Thanks for the welcome guys! Yeah just what i needed is an overkill lawn mower, prob need a full size tractor for the 8 acres of hillsides and hollers i cut here in Eastern Kentucky mountains, allready burned up two hydros on jd lx176’s, so hopefully this one hangs in there.
Yes the ujoint going to gearbox on mower deck went bad and bearing on input shaft took a hit from that. What i am calling kingpin bushings are for the front wheels/steering. The vertical shafts from wheel spindles that ride in frame tubes, where front wheel assy pivots left and right. Not sure if right terminology but similiar to big truck kingpin setup. Seen two replaceable bearings each side in parts book, should tighten up some steering play, i doubt they were changed in twenty years, steering rack seems tight for as old as it is, tie rod ends good, wheel bearings good, i think the drag link and wheel pivot bushings will make a big difference in the slop i have now. We have powder coat setup at work but i dont have the ambition to tear the deck down, brush on some enamel is a good idea. I think i will make a set of horses same height as my tailgate, and roll out the mower on two planks at our local diy carwash and spray the machine and deck clean next week. I work fri-sun for 40 hrs and off the rest of week. Plan on ordering some parts Monday. Where is best online place to get your parts? Also anyone have a pdf srvc mnl? Sure would be nice to have. Thanks again
