey 7 3/8 inches. The shaft hold hex is 1 1/8 inches.

[Steve Janninck 171]

Shaft collar at lower bearing and pulley shaft dimensions.

No key way in the pulley or shaft.

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[Steve Janninck 171]

Pulley dimensions. One side of the center flange is flush and the other side extends out about 3/16 of an inch.

[Steve Janninck 171]

Casting looks great. Not sure how to qualify the quality. It’s so nice to see housings without corrosion craters! I do think I will get the housing either powder coated or maybe POR 15.

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

Wow!  They look great to me snd that price is a real plus!  Thank you Steve for the complete coverage! 

[EB-80/8inPA 1,640]

It would be great to hear a follow up on how they performed and, eventually, their durability.  Thanks for posting.

[Steve Janninck 171]

19 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said:

Wow!  They look great to me snd that price is a real plus!  Thank you Steve for the complete coverage! 

For less than 50 bucks, I hope this will give more life to the WH Mower Decks.

These 3 will keep me going for quite some time!

If you look at the 8Ten website they also have spindles for the 36 /42 in rear discharge decks, similar design but maybe shorter in height, and smaller diameter pulleys.

36 / 42 Rear Discharge w smaller pully

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[Toby Stockman 70]

They work great i put 3 brand new ones on my 48'' deck and its been about 400 hours sense i put them in very nice product would highly recommend and holding up great!!

[Wayne0 454]

The bearings with no seals on the inside allow you to fill the spindle with grease through the zerks and have lube there constantly.

[Steve Janninck 171]

1 hour ago, Toby Stockman said:

They work great i put 3 brand new ones on my 48'' deck and its been about 400 hours sense i put them in very nice product would highly recommend and holding up great!!

Toby,

Thank You for sharing this with us. Here I thought I was helping review a new item to the market and you are 400 hours in. I apologize for my posts today since the water is all ready under the bridge. I was going to install the spindles and test them, but you have that done for us. Great to hear they I working well, I see no major difference between the OEM and the 8TEN. 
Sorry to all for the waste of bandwidth! I meant well, and just thought it was an economic benefit. 
Heck at least maybe more know they are available! Once again I apologize for covering something already explored.

I am relatively new here, and will do more research before making a post.

Steve

[ebinmaine 67,404]

12 minutes ago, Steve Janninck said:

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Sorry to all for the waste of bandwidth! I meant well, and just thought it was an economic benefit. 
Heck at least maybe more know they are available! Once again I apologize for covering something already explored.

I am relatively new here, and will do more research before making a post.

Steve

 

'Tis no apologies need sir!

 

Your pics and measurements are top notch and appreciated! 

 

 

[Toby Stockman 70]

Yes thank you for sharing the pics they are great the 8ten wheelhorse spindles have been out a couple years i was a dealer for them when the brand just took off i am no longer a dealer but i like all there products spindles, blades, belts, ect and they are a great price and the best thing is they are made out off better aluminum than the wheelhorse ones so they wont be corroded away over the years like the wheelhorse ones do.