Mower Deck Repair

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Oct 26, 2006 | 02:07 PM

frederic

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Mower Deck Repair

Hit rocks/stumps too many times and you end up with a deck that looks like this:

http://frederic.midimonkey.com/yard/mower2/IM002067.JPG

Bending 3/6" thick steel over your knee is not a recommended activity, but it works:

http://frederic.midimonkey.com/yard/mower2/IM002068.JPG

Flux-core mig welding adventure:

http://frederic.midimonkey.com/yard/mower2/IM002069.JPG

using up leftover paint:

http://frederic.midimonkey.com/yard/mower2/IM002071.JPG

And viola, mower deck is ready for another season! I love my mig welder. BTW for those considering an inexpensive welder, this was done with flux-core wire (i.e. no shielding gas, bottles, fittings, or regulators necessary), an SP135 Lincoln Electric, which is a 120V welder. Plug in, weld, fix things!

Oct 26, 2006 | 03:01 PM

lenny1carl

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good job fredric.... i can look it up but ill ask you 1st, how much was the lincoln

Oct 26, 2006 | 04:23 PM

frederic

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Street price seems to be about $550 or thereabouts.

Oct 26, 2006 | 04:32 PM

fellro86

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Not bad work there... Got the flux core to look pretty good as well. Sounds like you must have the same welder I have... Been pretty happy with mine.

Oct 30, 2006 | 07:36 AM

GlennFordx4

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I used to work for a rental company and we rented a honda 3813 rider and every time it came back the front of the deck would always be smashed in to the blades so I finally got tired of banging it out with a hammer and welding rips we took a piece of 1/8" flat plate and wrapped the whole front of the deck with it and then took a piece angle iron and wrapped the whole lower edge all the way around kinda looked like a cow catcher when I was done.No more bending the deck but I had to build heavier mounting brackets as people would still hit god knows what and started ripping the hangers off the deck LOL.

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