CD Long Jr 69 #1 Posted Saturday at 10:54 PM When I wasn't messin' with the mule, I got the 48inch deck & tractor greased. Had to remove the grease fittings, one at a time, dig out the harden grease with a pick & small flat blade screwdriver. I sprayed WD40 into the holes and heated them with a heat gun to loosen the grease. Reinstalled the fittings and pumped away. I got the spindles free on the deck & even got the front axle pivot point greased. Tomorrow, I'll try to get the rear deck wheel height adjuster put back together. Hopefully the bolt are just loose. As the deck is a 48, I won't keep it. My yard is rolling and anything bigger than 42 inch gives an uneven mow. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 7,480 #2 Posted Saturday at 11:35 PM (edited) That is typical on a 42" side discharge. The deck cracks under the height adjuster then rust out. When you weld it up, .place a 1/8" plate on the inside all the way over and under the hinge bracket to give it more support. Edited Saturday at 11:42 PM by Lee1977 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 16,397 #3 Posted 23 hours ago 5 hours ago, Lee1977 said: That is typical on a 42" side discharge. Agreed 100%. Every 42SD deck I've seen looked the same way. Just pull all that hardware off, beat it straight, reinforce the deck shell and you're good for another 30 years. Best to cut that rust out completely and weld in a new piece before reinforcement. Just my opinion, because everything here rusts like crazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
