kipa 3-Pack Deck Spindle Reinforcement Ring for Cub Cadet RZT 50 Mower RZT50 RZT54 918-04126A 918-04125B 918-0671B 918-04126 918-04125 918-04608A 618-04636 618-04636A 618-04865A 918-04636A 918-04865A

Fit perfect and reinforced the deck where it was cracking. After installation, I welded it in place. Will last longer than the deck. Have a Cub Cadet RZT 50 about 14years old.

I have a Cub Cadet RTZ 50" riding mower. This particular model has a cheap stamped style mowing deck. Over time that deck has started to rust and where the far left spindle is located; it has started to bend a little bit. This has caused the mower to leave a nice uneven cut that was driving me crazy. The cost of a new deck was way expensive to the point as I was just going to buy another mower. However, I stumbled upon these brackets as I was researching a better solution and I am very happy I did.I was skeptical that these would work but hey, they were cheaper than a new deck or mower so I gave them a try. Wow, was I surprised! I replaced all three spindles when I installed these. It was very easy to do; probably ten to fifteen minutes to remove the old spindles, clean up the deck a little and then install these brackets with the new spindles. I could tell right away that this evened out the trouble spot in the mower deck. However, I still wasn't sure how it would mow. So after getting everything back together and making sure the deck was level, I took it for a spin. To my surprise no more uneven cut! These things actually worked! Now, I've only mowed once since I installed these so maybe time will tell a different story.Now, I don't want you hurrying to buy these based on my review. I want to make clear that my deck wasn't destroyed and the bend in the deck was just on one side of where the far left spindle attached to the deck. This made that blade cut lower on one side than any of the other blades. This bracket, because of its sturdiness, brought that deck back to shape as the new spindle was tightened down. If you have major deck issues or rust these may not help but if you are like me...it might be worth it to see if they do. In my situation it was definitely worth it.

Used to fix mower deck on Cub Cadet after hitting some nasty roots.Hammered deck back into shape,bolted new spindle to one of these rings on the deck,then checked to make blade would run true with the other 2 blades using straight edge.Mows perfectly again.

I only gave them a four because they were not 100% plug and play. On my Cub Cadet RZT 50 there was not enough clearance for the center plate to fit. I had to grind the idler pulley bracket and the plate edge for clearance on the deck. I used the bolts that were supplied, but I did thread all of then through tje spindles before mounting. But the mower has been ued arounf four hours since installation and they're doing great. The plates made a big difference.

I "ran it till it broke" and was worried that the damage might not be fixable. This product fixed the damaged spindle mounting holes and strengthened the other two so they are much more durable than the original design when it was new. This would be excellent preventive maintenance on a new mower deck. WARNING! The longer mounting bolts generously and conveniently provided are incorrect thread size for the new spindle bearing housing I got on Amazon and also for the original housings. (Do they fit other housings?) Forcing these bolts will ruin the aluminum threads and housing. I noticed this unexpected problem and had new correct size bolts on hand, but if I hit the trigger on the impact wrench it would have ruined the threads.

Fifteen year old deck with thousands of hours. I had to weld multiple cracks and beat the mounting surfaces back into shape. I thought about fabricating some reinforcement rings to assist with the shaping. These things fit perfectly and provide a nice mount. They come with extra bolts which I thought were to accommodate the extra thickness. They're actually the same length as the regular bolts but they're metric with a tiny cap head.

Saved me hundreds of dollars. Didn't have to ship my Cub Cadet out to get the deck wielded. Feels like strong thick metal. Genius idea. Easy install.

My deck is 12 years old and I warped it where one of the bearing tower is and it caused the blade too run crooked. I installed this and thought it down real good and the blade runs straight. My only problem was the bolts I had weren't long enough and the ones that came with it were a different thread so I taped the tower to the right thread and it worked fine.