Mower deck modification

[Eugen]

Thank you Bob, you have the best price on these bearings, including shipping and brokerage.

[Eugen]

The cast iron housing turns nicely. This should be interesting.

[Eugen]

I thought I saw a post by thebuildist but it's no longer here. His preference was for option 1 which keeps the deck stock. After some thinking I prefer the option which allows for a larger size bearing for the obvious reason that it stands to take the stress better then the smaller bearing. I respect the effort to keep things stock, but in this case I am inclined to give a higher priority to functionality. Plus I have several decks that came with parts tractors. If I had only one deck I'd get the original size bearings and not fool around with any mods. In fact I have a deck with really good original everything, almost new bearings too.

These machines that I have are not only used around the property, but also a vehicle for me to explore ideas.

Another thing going for the 6204 bearing is that it is used in several other decks by other tractor makes. It gives it more credibility in this application.

Great idea about the Loctite though, I should've thought of that

Not sure about the flange. You cannot have a flange on both sides.

I tried turning some pipe I had lying around, and it turned really nicely, got it to almost 0.75 ID and a little more than 20mm OD. Not sure how to give it a nice bore finish, I don't have a reamer. Perhaps it's not so important since it'll be glued with Loctite to the shaft and for that a little rougher finish is not a bad thing.

[thebuildist]

You're right, that's what I posted. but I was responding to the post at the bottom of page 1, where it wasn't clear yet what direction you were going. As soon as I hit "submit" it took me to the end of the discussion, with your nice picture of turning the housing in the lathe.

I thought it was kind of dumb, after you've already posted that picture, for to say, "I don't think you should modify the housing." Duh.

So since it was a mistake, I simply deleted it.

And you're right, the larger bearing will be stronger, and should wear longer.

[Eugen]

I actually found your post useful, fortunately I read it . Good point with the loctite.

BTW the housing I turned was not from a good deck. It came in a bucket of broken deck parts. Bolts cut off in it. But I was curious if it can be set straight in the small lathe chuck I got and if I was able to turn it decently accurate to spec. With the inner bushing turning also tested now I am more encouraged now to proceed with option 2.

[Timj]

You're right, that's what I posted. but I was responding to the post at the bottom of page 1, where it wasn't clear yet what direction you were going. As soon as I hit "submit" it took me to the end of the discussion, with your nice picture of turning the housing in the lathe.

I thought it was kind of dumb, after you've already posted that picture, for to say, "I don't think you should modify the housing." Duh.

So since it was a mistake, I simply deleted it.

And you're right, the larger bearing will be stronger, and should wear longer.

You have to be pretty fast to get anything past Eugen.

[Eugen]

You have to be pretty fast to get anything past Eugen.

[Timj]

You have to be pretty fast to get anything past Eugen.

I read it too, it was a good post, and then it was gone. Poof vanished into thin air.

[Eugen]

For laughs more than anything I ordered a pack of ten 6204-2RS. They came today. Or did they?

[myerslawnandgarden]

Wouldn't you prefer the steel shielded bearings since that's what J I Case used when built? Just curious.....

Bob