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Toro aluminum deck broken
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Welding is like repairing mowers. do it every day and it's no problem.
I oxy weld decks regularly using a Dillon ( now Cobra ) torch .
Most go OK.
A professional welder will do it in 10 minutes flat. welding technology had gone a long way in the past 20 years.
AS for the fracture in the first place, aluminium has a very short fatigue life and working out why it fractured in the first place is quite frankly a million dollar job.
So may variables almost impossible and defiantly not able to be done without destroying your mower.
And fatigue life is measured in stress cycles not days or operating hours.
I oxy weld decks regularly using a Dillon ( now Cobra ) torch .
Most go OK.
A professional welder will do it in 10 minutes flat. welding technology had gone a long way in the past 20 years.
AS for the fracture in the first place, aluminium has a very short fatigue life and working out why it fractured in the first place is quite frankly a million dollar job.
So may variables almost impossible and defiantly not able to be done without destroying your mower.
And fatigue life is measured in stress cycles not days or operating hours.
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Two years ago, I bought a Toro Recycler Rear wheel drive mover based on consumer reports "Best Buy" recommendations. Unfortunately I am sure there was a misprint and they actually meant "worst buy". From day one the unit had little power to the rear wheels. If you where going to cut flat pavement....it might have been ok. It couldn't push through thick grass. The third time it was used it overheated and seized. After a dealer repair, it never worked properly again. Now the front deck has completely cracked around the left front wheel. It's only a few years old. Very disappointing. I'll try Home Depot where I purchased it put based on comments from many forums, it does sound like Toro stands behind their product. Honda or Lawnboy.......here I come.