I decided to take the deck off to fix it up properly.
The blades are actually 18 inches long.
So far I have pulled the brake assembly apart cleaned it up and now moves freely and works . The clutch mechanism needs the hole the linkage slots into welded to fill in were it’s been long gated due to wear . Also need a collar to fit over the bolt that engages the blades to stop it moving back and forwards hopefully that will stop the belt from falling off and some new blade spindles . What I cannot find is a diagram to find out how it’s suspended at the rear
Hi Dembones and all
There is a 1979 8 HP Lawn L8218CR manual here http://www.stripmine.org/sears/layout/rtm.htm
The deck looks a very similar setup to your Roper.
That Falcon on gumtree says, Very sought after, Rare Collector’s item,but it's been for sale for
nearly 8 months.
Cheers
Max.
Hello all. I was wondering if these posts should be moved to a section on roper ride on’s . Seeing as there’s been a lot ground covered here it might be useful for others . Just a suggestion as it’s helped me a great deal . Thanks again to all that have replied as their not a lot of information available to a novice like myself. Cheers