finish mower repair

[NH-Rob]

I had bought my Land Pride 60" rear discharge finish mower used and it is showing its use. It has holes in the rear discharge pan and the plates that direct grass flow are worn out.
Rob

 

[NH-Rob]

I started the repair by making a card board template. Then I tranfered it to 1/8" steel. Torched it to shape.
Rob

 

[NH-Rob]

This picture shows the new plate in place. I started to weld plates in with my year old barely broken in millermatic 180 when my sample spool ran out. I guess I will have to finish tomarrow. More pictures will follow.
Rob

 

[sandman2234]

I don't see where you started welding the plate in, but thought it might be a good idea to lightly grind the edge where you cut it with a torch to allow for a better weld. That isn't 6011 rod your running, lol!
David from jax

 

[zzvyb6]

Nice Job ! And very encouraging for those who may not have considered repairing something like this. What is the spindle support structure like? As long as you have the hood open, is it worth patching in new metal there?

 

[NH-Rob]

All the steel in the spindle suport area is solid. Last year I did have to weld a brace on the idler pulley shaft. It had been bent and caused the belt to wear out. Kind of a expensive lesson, my wife was not too happy with the price of the belt. It is some long, only could find one at the dealer, but at least it was in stock.
Rob

 

[NH-Rob]

I finished welding in the rear plates and made the new grass guides and welded them in too. It was getting dark but snapped some pictures anyway. I did grind the scale off of the plates before welding them in but they were rusty and could of used more cleaning. Just the farmer in me not used to cleaning things up much before welding.
Rob

 

[NH-Rob]

finished the mower up today. I sharpend the blades and pumped it full of grease, even checked the gear box fluid. The first picture gives a much better view of the work I did. The next one shows the stand I threw up to make working on mower easier, and the last shows the 7510 picking the mower up to flip it over.
Rob

 

[NH-Rob]

As in a previos post I mentioned the idler pulley being braced so here is a pic of it. I also put a pic of the mower right side up.
Rob

 

[Ductape]

Nice work !

That is just like my FDR1560. I guess I should flip mine over and look for holes? I bought mine used and the belt was smoked when I bought it. I half expected a spindle to be siezed, but they were fine. I hit ALL the local auto parts stores trying to get a belt..... not one of them could help me. I ended up having to go through my Landpride dealer and paid about $75 for a stinkin belt. If anyone has an FDR1560 and has found an aftermarket belt that fits....... I'd like to know the brand and belt number. I think it was something like 137.5 inches.

 

[J_J]

NH-Rob,

Good idea. For a long time, I have been planning on redoing the deck on my Dixie Chopper pretty much the same way. I primarily need additional plates under the blade path. This Florida sand and speed of the blades make a good sand blaster. Eats the blades up also. These decks cost new about $500, and the additional steel will extend the life of the unit. I will use the spindle bolts to hold the plate in the middle and tack weld the outside edges. I wonder if stainless steel will hold up to sand blasting better than steel.

 

[NH-Rob]

ductape,
I hear you on the pice of the belt. I would love to have a spare but not at that price. When my belt blew there was no warning and the mower was completly unusabe. Currently my dealer is an hour away. There is a new Kubota dealer coming into town and I hope they will carry land pide too.
Rob

 

[J_J]

Best price I could find. belt #816- 116C $62.92


Land Pride Grooming Mower parts

 

[sandman2234]

J_J
I don't think Stainless has any better resistance against the sand abrasion, but it might help with the wet grass affect that starts the rust. Probably won't help with the water sitting on top of the deck, but should help against groundwater causing it to rust out when it sits. If you can get a piece of T-1 plate, it is very abrasive resistant.
David from jax