RIP Mower Deck 2009-2016

"McMike" (mcmike) 12/12/2016 at 09:50 • Filed to: lawnopnik, mcmower, tutu153

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Farewell friend.

Yesterday

I needed a new mower for the 2009 mowing season, but decided to buy it over the winter so I could take it apart and have some fun with it.

Winter 2008/2009

Over the years, the stress of all those hard launches has taken a toll on the front suspension. The deck was cracked where the front wheel assemblies mounted, and really messed up the alignment.

Dapper

LF
toe: +5 °
camber: -8 °

RF
toe: +7 °
camber: -13 °

I bought a new deck a few weeks ago (silly that it’s $100 when a replacement mower is $200, but the rest of the mower’s parts have many years left in them)

I stripped the old one this weekend and swapped over all the parts to make sure they would fit the new one, and they did.

Now I can strip the new deck down, remove stickers, and prep it for paint.

I have no idea what I’m going to do yet, but am open to suggestions.

What should new McMower be? Gulf Livery? Rusted hood and stickers? Shark mouthed fighter jet?

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S65 > McMike 12/12/2016 at 09:54

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keep it, it looks cool

McMike > S65 12/12/2016 at 09:55

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I’ll clean it up and hang it somewhere. Maybe on the wall in the shed or something.

S65 > McMike 12/12/2016 at 09:58

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Yeah!

shop-teacher > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:01

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That’s great!

I need a new mower. This is a good idea.

Jcarr > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:02

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Alignment looks fine to me.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:05

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So, not getting a Flymo, then?

EL_ULY > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:13

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RIP rad old deck

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:15

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Above your bed.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:22

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McMike > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/12/2016 at 10:24

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Definitely a 3/5

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:38

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RIP Mowey McMowface

McMike > shop-teacher 12/12/2016 at 10:51

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The only part that sucks is the weather isn’t nice enough to paint outside for most of the winter.

Funktheduck > McMike 12/12/2016 at 10:58

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Dat static stance yo

Rainbow > McMike 12/12/2016 at 11:15

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Toilet seat!

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > McMike 12/12/2016 at 11:42

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I think I finally know what to do with those stickers you get with car parts. My mower can rock the energy suspension and magnecore wires stickers.

MonkeePuzzle > McMike 12/12/2016 at 11:58

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I mean, I think my vote would be obvious by now

just look at how easy the air filter is to access!!!

McMike > MonkeePuzzle 12/12/2016 at 12:04

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Haha. Yeah, at least I could see how dirty it was on that one.

shop-teacher > McMike 12/12/2016 at 12:21

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No, definitely not. I’ve got a finishing room that’s got an outside vent at school, so I can use that.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > McMike 12/12/2016 at 17:03

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MOW AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

McMike > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 12/12/2016 at 17:20

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I don’t think I could make a Trump-hat lawn mower.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > McMike 12/12/2016 at 17:44

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That’s probably for the best.

F1-theme, maybe? I’d like to see what front aero design you could come up with.

Frank Grimes > McMike 12/12/2016 at 17:53

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It's a "Porch-uh" > MonkeePuzzle 02/02/2017 at 11:38

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This is the greatest thing I’ve seen so far today.