fixing lawnmower deck shroud

[wf3h]

have a john deere mower...hit a stump and bent the mower deck shroud. any good way to straighten this? thanks much

[aemeijers]

Any competent tractor shop will have the skillset and tools to fix you right up. Even pro lawn services run over the occasional concrete block hiding in tall grass.

[willshak]

wf3h wrote the following:

I use a hammer.

[Jim Elbrecht]

Sure-- I can see several different 'bends' in my head. Each might take a different approach;

3 lb hammer ; 12" crescent wrench and a 3' pipe ; hydraulic jack & a 2x4 ; chain and a tree-- and since the mower might not have the traction that '55 chevy did, maybe add a truck and another chain.

Put that stump to work-- back over it, dropping the deck at the right moment & it might pop things back in place.

Jim

[Jules Richardson]

Heat from a torch and a big hammer.

[wf3h]

yeah i think i might have to do this...

[wf3h]

one of my coworkers, who has extensive experience with j. deere, suggested a torch and hammer....might have to do that

[clare]

Back over the stump?? Seriously, once they are sprung they can be very difficult to get back to shape - how bad? Pictures??