147 deck brought back to life.
 

Some shots of the 147 deck I did over that last several week.
Had to by a lot of the parts as they were removed for another deck, the 48 inch deck on Eric's 147. Thjis was his original deck for that tractor which PO put a 48 inch on. So this was a spare deck.
Replaced idler pulley, and idler spring.
Had to buy used spring hitch brackets.
Fabed new right wheel bracket PO lost it when the corner of the deck rusted and broke off.
PO had to bring me the left runner bar.
Right runner bar was at my sons
Center pulley had some issues from PO. Had to add a custom " Key " to secure the pulley to the shaft.
New belt

Some steel cutting, welding, and custom stainless work underneath too.
Should they be junked when this bad??? Maybe? This one should have several years left in it now! A good down and dirty get it done project!

Rustolium Ivory and OLD CAT Yellow are the colors. Rattle cans.
Regards,
Chris

Chris that is amazing!

doesn't ever look like it was even close to being rotted away. looks awesome! i have to get going on my Original deck. :biggrin2:

VERY impressive work! :beerchug:

Looks great! I wonder what caused that end to be rusted so badly...they must have stored it next to the sewage lagoon and that end was submerged!

Wow! Nice job Chris.

Beautiful work on the deck Sugarmaker

Probably a combination of wet grass clippings that were not cleaned off, and the gauge wheel on that corner doing its job until the rust from problem #1 weakened it enough for it to break off. This is a pretty common problem, and why it pays to frequently clean off the underside of the deck.

Amazing job on the reconstruction. I can't believe it is the same deck. :beerchug:

WOW!! You sure had your hands full with that project. Very nice job:beerchug:

Awesome job, Chris! :beerchug:

Frist thanks for the compliments! Its not by any means a "SHOW" deck its a 20 footer at best. I was pleased it came out this good, since it was in poor condition. I have a problem thowing any thing away.

Matt G,
Your probaly right on the mark. Sewage comment was next on my list.:)
And yes cleaning the decks on these old mowers extends the life.

I would not have done this deck with out some encouragement and restoration pictures from you guys on other posts.

I would love to have one (deck) formed from .100 inch thick stainless. Humm? I may have to think about that:) I like working with stainless too. I built a custom designed and built stainless steam away for our Maple syrup evaporator last spring. About a $8,000 (factory price) unit.
Regards,
Chris

Deck
 

Really nice deck restoration ... love it when these are brought back to life

Bryan