Mowing Mowing with Kubota

[Smokeydog]

Just priced axle stubs and hubs. Almost double from 6 years ago.

 

[dieselscout80]

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4-3500# trailer spindles, hubs and bearings cost $115 eBay.
Plate 7肺0.5 flat bar.
Used best OEM assembly as guide.
Cut worn spindle bushing off arm.
Cut slot and hub holes in plate. Welded to arm.
Cut off old spindles shafts. Shorted axle stubs and then welded them to the yokes. Standard axle assembly.

With bolts and washers/spacers could adjust deck height. I don稚 need to.
Axle shafts and bearings much stronger that OEM shafts and bushings. The bearings are sealed in the hub. No notable wear or maintenance in six years.

Other than the wheel spindles, the mower has performed well. One belt and 7-8 sets of blades in 20 years.

Very slick :thumbsup:

 

[Smokeydog]

Still going strong and maintenance free. No more bent spindle problems. Except for the spindles the Woods RD7200 has been a good cutter.
The money saved over replacing OEM parts paid for the plasma cutter used to make the repairs. Made cutting the 1/2” bars and plates easy as pie. My first plasma cutting project.
Gator G5 blades cut better and stay sharp longer than OEM.