Woods 59 Belly Mower

[dmelcher]

Hi. I am brand new to the club. I have a 1948 cub with a woods belly mower and was strongly considering putting casters on it. But after reading some of the posts I may have to rethink this.

[Bill Hudson]

The casters are the first thing I remove.

Bill

[Urbish]

I agree with Bill that the casters cause more problems than they solve.

[tnestell]

I have had casters on my Woods 59 since 1980. Replaced the belt once, blades once, and bushings in the caster wheels because I was not greasing them regularly. I don't have any problems with them otherwise.

[Bermuda Ken]

Curious to know what issue(s) the casters cause.....

[john2189]

I have had casters on my Woods 59 since 1980. Replaced the belt once, blades once, and bushings in the caster wheels because I was not greasing them regularly. I don't have any problems with them otherwise.

I use the casters on my 59 too. If you’re yard has any dips it cant follow them if the chains are tight, if you have a high spot, it will scalp without the casters.

[john2189]

Curious to know what issue(s) the casters cause.....

Been mowing with a 59 woods for over 30 years at work and home, I see no issues using the casters

[Gary Dotson]

Bill takes them off, I put them on! A matter of preference, I guess!

[k hutchins]

I've been using mine with casters for 25 yrs. I mow 5 acres of old hay field which is very uneven. I love the casters because l can drop my deck so my chains are slack and the deck follows the terrain very well without scalping. I also have side runners that assist with that.
The only negative on the runners that l have is when backing around to the left the casters usually turn the wrong way and the left one will bind up with the left front tire. Not a problem if you raise the deck before backing.
I agree personal preference

Just my 2 cents
Hutch

[clintmo]

Casters are essential for my uneven, hilly, hillside yard. I literally can not mow efficiently without them.

Clint

[jsfarmall]

Not sure of the problems caused. I use them on mine. I have a pretty smooth yard and my front end is spaced out enough they don't bind with the front tires. I have heard of several people not liking them though.