I am looking for a 48" finish mower, I have a k 348-7 that need a rear mower spindle, the repair shop want $450 to replace bearings and a pulley o the deck, I thought I would buy another and use it for parts.
I want to buy a 48" finish mower
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Are you mechanically inclined? Spindles aren't hard to rebuild, as long as you can get the proper parts. If you have an industrial supplier, they should be able to get you the bearings, races, and seals for it. You can rebuild them for a LOT less than $450.00.
Are you mechanically inclined? Spindles aren't hard to rebuild, as long as you can get the proper parts. If you have an industrial supplier, they should be able to get you the bearings, races, and seals for it. You can rebuild them for a LOT less than $450.00.
I agree with this. I got a pretty decent Ford 905 auger with my B7100. It's a bit big for it, but bigger/heavier is often good on an auger in hard soil. But the gear box was locked up hard, so I basically got him to throw it in to close the deal. It was a bit of a pain getting it all apart, particularly with seized bearings, but in the end it cost me about $100 for all new tapered bearings (4 of them) and 2 seals. Those are new premium name brand (Timken and SKF), could have been done cheaper with budget parts and/or ebay(etc) careful shopping. Everything else was fine, very much like new in fact, so I'm pretty satisfied.
I do all my own work on tractor and implements I spent hours trying to get the spindle off the deck, the previous owner had done a magnificent job jamming this to together in a homemade redneck way I could not move it, the tractor repair place took three hours removing it.
I am really very good, these guys screwed me to the wall I needed the mower back.
I am really very good, these guys screwed me to the wall I needed the mower back.
Big Kahuna
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Kubota 2000 L3010 HST with Loader ,1992 B7100HST , 1979 B6100E & 2007 F2880
The bearings if I remember right, are 1.000 I.D. eccentric locking cam bearings 2 bolt mounting flange and the pulleys are Browning taper lock sleeve design, that I am 100% sure of.
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It looks like the eccentric lock is gone and uses set screws, they did suck to get loose. You can get what you need from Mcmaster Carr cheaper than Kubota.
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http://www.mcmaster.com/library/20100824/6086k116l.gif
It looks like the eccentric lock is gone and uses set screws, they did suck to get loose. You can get what you need from Mcmaster Carr cheaper than Kubota.
I own a Buhler finishing mower and went thru the same predicament as you. I bought the bearings for a few bucks a piece and fought with the bloody thing longer than I care to admit.
In the end I paid the $150 a spindle for the last 2 of 3. $300 collective.
Managed to replace bearings on 1 spindle.
I would have gladly spent the $450 right from the start if I knew I was going to fight with it.
In the end I paid the $150 a spindle for the last 2 of 3. $300 collective.
Managed to replace bearings on 1 spindle.
I would have gladly spent the $450 right from the start if I knew I was going to fight with it.
Well it is fixed now, But I was still not happy with how it was handled by the dealer,
Does anybody know where you can get a manual on this mower deck?
Does anybody know where you can get a manual on this mower deck?