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Hey all! So far, so good! My LA105 is running much better now that I've learned how to adjust the brake system. Finally, I can mow all the way down to the water's edge and not worry about figuring out how to turn my JD into a submarine-tractor...lol
Anyway, first question is regarding the deck : I've been out of town for over 9 months, working on the road, and now I'm back and slightly frustrated. My wife (yes, blame it on women!) left my baby in the back yard, uncovered the entire time I was gone. Now the paint on the deck is flaking off because of all the water (we live on a lake and it tends to rain quite a bit). So, gonna drop the deck off, then flip it over and see if I can jet wash all the goop underneath, then going to remove all attachments from it and - well that's where the question comes in.
First - is there a specific paint suggested for these mowers? I mean I know it's yellow, but is there some real hardy paint that won't scuff off easily?
Second - because I'm OCD and totally anal, I may just take the deck down and have it sand blasted, and instead of regular paint, maybe I should go with powder coating?
Next, here's a photo of my new blades - yes, they are expensive, and I have to finish up the edge on them, but they are supposedly the best lifting blades - that is for the grass bin thingy you have on the back side, or for mulching. Any comments on these?
Last, have my deck leveler, and supposedly leveling the deck with this tool is easy. I can tell that my deck is not at the proper height, meaning if I set it for 4 inches, it's actually cutting like 2.5 inches. Also the deck is proper from front to rear, but boy it's off from left to right. Can see that the right side is lower than the left when mowing. So, any advice and/or suggestions on deck leveling???
Anyway, first question is regarding the deck : I've been out of town for over 9 months, working on the road, and now I'm back and slightly frustrated. My wife (yes, blame it on women!) left my baby in the back yard, uncovered the entire time I was gone. Now the paint on the deck is flaking off because of all the water (we live on a lake and it tends to rain quite a bit). So, gonna drop the deck off, then flip it over and see if I can jet wash all the goop underneath, then going to remove all attachments from it and - well that's where the question comes in.
First - is there a specific paint suggested for these mowers? I mean I know it's yellow, but is there some real hardy paint that won't scuff off easily?
Second - because I'm OCD and totally anal, I may just take the deck down and have it sand blasted, and instead of regular paint, maybe I should go with powder coating?
Next, here's a photo of my new blades - yes, they are expensive, and I have to finish up the edge on them, but they are supposedly the best lifting blades - that is for the grass bin thingy you have on the back side, or for mulching. Any comments on these?

Last, have my deck leveler, and supposedly leveling the deck with this tool is easy. I can tell that my deck is not at the proper height, meaning if I set it for 4 inches, it's actually cutting like 2.5 inches. Also the deck is proper from front to rear, but boy it's off from left to right. Can see that the right side is lower than the left when mowing. So, any advice and/or suggestions on deck leveling???
