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07-20-2012, 05:54 PM
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Mower deck falling apart....
When I purchased my 147 in April the 48" deck on it needed some help with some rust holes. There is a 4 inch hole on the rear of the deck in front of the left rear tire, the right rear wheel bracket is rusted out so bad it almost fell off,
 and there is a small hole on the very top near where the IH decal goes. I knew I had to have it fixed. I thought I could nurse it for a while. Tomorrow I'm taking it to my dad's to have the holes welded, so I thought I'd mow the weeds down one more time (no rain here, probably like everywhere else in the midwest). Halfway through the mow of my back yard I see a giant (6 inch hole) and NO wheel. Happily I did not mow it over. Hoping it can be fixed and I don't have to look for a new one. Everything else on the deck seems to be in great shape, and I'm happy with the way it mows (before the wheel/bracket took a dump and it's now scalping.)
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Daniel G.  . (May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller. 
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07-20-2012, 08:46 PM
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With my experience with the 48 inch deck( I have 4 of them ), that seems to be the one bad spot on the deck. That is easily fixed, just use 1/8 inch sheet metal. That seems to be the right size. Don't forget about the baffles, as that seems to be the culprit of your hole.
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07-23-2012, 04:31 PM
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Baffles? Haha.. IMO they are the 1st things always gone on a deck. I dropped it off at my dad's on saturday for repair; he's repaired 3 of them in the same way. I'm looking forward to getting it back again (if my grass doesn't start growing again I may never need it.)
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Daniel G. . (May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller.
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