G'day. I'm deep in the hole fixing up an early 2000's era Cox Stockman 2. Machined the drive plates, every bearing replaced, machined the worn out drive sprocket off the rear axle, machined up a flange that doubles up as a new brake drum and fitted a new bolt-on 70 tooth. All pulleys and belts replaced with new. Old 13hp engine removed and replaced with 18hp V-twin Kawasaki. Only problem is it cuts like cr#p and on my fairly lumpy 1 acre block, the rear discharge chute is constantly blocking up and just useless. #NOTE I don't have or use a catcher. I've even opened up and shortened the plastic chute that connects to the deck to try and help but it's no use. So.. I'm considering cutting the welds on the deck mounting hardware (welded to the deck), turning the deck anticlockwise roughly 90 degrees and re-welding it there to attempt a side-discharge conversion. Half the welds are cracked off the deck anyway so I figure it's worth a try. I can't find a decent deck to drop into the machine otherwise I would and this one was fixed up and galvanised in the past which is a bonus. Any Cox/ride-on aficionados out there see any obvious brick walls in my plan? Sorry for the long post but an explanation is probably best at the beginning rather than in the middle of the discussion. Regards and thanks. Luke.
