Magazine - Salvage your Hover Mower Disk

By Eric Kulaas in Mechanics on 17th Jun 2010 10:00

We have several Hover Mowers and they use an aluminum disk with swinging blades to cut. I’ve seen the quality of the blades and bolts that hode them on deteriorate over the years due to what I will guess is outsourcing.

Because they used to be great!! But, if you loose the disk that they attach to it’s all a moot point anyway. Over the years these disks take a beating. Unfortunately they are very dear.. When you wear out the original mounting holes, we’ve come up with a way to get some more life out of them.

First, drill in between the existing holes a ruler is all you need.. Then to attach the blades, we use Nut Serts. If you have any Toro’s you have to be familiar with them. Particularly when they begin to loosen. I’m afraid I’ve probably burned the ears off a few engineers at the factory.

They tend to put these in impossible spots to repair and to actually do so, we had to buy our own tools to replace theirs..

In any case, here’s how to salvage your disks:


◄ Here’s the disk and I’ve already modified it with new nut serts, now I’m replacing those.




This is the pliers and nut serts we use. ►




◄This is the nut sert and on this, because I bought some that are a little longer, I’ve put a washer underneath.






This is the finished product, ready to go back on the mower. ►

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