Posted by Texasmark1 on August 12, 2016 at 06:50:14 from (184.20.237.101):
Gotta eat crow on this one. I like stamped decks on mowers because of the improved grass exit flow and reduced tendency to clog and having to be cleaned due to wet grass buildup is highly reduced. Never had a problem and was noticing that ZTs for sale at the local outlets are now offering more with stamped decks.....yes to reduce price and get them "sellable".
Have this neighbor that dings me every time he breaks something. About a week ago he brings his Husqvarna 20k46 over for me to weld up some cracks in his deck. I welded them up and away he went. Yesterday he comes back over and he has 4 new cracks, with one being complete severance of 2 sides of the right rear bracket that mounts the deck to the tractor's support rod. Besides that the deck looked like what you often see on shredder decks.....dimples where rocks and such have hit the under side with great force.
I have the same mower with about 600 hours with the deck in like new condition, minus some rubbed off paint obviously. Not believing what I was seeing, I eased over to the hour meter, turned the key on and the unbelievable number of 96 hours popped up on the display.
So, I'll eat crow. Welded decks do last longer than stamped under certain circumstances.
This became a dealer only replacement as the "Product number" had a -06 at the end meaning that there were 6 versions of this deck used. So he ordered a new deck, $300 + $100 shipping. He has a 6' brush hog and 4600 Ford (that I welded the trailing wheel bracket back together for him about a month ago) that he could be using when he needed to clip his pasture. Maybe this financial outlay will help him to use the right tool for the job.
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