[quote=NormK]Hi Nick,
It is quite complex to get around the spindle nut problem and the only way I could do it is to make up a ring the depth required to go over the outside of the boss and then weld a disc to the ring and then bolt through the disc. Like everything it can be done, just takes a lot of work. If you get really stuck I can look at it for you while I have a couple of those unit still here[/quote]


Hi Norm,

Ah yes, that sounds like what I was envisaging. Hmmm that 'ring' around the boss is the tricky bit, as putting a hole that size in a piece of steel isn't something easy to do. How have you approached that in the past? I have a bunch of cobalt drills bits and I suppose you could do a buch of smaller holes and then grind these out to get the nice hole. Or perhaps easier just take to a metal shop in town and ask them to do.......likely the better option.

Oh no thats ok - I think I owe it to try and few more mows as is before modding, Mr Deutscher deserves a tad more confidence. But thank you for the suggestion - I think your approach would be the one to use IF I was to mod.

Thanks again, Nick

PS. Norm, on behalf of all H660 owners you can't be selling them off this cheap - bump it up a lil more and show Mrs Norm a good time out at the club. $1400 with you having given it the full Norm treatment etc is way too slim, thats easily $2,000 worth and even that would be a good price compared to new & current selling price for others.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/web/listing/lawn-mowers/1330162515

Last edited by N1KK0; 06/12/24 10:30 AM.