Wheel fell off mower

Geo-TH,In · Jul 28, 2021

Good news it didn't damage mower blades

More good news. I went to garden shed and found used parts. Had to use my redneck engineering skills to make it work.

One would think John Deere would have life time wheels on their mowers. The mower may only be 25 years young.

wh · Jul 28, 2021

I think I have the same deck. John Deere want an indecent price for replacement wheels. Went to local Lowes and paid 9.95 a piece for 4 new wheels with the bolts to attach. Went to my shop and about an hour and a half later had drilled and tapped the post on the deck to accept the new wheels. Figure I made about 50$ an hour to fix it.

1970-1655 · Jul 28, 2021

Dad bought a Cub Cadet 1864 several years ago, new. The deck wheel brackets kept breaking or rusted in bolt that holds the wheel would break. After parents died I bought the tractor and all parts I could find that went with it. I drilled out the broken bolts or modified the brackets and now have 8 sets of usable parts if needed. They look a lot weaker than yours.

Build them cheap and sell lots of parts. That keeps the doors open until corporate shuts them down.

BarnyardEngineering · Jul 28, 2021

Everybody flocks to the lowest-cost machine. People by and large will not pay for a better built machine, and there aren't enough people who would to support a brand. If you want to survive as a brand, you join the race to the bottom.

Y'all are among them. Otherwise you would have purchased a commercial grade machine, and wouldn't be complaining about things falling apart. You see the price tag on a commercial machine, buy the cheap homeowner machine, and then complain when things wear out or fall off after a few years.

Most people don't keep them long enough for the cheapness to come out. They buy a new one every 3-4 years, or when the first problem arises. Dead battery? Buy a new mower. Gauge wheel falls off? Buy a new mower. Won't fire? Buy a new mower. Push the old one out to the road. Someone picks it up and makes a youtube video of getting it running perfectly in 15 minutes.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 28, 2021

I think my GT75 is closer to a garden tractor than a lawn mower.
I can change the oil and filter in HSA. Engine has an oil filter. I can add a 30 inch
tiller on the back. Has bar type tractor tires.
It has a 17 hp kawasaki. It's about 25 years old.
Just joking about wheel falling off after 25 years.
The front wheels actually have sealed wheel bearings, not bushings.
IMO it close to a commercial unit.
OF all my riding mowers, it has the best ride too. Wish I know why.

DoubleO7 · Jul 28, 2021

Looks like you only needed a spindle/bolt??

BarnyardEngineering · Jul 28, 2021

Yeah, I figured you were being sarcastic when you said "only 25 years." That's definitely a better built gauge wheel setup than my Husqvarna YTH22V46, one of which broke off after only 3 years mowing an acre residential yard. Didn't know it had a 10 year deck warranty or else I would've made 'em give me a new one.

Mom's new Husky ZTR has a "lifetime" deck warranty.

The dang homeowner machines aren't cheap either... I think that old Husky was almost $2000, and the new one was $3200.

gtractorfan · Jul 28, 2021

I too have a GT 275 since new and like it. For at least 10 years I mowed for a handicapped neighbor who owned a John Deere 345, a step up from the 275, it had power steering and hydraulic lift. The yard there was rough and it was punishment mowing there. Then I lowered the pressure in the rear tires from 10 pounds to around 5. Didn't appear that the tires flexed too much. It was noticeably better riding.

wh · Jul 28, 2021

I dont think my x485 is considered a low end machine. 25 ho
engine with a 62 inch deck. It was close to 8000 when I
bought it. Should be the last mower I ever need.

Stephen Newell · Jul 28, 2021

I could live with that. The Toro mower I have, I have problems with the entire mower falling off.

showcrop · Jul 28, 2021

Death Machine !!!!

centralilbaler · Jul 28, 2021

I can usually count on losing one of those wheels a year!

Geo-TH,In · Jul 28, 2021

Seriously???????

JoeM(GA) · Jul 28, 2021

we were always told that a deck wheel with no grease fitting or bearing/bushing was a anti-scalp wheel and shouldn't be riding on ground all the time to set deck height

Geo-TH,In · Jul 28, 2021

I do the trim work with this mower, 48 inches, then use 72 inch farmall C for the main work. So this mower isn't doing a lot of work.

Other property I use 48 inch husky for trimming then 72 inch on Kubota.

JD275 is smoother ride than husky.

Farmall is smoother ride than Kubota, Which I've been lowering tire pressure. Add air when I need loader.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 28, 2021

John Deere deck uses all 4 wheels all the time.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 28, 2021

I had to Drill hole to fit new spindle bolt, put a flat spot on round rod with height
adjust holes and shave a little off new wheel so everything fit.
Easy fix. All used parts.

DIM · Jul 28, 2021

The last time that happen to me all I could say was. Well you picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel

flying belgian · Jul 28, 2021

I agree with JoeM. Those deck wheels are not meant to run on the ground.

tech5201 · Jul 29, 2021

Those are anti-scalp rollers.
They're meant to be set about 1/2 above cutting height.
They are NOT gauge wheels that ride on the ground!
The deck hangs off the tractor frame.
SIGH....

showcrop · Jul 29, 2021

(quoted from post at 07:31:08 07/28/21) Yeah, I figured you were being sarcastic when you said "only 25 years." That's definitely a better built gauge wheel setup than my Husqvarna YTH22V46, one of which broke off after only 3 years mowing an acre residential yard. Didn't know it had a 10 year deck warranty or else I would've made 'em give me a new one.

Mom's new Husky ZTR has a "lifetime" deck warranty.

The dang homeowner machines aren't cheap either... I think that old Husky was almost $2000, and the new one was $3200.

Barnyard, you shouldn't be buying cheap stuff like those Huskies. I have posted here numerous times that a moderately used commercial unit will outlast a new homeowner unit by many years. I bought a ten year old Ferris probably 14 years ago and have made very few repairs.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 29, 2021

I have a husky, troy bilt, craftsman and many other cheapie mowers, those wheels don't have to be on the ground. You can remove the wheels if you want.

Look closely at my pic, the rod had many holes in it to adjust deck height.
The wheels on a JD275 have to be on the ground. The deck floats over uneven ground. Do you have the old JD275?

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