Bent Mower Deck Fix

[bainbridgematt]

So my wife was mowing the yard the other day and decided to mow the field that I never mow. In the process of doing so, she hit a the short riser pipe from the septic line (it's short enough to get under the brush guard but not the mower deck). We've got a D140, and she hit it going full speed I believe since she flew off the seat, hit her ribs on the steering wheel and scraped up her hand.

I went out to look at the mower today (I assumed she had hit the brush guard), and saw that nope, she hit the mower deck. Now, when the deck is all the way up, the front is 2 inches off the ground and the back is 4 inches off the ground. Also, when I push on the brake side of the deck the deck swings several inches to the right and then hits a hard stop. Remove my foot and it swings back. I'm afraid she has done quite a number on the mower.

Is this something I can fix or am I going to need to take it to my dealer and ask my wife to get a second job when I get raked over the coals? :-(

 

[carmedic310]

Hi.Well first of all we need to know what your talking about.Make model.Pic would say a thousand words forya if you can post a few would help a lot

 

[carmedic310]

oops didn't see the D140 on your post.but picture would help a lot

 

[bainbridgematt]

Here are the left, right, and right where the deck is really near the tire now. There don't appear to be any bends anywhere on the frame, and the deck doesn't appear to have any dents on it either. Note that the camera might not be quite parallel to the ground but the front edge of the deck is about 2" and the back is about 4". Was dead level before.

 

[carmedic310]

aare any of the mount brackets bent or hung up? Probably should remove deck and see if it sets the same way on the floor if its flat probably not the deck if not put it back on put a 4x4 under the front and try standing and bounce a little on the rear

 

[bainbridgematt]

aare any of the mount brackets bent or hung up? Probably should remove deck and see if it sets the same way on the floor if its flat probably not the deck if not put it back on put a 4x4 under the front and try standing and bounce a little on the rear

I couldn't tell if they were bent or not. They didn't appear to be, but I can't be sure. I'll try taking the deck off tomorrow.