Guys,
Wanted to share my first attempt at a Wheel Horse restoration. Last fall I picked up this 48" deck from a fellow red square member. This deck was intended to replace the completely worn out original deck on my D-160 that has been passed down from my grandfather to me. I figured i would try to redo just a deck, before trying to redo the whole tractor. My ultimate goal is to do the entire tractor. It took me most of the winter to complete and i have to say i am pretty happy with it. I disassembled every piece and ended up stripping and sand blasting the whole thing to bare metal. The deck shell was first painted with Por-15 before painting it red. All of the hardware was replaced with new stainless steel.
Now I am afraid to cut grass with it fearing i will mess up my new red paint!
Deck before work.
Complete with new decals
Back on the D!