Two 42" Decks and Belt Sizes..
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By Rob R
Hi guys need you help have a 42" side Discharge Deck (Triple Blade) mower deck, mounted on a C-81, that is in bad need of an outside Spindle (Mandrel) the pulley on top is # 5877. The bottom bearing is toast. so I poise the following questions. Note pics attached.
1. Does any on have one of these for less then a Kings ransome?
2. Is it possible to disassemble and install an new bearing from like NAPA?
3. All three spindles have NO Zerk grease fittings can I drill and add some...... if yes where on the housing is the best place to do this.
Thanks feel free to add any other options......
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By dlaw90
I'm looking to add a mulching blade to my 42" Rear Discharge (Model 78350). I would like to stack the mulching blade above the regular blade like this (picture is not mine):
I can't find a mulching bladewith the same specs as the Toro blade (Part # 106635).
Length = 14 1/2"
Width = 2"
C.H. Diameter = 3/4"
Thickness = 0.2040"
The Oregon 90-643 G3 Gator blade is close.
Length = 13 7/8"
Width = 2.5"
C.H. Diameter = 3/4"
Thickness = 0.203"
Will the difference in blade length cause any problems? It seems like everything would still be balanced on the spindle and the Toro blade would still allow a full 42" cutting path. Am I missing anything? I have not verified that there is enough spindle length to accept both blades, but it appears this hasn't been an issue for others.
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By WH 312-8 Fan
So I've been poking around for a few months looking about buying a rear discharge deck. After the Gettysburg/ Arendtsville show, I found a few decks there but didn't have the cash on me. I had hoped to make more money off my parts tractor by that point. I found a couple of them that were the "reinforced" style. They had round bar stock around the lower edge of the deck. The more I get dead ends on mower decks, the more I feel that perhaps, maybe, a new deck wouldn't be a bad investment. I plan on keeping the tractor for the long haul. The mower decks I've found so far have all needed cosmetic work at the very least and still were going for about $500. There were a couple for $300-$400 but needed work. I don't have the tools or experience to do metal work on the shell. If I bought a used deck, I'd probably tear it down, clean and paint it best I could. Whatever I would do, would probably need redone in a few years. I'm thinking that even if I found a mower deck, I'd still end up sinking $$ into a deck and time to refurb it before next spring.
So, my thought process was, what if I invest in a new deck. coat the underside right off the bat. I wouldn't have to burn time repairing metal and I would "know what I have".
I put in a request to the New Haven Power up in Vermont asking for a shipping quote. Who knows if their website is current. The financing programs they had posted, some were out of date.
My question to the forum is: have any of you gotten this route? Are the reinforced decks still available? Are the new deck shells junk? I this a trap?
I know going through a parts department will usually land a bigger $ bill and I found some references from 2012 on this forum saying that decks weren't available complete anymore. I was hoping to go through a wholegoods/sales department and get a whole deck shipped to me on a pallet LTL truck freight. I'm looking at twice the cost up front but with a financing option. If they come complete, I could be up and running.
Thoughts? I apologize for any incoherence, there's a lot going around my head.
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By bizzo15
So I bought a 1998 312-8 last year and I love it. However I'm not a big fan of the rear discharge deck that came with it. It doesn't chop the clippings up fine enough for my liking. Anyways the guy I bought it from gave me the recycler attachment for the deck. I'd like to get some new blades for the deck and hook up the recycler attachment, problem is the serial # of the deck is worn off and least the sticker portion is(not sure if the serial # is stamped somewhere else) is there a way to properly ID my deck without serial # so I know what blades to get?
Thanks!
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