Demonic69 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 Having finally bought a mower I decided to tackle a few little issues that were present. Initially clearing off all the old grass that was clogging every bit of the deck and back end. Surprisingly, this took a lot longer than I thought. The top of the deck was absolutely full, so I pulled the deck off as I wanted to sharpen the blades anyway. Cleaned the top of the deck, un-seized the deck brake and fitted new bolts. Turning the deck over revealed a little surprise. The seller stated the blades could do with sharpening. One of them was so blunt it had taken itself off for a good talking to. The next few hours were spent cleaning the grass off and trying to figure out why they'd used the mower to trim several carpets. Eventually I'll strip the blade holders down entirely, but for now I've scraped all of the bits of material from around the shafts and lubed them up. New blades will be checked for balance and fitted at the weekend if they've arrived. Then I'll start on making sure the drive belt is tight and adjusting the neutral position. Seems like a fun new hobby for now, even better when I get my new garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 deck looks in fairly good condition.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 Was it sold unseen? Did you not check any of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 At least you will know it is A1 once the grass starts to grow again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Was it sold unseen? Did you not check any of it? Sold unseen, ebay purchase. Was checked over by the guy who collected it for me but he just made sure it was running and wasn't a rust bucket. I took the risk but it was cheap enough and I'd factored in the cost of replacing a few things. The deck is solid and everything works, so I've been lucky so far. Hopefully a little TLC will see it last another 12 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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