Better bearings than MTD

[PTmowerMech]

I got a Cub Cadet (13WQA1CQ009) in yesterday that needs deck bearings. This mower is about 5 years old, but very few hours. Seems OEM's bearings, even MTD's would last longer than 5 years.
Anyone know of a better brand that makes an 941-0919B.


Also, the OEM blades on this are about 17 1/4. Customer wants better blades, something like a gator blade. But all I can find in the gators find are 17 7/8. Will I have to grind the ends of these off if I go that route? I've had to do that before. Just a little off the ends.

 

[ILENGINE]

I got a Cub Cadet (13WQA1CQ009) in yesterday that needs deck bearings. This mower is about 5 years old, but very few hours. Seems OEM's bearings, even MTD's would last longer than 5 years.
Anyone know of a better brand that makes an 941-0919B.


Also, the OEM blades on this are about 17 1/4. Customer wants better blades, something like a gator blade. But all I can find in the gators find are 17 7/8. Will I have to grind the ends of these off if I go that route? I've had to do that before. Just a little off the ends.

Sarcasm included, but why should they need to last more than 5 years when it has already past the average life expectancy. Since the average life expectancy of riding mowers is 38 hours per year and replaced every 4.5 years. And due to customers wanting the cheapest thing they can find in most cases, more and more products are being built to last the average replacement life.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

Oregon 90-656

 

[PTmowerMech]

Sarcasm included, but why should they need to last more than 5 years when it has already past the average life expectancy. Since the average life expectancy of riding mowers is 38 hours per year and replaced every 4.5 years. And due to customers wanting the cheapest thing they can find in most cases, more and more products are being built to last the average replacement life.

This guy, he's not looking for cheap. (Thankfully). His mower has 133hrs on it. Within the average you posted.

Sealed bearings, decent ones, I suppose are necessary for those customer who don't know how, or have the "want to," to grease their mowers.

 

[StarTech]

They are standard 6204-2RS C3 bearings. Being sealed they just ran out grease then they failed. This is why I repack new bearings with EP2 Moly before installation.

As for the Gators, Oregon cross reference indicates Oregon 598-629 G5 21-3/16" x 3" x .164" 6 pt star as a replacement for 954-04308 2in1 blades.

or he could just go with the regular mulching blade, Oregon 198-059.

 

[ILENGINE]

I have had good luck with the Oregon Magnum bearings. To each there own, so I am sure some people have. On occasion I will use Stens bearings if that is whom I am needing to order parts from and need bearings will throw them on an order.

 

[PTmowerMech]

They are standard 6204-2RS C3 bearings. Being sealed they just ran out grease then they failed. This is why I repack new bearings with EP2 Moly before installation.

As for the Gators, Oregon cross reference indicates Oregon 598-629 G5 21-3/16" x 3" x .164" 6 pt star as a replacement for 954-04308 2in1 blades.

or he could just go with the regular mulching blade, Oregon 198-059.

He's got a lot of sand. From what I gather, those gators are "high lift." Which is not what I'd put on my mower, if I had a lot of sand. I was looking at some medium lifts that I think would last him longer. But someone has it in his head about these gator blades.
Soooo, if that's what he wants, that's what he'll get.

Thanks for the numbers. Those are over 21" LOL.. I'd have to cut a lot off. Like 4".

 

[StarTech]

Ahhh I see the problem I only looked at the 42" deck and the deck you have is apparently the 50" version which uses the 942-05052A blades.

Sorry for the incorrect blade info. I scan my MTD Sku #s and there is three different blades. 942-05052A 2in1, 942-05052-L Low lift, and 942-05052-X Gator (MTD propriety version).

 

[PTmowerMech]

Ahhh I see the problem I only looked at the 42" deck and the deck you have is apparently the 50" version which uses the 942-05052A blades.

Sorry for the incorrect blade info. I scan my MTD Sku #s and there is three different blades. 942-05052A 2in1, 942-05052-L Low lift, and 942-05052-X Gator (MTD propriety version).

It's no problem Star. I already found just about every brand of blade for this mower. But that's extra 1/2 was throwing me off on the gators. I couldn't find ones less than 17 7/8th. I don't wanna go grinding on the end of someone's brand new blades. That's usually the first thing they check if they're getting new blades.
Thanks again.

 

[StarTech]

I might need explain the confusion on my part. There is 6 different decks that could be on this mower and I simply didn't pay attention the length you gave. But you correct that he should use the low lift blades or sand blades as sand is extremely rough on air lifts.