BX Bolt Price Alert

ronjhall · Aug 29, 2001

JR
Do you mean left hand thread./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. The bolts on my 72" mower have a hex head for a socket and Socket for an Allen wrench. It is also about 1 ¼". The thread is about ½". I'm sure that it will cost more that $5.00. Which reminds me that I had better get a couple incase I lose or break one./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif Then will I remember where I put them?/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

woodstock · Aug 29, 2001

How in the "H E double hockey sticks", could you possible twist off a 1 3/16 bolt.
Give the dealer a break on the no stock matter. How many other such bolts do you think get twisted off is a year.
I also suspect the mechanical staff working there have more common sense than to be regularly twisting off such massive hardware. When such resistance is experienced, its time to step back and use the muscle between the ears and not more muscle in the arm.
But you're right on the handling and shipping nonsense. Such additional cost at all is not acceptible. It should be $0.00.
Chalk the cost of the bolt up to a mechanical education.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

2001 BX2200 (30 hrs)

TresCrows · Aug 30, 2001

Ronjhall, left hand thread is what they are commonly called--yes to answer your question--that is what I meant. Thanx for clarifying that for me /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. J

ronjhall · Aug 30, 2001

JR
My mother (82) keeps telling me not being able to come up with the correct words are a sign of approaching senior moments./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

skent · Aug 30, 2001

Ron,

Mine is the same as yours. I purchased the 'washers' that keep pressure on the blade and they were 8 or 10 dollars each (wanted to have spares). I'm sure the bolts for mine would be more than 10 or 15 dollars each as it's quite a beefy bolt.

Mine is not left hand thread.

Spending over 11K on a tractor I'm not gunna cut corners on something safety related. I try to keep common spares (belts & blades) on hand. It's cheap insurance. Maybe I overlooked the bolts. . . . .

Steve

huckflynn · Aug 30, 2001

<font color=blue>I'm not gunna cut corners on something safety related</font color=blue>

Amen to that! Still, I wouldn't blindly accept a price the local dealer gives me. The internet makes it easy to shop around.

Huck