Mower decks

[markseven 91]

Im just starting to look for a good used deck for my electro 12 .

Not sure how to phrase it when I 

Make a post on market place. 

Looking for a 42 inch are they all the same ?

[8ntruck 8,523]

Check the attachment interchange chart post - the first sticky post in the impleme is section of the forum.

 

In general, if you are using a mid Tach Matic and a mule drive on your tractor decks from around 1970 and newer will fit.  

 

42" decks come in side discharge and rear discharge.  I have one of each.  I think that the rear discharge gives a bit better cut, but when cutting heavy grass tends to leave a slight windrow.  The side discharge does not leave windows - but tends to throw sticks and rocks farther.  

[ri702bill 11,041]

17 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

Check the attachment interchange chart post

[peter lena 9,662]

@markseven  another  thing  you should consider  , is the  collective lack of maintenance  on a for sale deck , they did not  stop using it because they did not use it , seen a lot of decks  that  were literally  frozen with   rusty  bearings , collective rot .  done over a number of them , went on to be solidly  quiet / reliable , the disassembly of a deck , lets you build in total  opposite of what was there. often refer to mule  drive belt   turning over deck  spindle assembly , by hand . EVERY  RELATED BEARING  , was cleaned out and  re greased with  hi stress , temp , lubrication , never had a related failure . also found that  to be  relatively easy  , in that  rebuild phase . none of my belts , are frayed , from belt bounce / hang up , caused by lubrication failure , incrementally  stopping rotation , the more belt bounce you have , the more  related bearings have failed . also deck start up is smooth / quiet / easy . combine that with a lubrication / sun soak , and your decks will  live on . pete         

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,939]

Here is a list of the 42" side discharge decks in the order they were produced. Best to chose a deck that uses blades with a 3/4" center hole as these blades are readily available.

Mower DNA 42" side discharge

1966-1967 model RL-426 (Have operator manual) replaced by

1968 model 5-1421 (Have operator manual)

1969 model 5-1422 (Have operator manual)

1970 model 5-1423 (Have operator manual)

1971 model 5-1000 (Have operator manual)

1971-1972 model 5-1001 (Have operator manual)

1973-1974 model 5-1010 (Have operator manual)

1975 model 5-1011 (Have operator manual)

1975 model 5-1012 (Have operator manual)

1976 model 65-42MS01 (Have operator manual) - Online Toro parts illustration is the 48" SD deck

1976 model 65-42MS02 (Do not have operator manual) - Online Toro parts illustration is the 48" SD deck

1977 model 75-42MS01 - (Do not have operator manual)

These 42" side discharge decks all use blades with 5/8" x 3/4" double-D center hole unless the spindles have been upgraded.

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These decks all use blades with a 3/4" center hole.

1977 model 75-42MS02 replaced by (Do not have operator manual)

1978 model 85-42MS01 (Do not have operator manual)

1979 model 95-42MS00 (Do not have operator manual)

1979 model 95-42MS01 (Do not have operator manual)

1980 model 05-42MS01 (Have operator manual)

1981-1983 model 05-42MS02 (Have operator manual)

1984 model 05-42MS03 (Have operator manual) - Last year for bearings with 3/4" ID

1985 model 05-42MS04 (Do not have operator manual) - First year for bearings with 17mm ID unless older spindles were updated.

1986-1988 model 05-42MS05 (Have operator manual)

1989 model 15-42SC01 (Do not have operator manual)

1990 model 15-42SC02 (Have operator manual)

1990-1992 model 15-42SC03 (Have operator manual)

1993-2007 and 2009-2012 model 78345 (Have operator manuals)

These decks all use blades with a 3/4" center hole.

Note - 17mm is .669"

[ri702bill 11,041]

19 minutes ago, gwest_ca said:

Best to chose a deck that uses blades with a 3/4" center hole as these blades are readily available.

Excellent long term advise...

[pfrederi 19,607]

Depends on the age of your tractor.  Early Chargers did not have a mule drive they used an arch bar side mount system... (Not one of WH best designs).  post a picture of yo tractor so we can give better guidance.