Posted by Fawteen on June 09, 2015 at 16:49:22 from (72.65.103.2):
In Reply to: STUPID STUPID PEOPLE posted by Geo-TH,In on June 09, 2015 at 13:54:31:
I feel your pain. I spent several hours working on a JD LT150 lawn tractor that has absolutely had the stuffings beat out of it and been left outdoors since it was new.
Plastic all stove to heck, and the mower deck hasn't been cleaned since it was new. Feller brought it to me because "it was making a funny noise".
Well, Scooter, that's because the top of the deck has rusted nearly through, there's a crack 18" long in a u-shape around the mount for the belt idler, the idler has bent the deck more than an inch out of plumb, the left spindle brake is broken off and dragging on the pulley, both front caster wheels are hanging on by a thread and there's a hole in the back of the deck that must have been blowing grass up your pant leg for at least a year.
He wanted me to put a new belt on it and get it running...
I spent several hours cutting back to something that resembled metal, bolting patches over the resulting holes (nothing to weld to) and then re-welding various brackets back onto the patches.
I billed the cheap Esso Bee for 4 hours of labor (not even close), a new belt from JD and a token amount for the metal, carriage bolts, fender washers and miscellaneous hardware I used.
I might even get paid some day.
I'll guarantee it'll be back in even worse condition next year, if not sooner.
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