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Old 05-05-2013, 11:15 AM
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Every Cub Cadet deck I have EVER ran including a 128 with a 44" deck, a 1872 with a 60" Haban, and the 1861 I showed previously showed in this thread, ALL were run with the deck carried by the tractor. The gauge wheels were always in the air, except for an occasional "touch" on high spots.

Now, I mow some rough stuff. The gauge wheels would not last a season otherwise.

If you can get level mowing with the deck wheels mostly in the air, why would you want them to touch?
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Every Cub Cadet deck I have EVER ran including a 128 with a 44" deck, a 1872 with a 60" Haban, and the 1861 I showed previously showed in this thread, ALL were run with the deck carried by the tractor. The gauge wheels were always in the air, except for an occasional "touch" on high spots.

Now, I mow some rough stuff. The gauge wheels would not last a season otherwise.

If you can get level mowing with the deck wheels mostly in the air, why would you want them to touch?


Don't know about the 60" Haban as I never owned one but I've had most of the rest of them. My opinion, you wouldn't. How would you interpret what I quoted in the manual?
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My opinion, you wouldn't. How would you interpret what I quoted in the manual?
Possibly you are correct!! I look at the weak wheels, the weight and impact of the heavy mower deck, and wonder.

No way am I insisting I am right, I am just stating my method and results.

Heck, the early decks had no tires, later 2 tires, then 4 tires.

BUT, the support system for the tires never got much heavier.

A+B=C IMHO We sure can not call IH and ask.
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I finely changed the bushings in the gage wheel on the other side of the deck today. I think I ordered the right ones bit they are plastic instead of metal. The ones that came out on the right, new on the left. They worked but I don't know how long they will last.
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I finely changed the bushings in the gage wheel on the other side of the deck today. I think I ordered the right ones bit they are plastic instead of metal. The ones that came out on the right, new on the left. They worked but I don't know how long they will last.
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Before you stuff those plastic ones in, take measurements of them so you can order bronze inserts from someplace like McMaster the next time you need some.
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FWIW, I run my 54in deck with the wheels bearing all the weight of the deck. My lawn is sort of rough, but not severe. The only problem I have run into is the rear wheels wear out very fast. This is caused by the sharp turns I make on the asphalt road when I am doing parallel cutting. If I stayed on grass only, this would not be an issue. I have never bent any part of the support system for the gauge wheels.

I now run none standard rear gauge wheels. I found that one type of JD wheel support works on the cub, they are stronger and the JD wheels seem to last longer. The JD supports are set up with a smaller difference between height settings. This is not an issue for me since I have been cutting at the same height for years. I drilled one new hole to set the height.
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