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Out with the old, in with the new
I posted previously about a slipping belt issue, and ultimately I decided to just buy a new mower instead of trying to revive an old one that I had no knowledge of maintenance that had been done, so I was running the risk of sinking substantial amounts of money into a mower that could have died at any moment (1600+ hours on engine according to gauge).
So I was thinking maybe it's worth parting this thing out, I'm sure others may be in need of some hard to find parts. It's a 2135 38" deck. Let me know if you're in need of a part and I'll determine if there's enough demand to justify parting it out. |
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What did you buy?
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I stayed with Cub Cadet, got an XT1 46". Love that it has a vtwin. Probably overkill on my plot (.28 acres) but I figured it's an investment that could pay off over time.
Got it from mowersdirect.com, because I had been reading the cheap ones you find at big box stores are built with cheaper/lower quality parts to be competitive with the cheap mowers available. |
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What motor does your have?
Edit: After checking Cubs site, and you saying it's a twin cylinder, I'd bet it's a 7000 series Kohler. Keep up with oil changes, filter changes, and blowing it out and you should be ok.
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It is in fact a 7000 series, good to hear that I hadn't overlooked anything in my research.
Edit: what do you mean by blowing it out? |
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When you get done mowing, open the hood and take a leaf blower or some compressed air and just keep things clean. Blow the deck off (helps prevent rust) and blow the engine out to keep grass and debris and such from piling up and potentially blocking your engines cooling ability
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Ah gotcha, thanks for the tip!
This one does have some wash out feature for the deck, so that should help a lot. I'll be sure to pay attention to under hood for debris build up. |
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I would personally suggest NOT using that washout feature on the deck. I (and a lot of the guys) don't like introducing water to the deck frame, bearings, blades, etc. Accelerates wear and rust and the like. There are guys around that think companies introduced that "feature" just so the decks would rot out quicker and they could sell more decks! I have a friend who I think has the same model you just purchased and he does not use that deck cleanout. He'd rather pull the deck every now and then (not often if you don't mow wet grass) and scrape it off. Just my
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Yep the deck wash is a great thing, it was designed to drastically increase the rate at which your deck rots so that you'll need to replace the deck. Nothing like adding water to grass clippings under the deck if you like rust. Cut dry grass and use a blower to keep things clean and dry.
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Wow. Quite an insight fellas lol I will definitely keep that in mind. I like the idea of the wash out, but perhaps reinforcing it with something like POR-15 to prevent rust from ever getting in there to begin with will make the feature worthwhile. What do you think of this idea?
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