Anyone broke one of these yet?

[ahoglen]

It's the attachment pin thing for the lift arm spreaders.


photo by a.hoglen, on Flickr

I was pulling the mower off on saturday and it just fell apart. I guess that's better than while I was mowing.

It's at the dealer getting all fixed up now.

 

[mangus580]

Wow - I am surprised that part broke - I have bent both the actual stabilizer links already, I would think they would bend LONG before breaking that pin.

 

[ahoglen]

i have broken those too (i dont care for the design on them).. it surprised me also

 

[Short Game]

My stabilizer links are bent too. I threatened long ago to build my own of heavier stock. But drilling all those holes keeps me from getting around to it. I planned to use one inch square rod inside 1 1/2" X 1/4" tubes. Of course, the stock lynch pins would not fit that, so I would have to find a workaround for that too.

 

[bgordon77]

Bent stabilizers here too.

Anybody found a more robust aftermarket for the stabilizers?