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Dragged home yet another 416

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Daron1965

Looks like a great find. :greetings-clappingyellow:

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cleat

Deck spindles all cleaned up and rebuilt.

 

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Deck completely disassembled and pressure washed.

 

No rust holes or cracks at all, just some wear points, a couple of small bends, and some surface rust.

 

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WVHillbilly520H

@cleat, how do you get those spindles removed without tearing something up? Every time I try I either ruin the pulley or bust the bottom out of the housing at the snap ring groove.

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cleat

The last 3 decks I have torn down have been a pleasure in that the pulleys just slid off after the nut was removed (including these 3).

 

I have had to resort to heat and/ or cutting on other decks however.

 

If I need to heat, I use either MAPP gas or acetylene, Propane will not be hot enough.

 

Wrap an old belt around the pulley and clamp vice grips on the belt to form a strap.

 

If you heat the pulley too much and melt the belt it does not matter because it was and old belt anyways.

 

Heat the center of the pulley until it starts to get a little red then grab the vice grips on the belt on the pulley and also reach under and grab the blade (keep blades on until you are done this).

 

If the heating was successful, the pulley should begin to turn on the shaft.

 

Continue to turn and pull until pulley comes off.

 

Upper bearing will likely be no good at this point but everything else should be.

 

Cleat

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Pollack Pete

Nice 416.I had one with a 2 stage blower and cab,but let it go a couple years ago.Your spindle housings look like most of mine after being bead blasted.I can't believe how corrosive grass is...….you'd think we were mowing in a salt pile the way they disintegrate.Have fun with your new toy.

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cleat

Deck has been wire wheeled and sanded.

 

Bottom painted with high temp black (takes longer to dry but seems more durable).

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Topside has been primed.

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cleat

Deck painted.

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Looking better all the time.

 

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Daron1965
8 hours ago, cleat said:

Looking better all the time.

I must agree.  Looks very good. :banana-rainbow:

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cleat

Deck has been assembled, just needs decals.

 

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pfrederi

To paraphrase a quote by Donald Sutherland (another Canadian) in The Dirty Dozen

 

Very pretty, Colonel Cleat, Very pretty, But, can they fight  mow? :P

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cleat

Decals installed.

I hope it will mow properly.

This deck will likely be sold as it will not fit most of my 520's.

 

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Wishin4a416

Lookin good!!!

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