[Shop-talk] john deere lawn tractors?

[Donald H Locker]

Back when I had money and a [teeny] bit of land I owned a Gravely walk-behind 
with a 42 inch deck.  Never a hiccough, all lube points readily identifiable, 
easy to drive and maintain.

Only problem I ever had was when I caught a black walnut between the blade and a 
guard on the underside of the deck.  Bent the guard substantially and the blade 
a little.  Flame cut some stock to make a new guard, beat the blade back into 
shape and watched _very_ closely for those walnuts and all was well.

Donald.

Pat wrote:
> Bill,
> 
> I also had spindles go out on my STX-46 The belt pulleys came loose from 
> the spindle, eating up the pulley and the shaft.
> 
> After picking up the new ones I welded the pulley nut to the pulley so 
> it wouldn't work loose again. ?That was 3 or 4 years ago and it has been 
> working fine ever since. Now all I need to do is find a replacement for 
> the $65 mower belt that I've only found at the dealer! I seem to eat one 
> about ever or every other year.
> 
> Peace,
> Pat
> 
> Thusly spake Bill Rabel:
>> I just spent the weekend with my JD 38" mower. One feature that really  
>> clicked when I bought it was that all the steering linkage is cad- 
>> plated. Absolutely no rust in about eight years.

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