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djagusch

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#21 · Apr 9, 2015

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Just a fyi on the aluminum vs cast spindle as there is some misinformation floating in here.

The aluminum spindles are before 1995 decks. The cast taper bearing set up currently used today was on 1995 to current decks.

If you have a aluminum one on a 2008 deck someone went cheap and uninformed.

I should add this does not apply to the freedom decks.
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Bob MacGregor

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#22 · Apr 9, 2015

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I just brought my 2008 tiger Cub home from storage today, checked the spindle housings and they are cast iron. Not sure why I thought it had aluminum spindle housings other than while contemplating a new Tiger Cat last year, the salesman mentioned that they now have cast iron spindle housings.
As I have owned many machines over the years, I have replaced or rebuilt many spindle assemblies. Some manufacturers have upgraded their replacement spindle housings from aluminum to cast iron, corrosion and stretching out of spec are problems with some aluminum housings.
I'm aware that Scag uses aluminum housings on their Freedom and Liberty line of machines.