Good thing top speed is low

[TheOldHokie]

Doing some mowing with the G2160 when this went south. Medsickscwill be happy to provideva replacement for a mere $130....

Dan

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[85Hokie]

Dayyyum - what let go? Metal rim at welds?

 

[hagrid]

Hi-res pics of the fracture surfaces, plz.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Dayyyum - what let go? Metal rim at welds?

Dont know yet - I am still swearing and kucking it

For the time being gonna swap in one off the G2460 which is down wirh engine problems. Once I get it in the shop we will see if it can be fixed.

Dan

 

[Speed25]

That price for just the wheel?

 

[TheOldHokie]

Hi-res pics of the fracture surfaces, plz.

Would you like x-rays with that

 

[TheOldHokie]

That price for just the wheel?

Thats a wheel with shipping. Add $125 and probably a bit more for shipping for a tire and valve stem. But hey - i hear Kubota OEM parts are worth it.
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Dan

 

[hagrid]

Would you like xrauscwith that

If you mean x-rays then sure. Kinda late for that but I'm not gonna count horse teeth.

 

[bbxlr8]

Ugh - I played a different version of the same game with the weak front hub on my 1210... I would have preferred the wheel version.

FWIW - I've never seen that failure before. Maybe you can reweld?

 

[TheOldHokie]

Ugh - I played a different version of the same game with the weak front hub on my 1210... I would have preferred the wheel version.

FWIW - I've never seen that failure before. Maybe you can reweld?

Wheel and hub are a one piece assembly. No lugnuts - its held on the axle with a circlip....

Dan

 

[chim]

Yikes! I'd be doin' some MIG practice.

 

[TheOldHokie]

esi
Hi-res pics of the fracture surfaces, plz.

Looks like a resistance weld that failed. I am not sure the inner end of the hub was ever welded

Dan

 

[MountainMeadows]

Any chance the added weights on the front added to the failure?

 

[TheOldHokie]

Any chance the added weights on the front added to the failure?

I doubt it. The weights are OEM for that lawn tractor and recommended with the GCK rear bagger. Without them the front gets real light when the bagger starts getting full of grass.

Dan

 

[GeoHorn]

My MIG welder would fix that for a lot less than $130.

 

[85Hokie]

My MIG welder would fix that for a lot less than $130.

While I agree - getting the axle's centerline axis dead balls perpendicular to the face of the rim would tough. I am sure a little jig could be built to hold every thing "square and true" - even a little bit off would be seen quite noticeably however.

It would cost very little to try and if it failed - only thing lost is time and effort.

 

[TheOldHokie]

While I agree - getting the axle's centerline axis dead balls perpendicular to the face of the rim would tough. I am sure a little jig could be built to hold every thing "square and true" - even a little bit off would be seen quite noticeably however.

It would cost very little to try and if it failed - only thing lost is time and effort.

My hourly labor rate is $150 - Messicks wins.

Dan

 

[Nicksacco]

Dan, are you sure you weren't lifting your other tractors with this machine?

 

[TheOldHokie]

Dan, are you sure you weren't lifting your other tractors with this machine?

Other way around. The loader on the l3901 made an excellent skyhook for the field swap of the front tire