Repaired pulley on my vintage mower

[Chris Hamel]

When I shut my mower down , I noticed the blade kept spinning. After further inspection, I realized the pulley had broken. After a hassel getting it off I decided I could machine a new hub and weld it to the rest of the pulley
First thing I did was chuck the stamped steel part of the pulley and bore out the center so it was round and concentric.


I then machined a new hub out of 2 inch mild steel. After welding the two pieces together⁰ my mower was back in working order. I really felt good repairing the pulley since a new one would have cost a small fortune and might have been hard to locate due to the 1 inch bore.

 

[Nutfarmer]

Good save. The price and availability of parts now days can be a problem.

 

[FOMOGO]

Nice work. I've been doing a lot of mower repair this year myself. Hate to get rid of something that still does the job. Mike

 

[markba633csi]

Nice Kee mower, worth saving

 

[Chris Hamel]

Love mowing with old high wheel mower

 

[mattthemuppet2]

Nice fix!