Mower startup - replace the spindles on my lt1050 cub cadet mower deck

Today,
we got ready to mow the lawn,   almost an acre of uneven ground only to find that the while the engine started up,   as soon as we went to engage the 50" mowing deck,  the engine died.

The same thing happened last year and we had to take the deck off and clean out the grass and get the blades turning again (we also replaced the blades with a set from Lowes).  So this time we took the deck off and found a much worse situation,  we couldn't get the blades to spin at all.

So digging deeper we found the spindles were the problem.    The mower is an eight year old Cub Cadet LT1050 that we do a very bad job working on (it was a little low on oil this year so we added a little to make sure it doesn't just freeze up on us).

Any way,   I went to take the spindles off and broke,  1,  then 2 then 3 and 4 bolts off!   I even checked to make sure the threads were normal (righty tighty, lefty loosey) threads.

Anyway once I got the spindle off and went to purchase new ones,  I found that the spindles are all untapped,  to be used with 'self tapping' bolts.

So I cant use the bolts or spindles again,  I will just buy new.   Amazon was a good seaching place and helped me confirm that the range of prices and model numbers

Spindles model number 618-04126 - I had to be careful searching because this "other" model number kept coming up (618-04129) which might be more modern but uses a round blade hole instead of the star blade hole.

I ended up finding prices from 200$ + dollars for a rebuild kit with 3 spindles,  down to 28.00 for a single spindle from outdoor power (https://www.outdoorpowerdeals.com/).  I have never used them,  but figured I can wait for a week or so since this sunday is shot.

Also,  they had new self tapping screws for $3.00 for a set of 4,   WAY lower than amazon and amazon prime options.    so with a 5% off coupon I got for liking them on facebook.   I ended up spending less than 90.00.  and I should have everything I need to get going again.

Now to wait until I get the parts (I will probably call them in order to find out how soon I will reasonably receive them by saving an extra 12$ on shipping)