OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions On Ride On Mowers Questions on Greenfield Ride On Mower Frames Greenfield Blade Carrier Bent . . .

Hey Grumpy, Murray,

You guys are quick! Many could take a lesson from you guys! Thanks very much for the info.

I'll have a look and see what's involved in dropping the deck, I was hoping to avoid that but as you both said, my neck may feel the draft. Below is the parts diagram for the 14.5/32 which is similar to the one above, but not quite the same.

I thought, like you guys suggest, that once the hardware above including the pulley was removed it would be a simple matter to drop the blade carrier but it sits very firmly in the bearings and there is not a good deal of space to swing while the deck is in place (I had to buy a 3" puller to get the belt pulley off, the 4" I already had was too tall). This mower is 8 years old but has been well looked after so bearings are in good shape. I did tap it (with timber in-between) but it seems very solid so I didn't want to hit harder until I checked, do you guys think it will take much force to move it? Probably another argument for dropping the deck out I guess. If it's hard to remove with deck in place it may be worse trying to get it back in that way.

My thought was to remove the carrier and use a press to straighten it . . . I don't suppose I'm missing the obvious and there is a way to straighten it in place is there?

The lift the mower is on is a motorcycle/ATV lift table which comes in really handy for mower work I've found. I'm restoring an old bike at the moment as well so I use the table for that mostly. The business I manage sells workshop equipment including bike lift tables and it is one that came back with a warranty issue on the hydraulics so I found a porta-power doing nothing and mated the two together. Best part is it was free! Even the little bike jack holding up the front comes in handy for mowers.

Thanks again . . .

Larry@Witzend!