JD 261 Grooming Mower

[John Deere D]

Purchased JD 261 Grooming Mower:......$100.0

Replaced bearings in both flat 5" belt pulleys.....$16.00

Replaced V-Belt.......$60.00

Replaced all cartridge bolts with Stainless.....$5.00

Removed all three Blade spindles and inspected:

Sharpened blades:

Machine works great:

Any maintenance items I should be aware of?

Both Tea-20 & MF FE 35 X handle it well:

Thanks

Bob..

 

[2510Paul]

It looks like it works well. It always feels good when a plan comes together. Paul

 

[Ragnarok]

Ehh?...I own a 261 grooming mower. A battered relic of some municipal park/golf course mowing program that I bought at the local Deere dealership.

I stuck blades and a deck belt on mine and have mowed with it for several years. Pull it with a 5020 Allis. Makes a great little tractor 'brush-hog'...and mows good enough I can do the front-lawn if needed.

Yours looks to be better shape than mine. My deck is worn paper thin and is missing the deck belt/drive pulley covers.

There are some differences between early and late serial range 261 grooming mowers....blades..spindles..and gear box differ for sure.

I really cannot think of much to gripe about on the JD 261 grooming deck...