Just to throw this in as mikeo has poo pooed the original design of Sid Bowadich,
Why is it that just about all the twin railers have this issue and the solid decks have hardly any, yes I have seen them in the solid decks as well but to no where near the degree as the twin rail design. Honestly just about every twin rail mower I see now has some level of this issue.
To be brutally honest, repair the cracks and use a Honda engine instead of a Kirby or Briggs. That will end it for once and for all as the Honda's are far more balanced than the early jobbies.
I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.
