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I was hoping someone on here could enlighten me on the different 54" decks produced for the large frame tractors.
I traded for a deck that came off of an 1886, I think its the original deck for an 1886 because it is red. The deck must have had a factory center roller at one point, but it had been torn off and the center front of the deck split. I noticed that the manuals on Sonny's showed some with the roller, and some without. I know grandpa's HT20 with 54" deck does not have the center roller.
So here are some questions i'm hoping you guys can answer.
Are these a drive on deck? the top panels seem very light weight. They are bent up as well so i will probably need to make new ones.. should I use heavier stock on this? Perhaps reinforce it so the tractor can drive up and over it?
Do I need the roller? I did major reinforcement in the front, and can add one if necessary.
What type of oil do I use in the PTO?
Are parts/seals available for the PTO
Where can i find a good replacement belt?
The pulleys, and spindles look good without play.. can they be replaced if they ever fail? Did they use more than one style spindle over the years? these look like steel.
Are the factory blades flat ?(not counting the cutting edge)
The deck is fairly solid, with the exception of the non discharge side. It had some holes in it, and the front on that side was rusted fairly thin. I plan on welding in plates from the inside, then backfilling the holes fromt the outside with the welder. I treated all of the underside with a special rust kill spray that I bought at the local paint store. I plan on applying a coat of body glaze to the underside and top side to fill any of the pockets caused by the rust. I also fabricated plates for the underside of the deck. It had stress cracks at all 4 attachment points, so i welded the stress cracks and will weld on the plates this week as well.
Thanks again for the help.
Nick
I traded for a deck that came off of an 1886, I think its the original deck for an 1886 because it is red. The deck must have had a factory center roller at one point, but it had been torn off and the center front of the deck split. I noticed that the manuals on Sonny's showed some with the roller, and some without. I know grandpa's HT20 with 54" deck does not have the center roller.
So here are some questions i'm hoping you guys can answer.
Are these a drive on deck? the top panels seem very light weight. They are bent up as well so i will probably need to make new ones.. should I use heavier stock on this? Perhaps reinforce it so the tractor can drive up and over it?
Do I need the roller? I did major reinforcement in the front, and can add one if necessary.
What type of oil do I use in the PTO?
Are parts/seals available for the PTO
Where can i find a good replacement belt?
The pulleys, and spindles look good without play.. can they be replaced if they ever fail? Did they use more than one style spindle over the years? these look like steel.
Are the factory blades flat ?(not counting the cutting edge)
The deck is fairly solid, with the exception of the non discharge side. It had some holes in it, and the front on that side was rusted fairly thin. I plan on welding in plates from the inside, then backfilling the holes fromt the outside with the welder. I treated all of the underside with a special rust kill spray that I bought at the local paint store. I plan on applying a coat of body glaze to the underside and top side to fill any of the pockets caused by the rust. I also fabricated plates for the underside of the deck. It had stress cracks at all 4 attachment points, so i welded the stress cracks and will weld on the plates this week as well.
Thanks again for the help.
Nick
