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It's May Long weekend up here in Canuckistan.. That generally means rain and snow and the weather didn't disappoint. So I figured I'd give one of my 7016H's some much needed love including some new lift cables. I have a crimper and some thimbles and some nice shiny new stainless steel wire rope. So I got down to work.

Well, I couldn't get the bolt out for the pulley that lifts the mower deck. I was puzzled but after some fiddling, it came out. Now it's obvious to me why it was that it didn't just slide out:

https://goo.gl/photos/zPLFuHHK9suZCABS6

I took one off my parts tractor and sure enough, it had threads that went the whole way.

This one was probably only 3 or 4 years away from failing completely. Caught it just in time. I thought some of you might enjoy that photo and it might remind someone to check theirs.

Happy summer, folks!

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Wow, you think that's bad, I have seen the front spindles on some the green box store tractor worn like that.

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Wow...I just changed the rear lift cable on my 917H, and the pulley bolt came right out...and then the pulley fell on face and gave me a bloody swollen lip...mark May 23 as the day not to play with the lift pulleys...

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A crew on a furnace repair job, removed one of the door sheave shafts (9,000 lb door, 1 1/4" shaft) that looked like that. I had monthly PM records that said the maintenance department had checked it and seen no problems. Due to that, an overkill order went to change the shafts every 6 months or so, to keep my maintenance dept from lying. Off subject, but it happens to all of us. Lubrication would help, but in the furnace and on top of a mower deck, there is too much dust and dirt to lube, as it will only attract more dust and dirt

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A crew on a furnace repair job, removed one of the door sheave shafts (9,000 lb door, 1 1/4" shaft) that looked like that. I had monthly PM records that said the maintenance department had checked it and seen no problems. Due to that, an overkill order went to change the shafts every 6 months or so, to keep my maintenance dept from lying. Off subject, but it happens to all of us. Lubrication would help, but in the furnace and on top of a mower deck, there is too much dust and dirt to lube, as it will only attract more dust and dirt

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