i bought set of 4 wheel ball bearings for

[305 380]

my 1969 Workhorse 700 with the idea of replacing the bushings in the front wheels. to my surprise it already had ball bearings. checking my 1968 Commando 6 it too has ball bearings. i never had them apart before , just greased the crap out of them. 

 

did they come this way or did someone beat me to it?

 

i know for a fact my 1968 Lawn Ranger has bushings

[squonk 41,155]

16 minutes ago, 305 said:

my 1969 Workhorse 700 with the idea of replacing the bushings in the front wheels. to my surprise it already had ball bearings. checking my 1968 Commando 6 it too has ball bearings. i never had them apart before , just greased the crap out of them. 

 

did they come this way or did someone beat me to it?

 

i know for a fact my 1968 Lawn Ranger has bushings

 

Are you talking bearings like this:

 

Or bearings like this? 

 

[305 380]

flanged seal bearing like the top one

 

[squonk 41,155]

5 minutes ago, 305 said:

flanged seal bearing like the top one

 

That one is pretty much stock after the early 60's

[305 380]

good to know , for some reason i always thought they just had bushings.   they never felt loose.  i had purchased them a while ago and the job was on my to do list

 

thanks for the help. i now have spares

[Achto 27,604]

23 minutes ago, 305 said:

 

With a sealed bearing like the one pictured, I commonly remove the inside seal but leave the outside seal on. This way grease can get to them when you fill through the zert, yet it keeps dirt and water from getting to the bearing from the outside.

[rmaynard 15,514]

If I'm restoring a tractor for show, I will use a sealed bearing and never grease the zerk. Stays cleaner. When replacing bearings in a worker, I use the open back type and grease the heck out of them. As far as bushings, I had them in my '61 701 and '67 Lawn Skiff.

[pfrederi 17,741]

Lawn rangers used bushings...

[Pollack Pete 2,273]

After mowing a couple days ago with my C-175,I noticed one VERY wobbly front wheel.Jacked up the front end and pulled the wheel off.The bearing fell apart.Went into my parts bin and got out 2 new bearings.They had the rubber seals on the inside.I removed the seals,installed the bearings,put the wheel back on and greased the snot out of them along with the other front wheel,the axle pivot,and the 3 mower deck spindles.Good for another 3 thousand miles.BTW,the replacement bearings I used were Heim brand.Seems like real high quality bearings.

 

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175]

I’ve owned seven lawn rangers...one from each year 1962 thru 1968 and those all originally came with front wheel bushings.   All of the 60’s short frames that I have/ had originally came with front wheel bearings.   Just my 

[305 380]

yeah , i knew that my Lawn Ranger had bushings , i just assumed the 700 workhorse did too

 

now i know they have bearings

[cschannuth 3,816]

ME Miller tire cells a machined sealed bearing and I run them on all my tractors and never grease them and they’ve been going strong. My son even replaces the bearings on his sulky and it gets tons of use sideways on hills and they work like a champ.  They are the only bearings that actually hold up. The open types that come on those sulkys blow apart in less than one season even when we grease the heck out of them.  Both boys are 6’5 and 250 so they put a lot of pressure on those little carts in the conditions that they’re used in.