mower deck dolly

[GeneV]

Ground off two of the welds and now I am just waiting for tires then I can balance it and drill the four cotter pin holes for the pins and it will be done, thanks for the ideas from those who have built their own dollies.

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Looking legit.

 

[Imold]

Now I am like a child waiting for Santa to bring my wheels hahaha.

 

[GeneV]

I hear ya! I'm waiting on the mailman to bring me the suicide knob I ordered on amazon. :cool2:

 

[Imold]

Thumb breaker was my very first attachment, had it before I took delivery of the GC.

 

[Imold]

Well my wheels showed up today so if the rain stops I will go out and fit them so I can drill the holes in the axles to keep them from moving when assembled on the mower deck.

 

[Imold]

The wheels fit perfectly but they do need air added.

 

[GeneV]

The wheels fit perfectly but they do need air added.
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Cool, looking good. What are the 2 loose washers on the rod for?

 

[testert]

Here's the ones my brother bought for his 7 iron deck. I might do the same for an old 455 deck that I need to store for the winter.

 

[Imold]

Those look interesting, must be some real tuff wheels.

 

[Imold]

Cool, looking good. What are the 2 loose washers on the rod for?

When I put the axles on I will balance the deck and move the washers to each side of the tabs and drill a hole and put a pin in to keep the deck from moving on the axles so it stays balanced, but first I will get the axles put on and maybe just the weight of the deck will keep it from moving on the axles. I guess I could just use some (4) cheap vice grips to accomplish the same thing.

 

[GeneV]

Here's the ones my brother bought for his 7 iron deck. I might do the same for an old 455 deck that I need to store for the winter.

This is the best idea yet because the wheels swivel so you could steer it. Yeh, cool, I like!

 

[Imold]

The ball bearings and cups must be pretty stout to handle the weight, swivel would be nice.

 

[GeneV]

The ball bearings and cups must be pretty stout to handle the weight, swivel would be nice.

Yeh, gotta make sure they're rated for the weight. I would do lockable ones like this. How much that 60" deck weigh, anyways?

 

[iowa]

Here's the ones my brother bought for his 7 iron deck. I might do the same for an old 455 deck that I need to store for the winter.

Those look like the brand I have except mine are on 455 too. It's a 60" deck. What size is your 455 deck?

 

[Imold]

All done, it rolls easy and slides nice to tuck it up to a wall or whatever with those tires. Would of been ok with 9 inch long axles rather then 12 inch, it balances real nice no mater where it is on the axels that’s why I never drilled the axel and put the pins in on each side of those big washers.




And on to next project.

 

[GeneV]

Cool, looks good.

 

[testert]

Yeh, gotta make sure they're rated for the weight. I would do lockable ones like this. How much that 60" deck weigh, anyways?

It doesn't show up in the picture very well but they are lockable. See the wheel in the upper right it shows part of the brake.

 

[testert]

Those look like the brand I have except mine are on 455 too. It's a 60" deck. What size is your 455 deck?

Sorry that I missed your question. I have a 60 inch deck too. I've ordered another set of the swivel axles for when I store my dad's x748 for the winter.

 

[OroKubota]

How do you determine the placement of the horizontal hole for the clevis pin that goes through the guide wheel mount so that the mower deck is balanced? I was going to use 18" steel rods with holes 1" from each end for 3" casters. Need to figure out where to drill the hole in the bar for the clevis pin. My deck is the RCK54-23BX.
Now I'm not sure if an 18" bar is long enough for general stability.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

 

[GeneV]

How do you determine the placement of the horizontal hole for the clevis pin that goes through the guide wheel mount so that the mower deck is balanced? I was going to use 18" steel rods with holes 1" from each end for 3" casters. Need to figure out where to drill the hole in the bar for the clevis pin. My deck is the RCK54-23BX.
Now I'm not sure if an 18" bar is long enough for general stability.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

I'm not familiar with your deck, so I'd say just put the deck up on the dolly wheels, and see how it balances. Find the sweet spot, mark it, then drill the holes for the clevis pins.