Redoing 42 Inch Mower Deck On My C-165 Auto

[WH854 45]

I got Some pictures of the start up

Lift Wheels taken of

Deck hanger Lift wheels

Got blades Off

Got belt adjuster off

This next picture shows a hole that needs fixed

This next one shows the baffles that need repaired

This will be my second 42 inch deck I have repaired,hope this one goes as well as the first one

Chas

[rickv1957 76]

Looks like a start,needs a little welding, Rick

[Butch 194]

Did I hear welding??

Butch

S. Jersey

[bo dawg 536]

Wow! she's pretty rough and thin in a couple spots but if you have the stock and a welder then it should work out alright.

Being me, I would just look for a better shell, but that's me

Good luck with it.

[Raider12 13]

I think just about any of us would prefer a better looking shell. But some times we have to work with what we have. I just hope the areas around the spindles are not thinned out and soft. Sand blasting will tell the whole story. I have one like this that I keep as a back up.

[WH854 45]

DId some more work on the deck today!! Got the pullys all of with no problems. The spindles seem to be ok the shafts are all ok good keyways good threads. I cleaned the top of deck of with a sanding wheel, looks a lot better than I expected. My buddie down the road can fix it up in no time.I have seen some of his work. Just amazes me how he can make things come out in great shape. I don't weld!!! Any way here is a picture.

Thank you for looking and your help

Chas :USA:

[Butch 194]

Make sure you take some pics after the welding is done and before you do any body work or paint.

Internet Explore really SUCKS. I had to go to Firefox JUST to make a post here.

Butch

S. Jersey

[gwgdog66 23]

Just my 2 cents. Replace your spindle bearings and seals while you are at it.

I have to do that today because I didn't when I rebuilt my deck. :D

[WH854 45]

As I stated before I cut out the bad spots in the deck sheel. so today I took it to my buddie down the road. We talked about the repair job. He said no sweet he will weld it up for me, and cut the old baffel out, and weld a new on in.Hey Butch here are pictures of it after I cut out the bad spots.

Front side

Back side

Before cutting out old baffel

Here are some more shots

I don't know how long it will be, he is pretty busy right now.

Chas :D

[Raider12 13]

Do you plan to sand blast before refinishing the shell?

[WH854 45]

Not doing any sand blasting!! When I get it back from the welder I will undercoat it and paint it, thats it

Chas

[Butch 194]

Chas

Thanks for the pics. Keep them comming! I wanna see how the welds look and those pieces that are curved around the blades. I don't even know what they're called. Baffles? What did you use to cut the holes? Angle grinder?

Butch

S. Jersey

[WH854 45]

Posted on Yesterday at 11:37 pm

Chas

Thanks for the pics. Keep them comming! I wanna see how the welds look and those pieces that are curved around the blades. I don't even know what they're called. Baffles? What did you use to cut the holes? Angle grinder?

Butch

S. Jersey

Yes I used an angle grinder with a metal cutting disk,worked out good for me. The baffles he measured them, and is going to make the baffles out of galvanize. The stuff is galvanize beams, they use in building buildings.

Chas :USA:

[WH854 45]

While the deck sheel is at the welders, I did a little side work on it, I cleaned the deck mount up and painted it. Here are some pictures of it.

More pictures as I go along

Chas :USA:

[wedgeheaded 0]

I have an old SB421 that I recently gave my son to use. (distroy) It has what looks like the same 42" side discharge deck. I had to shim it in a few places to get everything level and square but it mows great. It has the same tensioner that yours has and it's about shot. It's gotten weak at the second slot and the spring pulls it up and binds it allowing the belts to be loose. I made a couple brackets to capture the tensioner where the spring is located and I hope this will help hold it down and let it work till I can fix it right. Here's a few pics of my son mowing.

http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=wedgeheaded&AID=6160685

[wedgeheaded 0]

Not doing any sand blasting!! When I get it back from the welder I will undercoat it and paint it, thats it

Chas

Try POR 15 on the underside. It's a rust paint that bonds to and seals out rust. It will make for easy clean up too as stuff won't stick very well.

[WH854 45]

I used POR 15 on another project of mine. Here it is.

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=13954

I may do the same thing on this deck

Chas :USA:

[wedgeheaded 0]

I used POR 15 on another project of mine. Here it is.

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=13954

I may do the same thing on this deck

Chas

I sell the stuff and you'd be amased at the uses people have found for it. It"s good stuff. It is tough and it acts like ceramic in a can. Preserves best if put in a small, clean, DRY jar and sealed with plastic wrap and the jar lid. Keep it cool, like in a fridge. It will still skim over but not as bad. Never dip into the can unless you are going to use the whole can. Moisture activates it so dipping a brush into the can forces moisture into it as well, the end result, solid chunk.

[WH854 45]

Hi everybody! As i said before I have some more pictures of this project and here they are

This one is of the Bottom front view.

The next is the top back view.

The next one is a side wiew of the bottom side you can see the new baffels he made.

Another of the baffels.

The old baffel he cut out

The back view of the top.

The front view of the top.

The next ones are of the deck bottom with POR 15 painted on it.

The next one is my buddy cutting out a piece for the new baffel.

That's all for this trip!!

Chas :D

[Butch 194]

There's POR15 on the underside? Now he's gonna weld in the new pieces after it was painted??

[WH854 45]

Butch the welding was all done when I put the Por 15 on.The deck is ready for paint This deck will not be A Trailer Queen I am putting it together ASAP

Chas

[rickv1957 76]

Nice work there! Rick

[Duff 206]

Man, that baffle fab looks great! He did some nice work for you!

Duff :D

[WH854 45]

:D Rick and Duff, I will pass the word on to him.When some one tells him it can;t be done he will find a way to do the job. Here are some more pictures after I undercoated the top.(Ithink I may leave the bottom with just the POR 15,no other paint.) anybody have any thoughts on that idea.

Here are the pictures

Back view of top

Front view of top

Bottom view with POR 15 showing

Another one

PS that POR 15 is some hard stuff, when I painted it on the bottom some of it dripped through the bolt holes and left bubbles on the top side. You know I had to grind them of with a grinder,that is SOME HARD STUFF WHEN IT DRIES.

Chas

[rickv1957 76]

When you get some paint on that deck it is going to look nice,great effort! Rick