325 / 374 mower deck spindles

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Jeff in Pa
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325 / 374 mower deck spindles

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With the help of a sample from another Cub Cadet enthusiast, I made up a mower deck spindle for the 325 and 374 decks.

Turned a piece of 4130 steel alloy
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Plus drilled and tapped both ends, cut a 1/4" keyway and drilled a grease hole.
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I also made the thick washers and have the blade retainer too.

I'll figure out pricing after I finish this set.

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125 & 125 with hydraulic lift

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Re: 325 / 374 mower deck spindles

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Nice! Kinda wish I needed one of those :lol: I'm not sure I trust you to make the rockshaft support. Maybe we should find someone with a little more experience :shock:
127, 1650, 1572, 1872, 2072 . A mower, blower and blade for each.

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Re: 325 / 374 mower deck spindles

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dag1450 wrote:Nice! Kinda wish I needed one of those :lol: I'm not sure I trust you to make the rockshaft support. Maybe we should find someone with a little more experience :shock:
:lol: Even trying to hold a specific size on lathe built in 1942 is easier than some of the parts I made at work. The govt is mighty fussy with print tolerances whether they make sense or not :roll:

I have a full set done now
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Taken with my new Nikon D3400 8-) That's a piece of mower blade in the assembled unit
125 & 125 with hydraulic lift

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Re: 325 / 374 mower deck spindles

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Definitly very nice work. I am currently in the middle of a complete resto of a 374 deck.... having 2 to work with trying to find enough good parts. From what i can see i find nothing major wrong with any of my 6 spindles. although the upper and lower bearing cups seem to be the piece that takes the most beating. out of 12 i might have 7 or 8 good ones.!
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