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No touch ups so far. This stuff is very tough. I did 2 coats, full flake coverage, and 2 coats of clear. My concrete was pretty new, maybe 2 years old? For prep I rented an regular orbital sander from HD and did a light sanding of the floor followed by a power wash. No grinding. It's not...

Look into rust bullet as well. I did mine about 7 years ago and I'm very happy with it. It's easier to apply than epoxy and requires minimal prep.

Just picked these up....

Thanks. The 1/4" is what I was looking for.

Where did you get the locking pins? Do you have any more details on them?

I'm going to look into the locking pins. Seems like they should be on there already.

The dealer pointed to the bent rod as the most likely cause. They thought maybe a tree root or a piece of wood might have caused the problem. My yard is rough. Lots of hills. That's why I bought such an expensive mower. I'd burn through a regular mower in a few years.

That damage happened in about 15-20 seconds. That drive shaft was spinning fast and I'm assuming that the lifting bar was not the best quality metal. I jammed the hydraulics up as far as they would go because I thought the deck hydraulics had failed and I tried to raise it. At the time, I had no...

Spoke to the JD dealership. $1,250 for the repair. New drive shaft and lifting bracket plus they're going to sharpen my blades while they're at it. I should have it next week. At least they're not making me wait the 4 weeks that they originally told me. They still can't tell me what happened...

I don't think there was any operator error here. I just mowed in tall grass. It wasn't even that tall. Seems like the setup is too sensitive. My old JD 455 had a pin that connected everything together. That would never fail like this. Also, adding a limiter to keep the parts from colliding...

So If the deck falls off due to a latch and the deck height is changed by the operator, it can cause a collision between the drive shaft and the lifter arm? Seems like a really bad design.

Thanks for the video. I couldn't find that one. I'm still confused as to what might have happened. From what I could see, the latches were in the correct position and appeared to be locked.

The pictures may be a bit misleading about heights and positioning of the deck and drive shaft. The rear deck is disconnected and the mower is up on a jack, so the picture perspective may be a bit wonky.

I do have it. It's not super clear. It talks a lot about the bracket, but not the drive shaft placement.

On Monday I attempted to mow my lawn for the first time in 2026. Due the very high grass, I raised the deck to make cutting easier. I ran the mower for about 15 minutes without issues. I heard a loud bang followed by a lot of grinding noises. I thought I might have hit something, but I can't...