Deck Stand

[Vernonator]

Has anyone here fabricated a deck stand for their CC mower deck? I have a 3235 with a 54" deck. This thing is a beast to move around and stand up to clean/change blades. I would also like to stand it on edge for storage during the winter (I have a blade that I push snow with). Any suggestions, ideas, products out there?

Thanks

Mark

 

[JTKub]

Yeah, those are a beast. I have a hard enough time slinging around the 44" on my 2544! The 44" is just under 100lbs IIRC. Maybe you could grab a 2 wheeled hand truck from harbor freight (or the likes) to strap the deck to. Those trucks are cheap enough that you could dedicate one to your mower deck.

Joel

 

[Vernonator]

**** JT!!! I had NEVER thought of that.....get one with big bouncy tires and that should do the trick!!!!!! Hmmmm may need to stop at TSC on the way home tonight!!!!!

 

[TractorLarry]

I'd probably bolt a wooden platform to the blade of the hand truck. The metal one will not only be small, but slippery and may scratch the paint easily.

Just create a wood platform, nail in some stops where you'd need them to prevent movement, then bolt that whole thing to the blade on the hand truck.

-Larry

**** JT!!! I had NEVER thought of that.....get one with big bouncy tires and that should do the trick!!!!!! Hmmmm may need to stop at TSC on the way home tonight!!!!!

 

[Vernonator]

I'd probably bolt a wooden platform to the blade of the hand truck. The metal one will not only be small, but slippery and may scratch the paint easily.

Just create a wood platform, nail in some stops where you'd need them to prevent movement, then bolt that whole thing to the blade on the hand truck.

-Larry

TL - I was thinking the same thing - that I may need to fabricate some sort of add-on to the blade to make things more stable. Maybe even some sort of "out-rigger" to make it a bit more stable when I am cleaning/changing blades...but that should be fairly easy....