Update on the fiberglass mower deck repair

[MDB]

10 years ago I posted a thread about restoring rusted mower decks with fiberglass woven cloth and resin.http://simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=60662#tophttp://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=64507&SearchTerms=mower,deckHere is how one has held up after 10 years of use and abuse.

I would say not too bad for 10 years of some pretty rough mowing...

notice some chipping from use but most of the fiberglass is still holding.

And some nice stripes to show.

[simplewrench]

That is impressive.

[Talntedmrgreen]

Excellent work and committed follow through!

[yukon]

looks nice

[PhanDad]

Thanks for reminding us and sharing the history of the repair.

[Gary]

It has indeed stood the test of time. Excellant work!

[goatfarmer]

Looks good!

[jfrank1962]

Your place looks real nice Mike8D

[Hick]

You may have just saved my 60" Deutz-Allis deck from the scrap yard! I've welded patches on my JD decks (sandy soil really wears out decks!), but this DA deck is pitted and holed in a lot of places. Never thought of using fiberglass!

I bought a Camry from my nephew in Minnesota a year ago. Had a BIG 6" rust hole in the driver's door from a bad body shop repair. I've repaired the fiberlass hood on my JD before with fiberglass, so I delved into the fiberglass / metal repair on the Camry. It doesn't look as purdy as new, but it is sealed up. Also did a rear fender well. So I'm comfy working with fiberglass.

THANKS!

[fishnwiz]

Time tested repair method....VERY impressive!

[mikeman]

Never thought of using fiberglass either!

Probably saved a 717 broadmore deck.