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48" deck from 520HC rebuild

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cleat

The deck that came with my 520-HC was all cracked up, bent up, and badly welded on so it was time for a rebuild.

 

First, it was totally stripped down.

 

48 Deck from HC as received 10.jpg48 Deck from HC as received 11.jpg

 

Then a good pressure washing to see it better.

 

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Next was to cut off the reinforcement plate (it had been welded on) and sandblast the deck.

Holy cracks batman.

There were cracks on cracks and blobs of weld everywhere.

 

48 deck from HC snadblasted 1.jpg48 deck from HC snadblasted 2.jpg48 deck from HC snadblasted 14.jpg48 deck from HC snadblasted 15.jpg

 

Cracks are now welded up. 2 of the spindle mounts have been totally replaced.

Bolt and rod welded on for bagger mount.

 

There is one thin spot to fix still but it is otherwise done and ready for paint.

 

48 deck from HC mostly welded up and sanded 1.JPG48 deck from HC mostly welded up and sanded 2.JPG48 deck from HC mostly welded up and sanded 3.JPG

 

All brackets, spindles, mounts, guards, idlers etc have been totally rebuilt or replaced as necessary ready to bolt on once deck is done.

 

I have 3 48" decks here and this one is in the best shape. The other 2 are rusted badly.

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Pollack Pete

Excellent job.Keeps ya outta bars,right???

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bds1984

That looks like a lot of work!  If you lived closer, I'd say you could have the 48" shell that I have that laying around. 

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new horse

really nice,

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cleat

Thin spot is fixed. I am off on Monday and Tuesday so if it does not rain then it will get a final sanding and painting will start.

 

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cleat

Bottom side has been painted with 3 coats of high temp black.

 

That seems to be the toughest paint that I have.

 

Underside of 48 deck painted with hight temp black 1.JPGUnderside of 48 deck painted with hight temp black 3.JPGUnderside of 48 deck painted with hight temp black 7.JPG

 

Once that is dry, I will flip it over and prime then paint the top side.

 

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cleat

Top of deck primed and painted. Front anti-scalp rollers have been installed.

I will wait a couple more days for the paint to cure more before going any further.

 

48 deck painted and front rollers installed 1.JPG48 deck painted and front rollers installed 2.JPG

 

This plate will mount on the underside of the deck to re-enforce where the quadrant connects.

Quadrant re-enforcement plate.JPG

 

I drilled and installed a stainless steel bushing on the gage wheel support shaft where the trunnion inserts as that hole was quite wallowed out.

48 deck gage wheel support shaft bushing installed where trunnion inserts.JPG

 

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Phatboy

Typical cleat a job done in Perfection as always,,, man some people were blessed with all the talent !!! Awesome job cleat as always buddy !!!

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Wishin4a416

Looks good Cleat! Will be like brand new.

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cleat

Here are a couple of shots from underneath.

 

Still need to balance and install the blades.

Underneath showing spindles 1.JPGUnderneath showing spindles 2.JPG

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new horse

really nice!!,

 

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TDF5G

You do good work! :text-bravo:

 

It's just too nice to use now. 

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Phatboy

Lol dam you cleat !!! Im coming to live with you!!! Me and my 520 haha

 

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Wishin4a416

Really nice! What is the double pulley for on the right Cleat? Bagger?

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cleat

Yes, and that is why the big square guard on that side as well.

 

I just want to mow a bit and make sure the deck itself is good then I will try out the bagger.

 

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bds1984

Looks nice, Cleat!  And quite a bit of work!  I took the easy route, I found a brand new 48" deck that has never seen grass and probably wont for quite a while either!  I took off the 269H hardware and replaced it with that off my C165's original deck.  The best part about this new deck is the $140 price I paid for it!

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cleat

I would call that the smart and lucky route.

 

Do those big front roller wheels on the deck cause any issues ?

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bds1984

Yes, lucky for sure.  Fortunately for me they don't cause any clearance issues with the swept axle on the machine.  I could see it being an issue with a straight axle machine.

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woodchuckfarmer

Cleat, looks like you put all new spindles on it

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cleat

No new spindles, just disassembled and bead blasted then painted with silver aluminum paint.

 

The spindle shafts and associated parts were painted high temp black. New bearings were installed. All washers are new. Spindles bolted in with new stainless steel bolts.

 

I have new blades and belts but installed the used belts as they looked good.

 

Blades were bead blasted, painted, and balanced.

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608KEB
On 4/27/2016 at 6:18 PM, cleat said:

Here are a couple of shots from underneath.

 

Still need to balance and install the blades.

Underneath showing spindles 1.JPGUnderneath showing spindles 2.JPG

Let me know how the paint underneath the deck holds up. Thanks!

 

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cleat

Will do. Next time the deck is off I will clean it up and get some pics.

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Vixmith

Cleat, this is an outstanding rebuild very professionally done!

Appreciate it much with all your info.  My 48" SD deck is in need of much the same and if you don't mind I will attempt to plagiarize your work.  My deck is leaving some streaks in the lawn, as if some of the blades are not cutting level with others.

what did you do to check blade alignment horizontally and vertically?  Asking because it appeared there was some warpage remaining after you repaired all the cracks on the stripped down deck.

Great job !   Wish I had your talent.

Thanx,  VGS

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