38" Mower deck White L12

[galleyjef]

Everywhere I have looked, I see that this deck is not available. Wondering if there is a source I have not found?

 

[mechanic mark]

WHITE LAWN TRACTOR 38" MOWER DECK L12 - Google Search

 

[bertsmobile1]

In 1981 MTD bought White along with a stack of other brands like Cub Cadet
Some time in the late 90's early 2000's they adopted the Cub quick connect deck lift across the entire product range and stopped making your deck
IT is NLA because MTD stopped making them , thank heavens
In fact I could not find an F (38") deck listed on any MTD mower after 1998 so I would guess they abandoned the F deck when they standardised on the Cub deck .
You might find some NOS ones under other MTD brandnames , Troybilt , Yard Machines, Bolens, etc etc etc
They will all have the letter F in the 8th position in the model number

 

[galleyjef]

Your response is so much appreciated, thank you! I guess I could do searches for 38” decks under those other brand names, and look for the ‘F’ in 8th position. Worth a try!

 

[galleyjef]

Your response is so much appreciated, thank you! I guess I could do searches for 38” decks under those other brand names, and look for the ‘F’ in 8th position. Worth a try!

 

[bertsmobile1]

The early decks have 4 mounting lugs on the deck and the entire deck moves to tighten the belt to drive the blades
The latter Cub decks have 2 mounting pins on the deck with a front drag link and a tension arm on the deck that moves to drive the blades.
The early model is being phased out as it is a lot more expensive to make and difficult to instal .

 

[galleyjef]

Understood, thank you so much for your response!