Ferris FW15 deck belt adjustment and tightening
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2021
- Ferris FW15 deck belt adjustment and tightening. I have a heard a lot of complaints that the deck belt on this mower is loose or has a tendency to come loose. Here is a solution to that problem. I hope this helps.
Also, I apologize for calling it the drive belt in this video. I believe it is the deck belt.
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Appreciate your step by step video. Mine had started squealing this past week. What u showed worked like a charm. Saved me a trip to the shop & some $.
Glad it helped
Glad I re watched this video. I had an original squealing belt for a while, I adjusted it last season and it helped. Started this season with 80 hours on the mower, and after installing high lifts the blades couldn't get up to speed. I put a new belt on and it seemed just as loose, so I adjusted the rod to achieve max tightness. Seemed ok but I could hear the blade speed drop in the thicker grass. No squealing though. I was getting ready to take the rod out to make sure one side wasn't bottoming out before the other when I realized the blade engagement lever cable had a lot of slack. I tightened that up, and now the belt when engaged is not a sloppy mess. Problem solved for now... Thanks for the video, I probably would have overlooked that adjustment for while.
Haven't had a need to do this on mine yet, but from your video what I can see, there is no need to remove the brake rocker assembly at all. The adjusting rod appears to have lh threads on one end and rh threads on the other. Loosen the two jam nuts and turn the rod. Now if this was toro, then yes, they make things as difficult as possible. Thanks.
This was a big help. Thank you. I was able to turn the rod after loosening the nuts. Made blade engagement perfect!
I’m glad to hear it!
Your the only guy that I found on the internet that shows you the belt system on these mowers Thank You! Also it's a timed system like that goofy Toro too dangerous should be independent if you hit part of a tree stump or other hard objects the blades could hit each other no good! At least Scag has a 2 blade mower like this but with a independent blade system on timing belt to worry about!
Yeah! I’m really interested in the scag
I understand the down side of timed blades but they do cut better and make the deck more compact, I feel it’s worth the risk and the FW15 is far superior to the Scag or Toro/Exmark.
Just what I was looking for. Thank you. Great detail.
Just bought 2 new belts for it then found your video oh well
Just what I was looking for!
Great video
Thank you
Thanks from Puerto Rico very helpful
you did a nice job on the video.
I have and bought new a Ferris FW15. It does a nice cut but that's about all. Its a pig on a slope bc the handlebar is way to narrow. I have to fill the tank twice to mow ~2/3 of an acre. The adjustment you note is very limited bc of the cheap belts Ferris uses bc they stretch way too much and too soon. I dread the day i will need to change the deck drive belt as it is a POS design.
Your video is well done but I'd like to point out that the threaded adjustment shaft is right hand threaded on the right side and left hand threaded on the the left side. With that said you just need to loosen the two jam nuts and turn the shaft towards you to shorten the adjustment stroke. Removal of the tension pivot you show is not needed to adjust the threaded rod.
Thanks, mine just got slow. I do have a squeak. I'll try it tomorrow. Thanks
No problem
I would think that the rod length would be adjusted like a tie rod sleeve in the steering mechanism of an automobile... After loosening the lock nuts rotate the rod to change it's length and then retighten the lock nuts.. No need to disassemble anything else unless there was a lot of depth variance from one end to the other... That could be adjusted by doing what is outlined in the video and never need to be disassembled again. Maybe a bit of penetrating oil might would help if it's difficult to turn the rod, and some anti-seize to keep the rod free in the long run. The engagement cable length should be checked at the same time.
Yep! You are correct. I need to mention that in the video. I had to take mine off to be able to twist it further than I could without taking it off. Really, I should have just replaced the belt when it was that loose.
Should just be able to loosen the jam nuts and turn the rod. No need to take the end out.
Haha yeah I think you are right. That’s why the rod is designed that way. That makes sense
@@jameswoodroof4 Sounded like a good plan to just turn the rod, but I can't seem to get enough grip on it to make it turn. Tried pliers with some black tape for grip but no good.
@@jim2730 ok that is good to know. Thanks for checking that out. Super helpful!
@10things do you still have the mower now? I am also in the dfw and will be looking to pick one up soon. Just dont see many reviews on it compared to other mowers.
Hey! I’m sorry. I thought I responded to this. I still have it and love it. You have to go outside of dfw to get one but I love it. I just recommend stocking up on belts so you don’t have to drive far to get others. It’s been an awesome mower though
Have you had to adjust blades i hit something and now i need to adjust them but have no idea any help appreciated
You saved me thank you
Oh good! I’m glad it did
I busted a belt after about thirty hours. A good 2 seconds of squealing before full engagement.
Nice
What did you end up setting the rod to? Measurement front centre of bolt at both ends in inches? Thanks.
Honestly I just tightened it down as tight as possible until it wouldn’t go any further. The belt was really loose
Thanx sir 🤓🇺🇸👍
No problem!
Great video lots of help
Do you know how to adjust the forward and reverse?? They became kinda slow.
No I’m sorry.
There are 2 bolts that stop the travel of the lever, 1 for forward and 1 for reverse. Make sure if you do adjust them they still hit the stops but you can generally get more speed out if it that way.
Still happy with it other than that? I'm seriously considering this to replace my honda hrn216vka as my main mower for residential. I do tons of cleanups and the power would be perfect with that footprint.
Oh yeah! I love this mower. It’s super powerful. Honestly I think I’m just gonna put a smaller belt on next time. That’s my only complaint.
I use this on my residentials and it makes short work of everything.
If you are doing clean ups be aware that it doesn’t come with a bagging system. It’s about $400-$450 for the bagger. I guess that’s another downside
@@noworkisbelowyou5338 Yea I have my honda for bagging if necessary. I find that the folks that want bagging have yards that are usually super simple to mow even with the 21", and if not I'll just say sorry I can't help you and move along. I have no issues finding new clients, just with the speed I can mow overgrown grass. This solves that and really will make me so much more money. That's what it's all about for me. I'm putting the chute blocker on too so I don't blow grass everywhere on smaller properties.
@@jonesey1981 I do the same thing. I’ve got my toro 21” if I need to bag. Preferably I just don’t bag unless they want to pay extra
I picked it up a month ago and wow its a good mower big step up from using trashy turfmasters. I would reccomend the quikchute system with it
No timing belt on the Scag Mower!
Yes that’s a big plus! Really want to try one of those scag mowers out