How To Level The Deck On 30 Inch Riding Mower - Fix An Uneven Or Scalping 30" Rear Engine Mower Easy
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Does your mower mow uneven or cut bad and make it look like it has patches everywhere?
Does it scalp, cut bad and leave clumps or skip spots all over the yard?
We go through a Troy Bilt 30" rear engine rider that scalps the yard and will not cut even.
It is mowing very short even when at the highest grass height setting.
This is a very common issue with easy fix that will last for a long time.
Mower deck leveling and troubleshooting on these mowers can be extremely easy with the right instructions.
The symptoms for this can be that the mower cuts lower one one side, cuts uneven, clogs up, clumping, skips grass, scalps the yard, will not mow high or the deck stops when cutting.
The blade had recently been replaced and offered no change in the cut.
It was because of the issues we find and solve.
These fully guided instructions work for Craftsman, Cub Cadet, MTD, Yard Machines or Murray.
Includes models TB30, TB30B, TB30R, R110, RER1000, CC30H and others
This repair is done on a Troy Bilt TB30R Rear engine riding mower 30 inch model number 13CC26JD011
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My name is Martin. I have been repairing tools and small engines for almost 20 years. We operate a small engine repair shop in Illinois. We service / repair Briggs & Stratton, Kohler, Kawasaki, John Deere, Cub Cadet, Toro Tecumseh, Loncin, Honda, Craftsman, Husqvarna, MTD, Troy Bilt, Simplicity, John Deere, Exmark, LCT, Generac and many more brands. We work on riding mowers, walk behind mowers, snow blowers, zero turns, generators, pressure washers and much more. We normally repair about 3,000 pieces of equipment every year and look at many more that are beyond an affordable repair. Hopefully our videos will save you some money and give you the information you need to work on your own equipment or figure out the issue at hand.
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Great video, thumbs up. Also you sound like Tom Hanks, has anyone ever told you that? Thanks again.
Appreciate that! I do get that occasionally. Of course I don't hear it but hey. Thanks for watching
Great vid. I have a 2017 TB30. And they have since added a bracket on the deck to stop that mulch plug from riding up.
These mowers are definitely not top of the line, but with meticulous maintenance and proper care, they should last a very long time.
Thank you! I have seen the new design but they will still push away occasionally instead of ride up like before
Anything can last forever with some basic maintenance and care. Take care of it and it will take care of you
TY for Sharing
Thanks for watching!
Nice job 👍
Thanks for watching!
Great camera work!
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
I agree with great camera work, including the arrows. 👍
The lighting was far better than your previous video, where I couldn’t see a thing underneath. Having one light from above and one from the side made a HUGE improvement. Well done!👏🙏
I agree, definitely some dark spots in the last one that I couldn't seem to brighten up. Getting proper lighting underneath mowers has been a struggle to say the least! Thanks for your feedback and for watching!
Great video except for one very important error. Lift the seat and it will tell you the proper inflation for your tires, such as 10psi in back, 15 psi in front. The max pressure you see on the tire of 40 psi is the highest safe pressure without blowing the tire out which is very dangerous... I know. I hope you will change that right away.
Most manufacturers recommend extremely low pressure on these kinds of mowers and this makes it hard for the tire to stay on the bead with these low pressures. This mower's max height is also extremely low, if you get a 200-250lb person sitting on the mower with low tire pressure it will darn near scalp at highest setting. I understand what you are saying and the reason for concern above these pressures. The max "safe" recommended pressure is safe, they test them for a much higher pressure. Thanks for watching and for your comment
What do you recommend checking if you accidently hit a tree stump? I will do all the steps in the video. Should I remove the blade (I didn't do it, it was on loan and they told me) Now it cuts wonky.
Definitely check blade to see if bent and check for spindle play/noise
Thank you for the video! it was very helpful. I changed my deck belt and the blade. My new issue is that it is slicing my lawn on one side. The right side if you are sitting on the mower. I noticed after i put the new belt on, the deck is harder to raise, almost like it is hitting something. I did leave the deck on during the belt change and the black cover went on just fine, so I am a little lost. Are you able to make some suggestions? Thank you!
See what is hitting when raising, tires and blade were checked?
It shows how much the tires make a difference. Do you a video showing the deck wheels being adjusted?
I sure do not. This one, like many of the lower priced ones do not have them unfortunately
40 lbs might be a maximum pressure rating, my owners manual spec for cub cadet cc30h is like 20 front 14 rear
Depends on the ply rating of the tire, if 2 ply they are 20 if 4 ply they are 40 normally. I'm sure Troy Bilt didn't want a lawsuit when someone put on a different tire and blew it up with 40 lbs. Good info, thanks for sharing!
I have the Cub Cadet version of this lawn mower. I bought it used. The blade was shot so I bought a new one. The mower developed a significant vibration with the new blade. After your video I noticed that my deck was on an angle so I fixed that, still the vibration persists. I checked the blade balance (with a nail) it seems spot on. Not sure where to go from here, the spindle does not seem to have any slack or lateral movement. Any suggestions on what it might be?
I see the blade hitting the deck at the front often also if not a belt/idler/spindle issue
I ran the mower without the guard, it does not look like the shaft over the blade is vibrating. I did notice that when I rotate the blade it sounds like the shaft is pretty dry. All I had on hand was bicycle chain oil, I added some to the shaft and it seems to have helped a great deal. I wonder if there is a recommended product/service schedule for maintenance?
Grease bearings for sure
There is another possibility which I've been trying to figure out as I type this. Cub Cadet CC30H which is the basically same mower that you are showing (at minimum they have identical decks and height adjustments). Mower cuts horribly, with an angled cut higher on the left side. Tires are aired up to the proper pressures, front of deck is 1/4" lower than rear and the blade is straight. using your method of checking the blade both sides of the blade are the same level one side yet both are 3/4" higher on the left side. Blade is properly seated in the star on the spindle. I hypothesize that either the deck is bent slightly or the spindle has a broken ear.
Only things that can be wrong with all you have checked
Hello, I got the same. Did you fix it? I removed deck and spindle looks OK. I checked deck and looks good as well... I was thinking about to level blade not deck. The result will be that left side o deck will be lower but blade will be leveled.
@@JaclawPL I have seen the deck adjuster bent like mentioned in the video but unfortunately nothing else side to side. Tire pressure and everything else in the video were checked?
@@JaclawPL No I'm still dealing with the issue. And yes same problem here bottom of deck is perfectly even yet the blade tip on both ends is higher on the left side which is indicative of bent deck/spindle issue. After much fuss I finally jammed a bolt over the right side adjuster, and under the left side and then with much pressure forced it into position 5. It holds and cuts nearly perfect but this is MacGyvered at best and probably doing more damage, but I just don't care!
Thanks for the video. I have a bit of a different scenario with my rear engine Cub Cadet CC 30H. It has 5 deck height settings. If I put it on #3, it cuts a bit too low and scalps some areas. If I chose #4, it cuts a bit too high. So do I adjust the same nut you pointed out, put it on the #3 setting and turn the nut clockwise to raise it about a 1/2 inch? It was my understanding that some experts say the front of the blade should be a 1/4 to 1/2 inch lower than the back of the blade. Maybe I misunderstood the video, but can you do that on the rear engine rider? Thanks, Steve
You can raise it some if the front is a lot lower than the back. It should still be a little lower to ensure you do not cut the grass twice
@@IndRepair I don't think my level is off, but I need to raise the deck on the #3 setting. So do I put the deck on #3 position and then raise the deck a tiny bit? My other question was related to the blade positioning(not the deck). I just read some reference to the angle and that the front angle of the blade should be lower than the back of the blade. I think my blade setup is fine, but it is not clear what I should do if that ever becomes and issue. Thanks, Steve
Raising the front some, if it is significantly lower than the back will help your number 3 setting get higher. Just ensure it stays slightly lower than the back
@@IndRepair Thanks, it makes sense plus your other video on the CC 30H was very helpful too. That video is great for the greasing up tips, etc. I have the Briggs engine which was all that was available. Sounds like I have to be diligent with taking care of the "splash" oil system. Thank you.
Glad to help!
Both drive belts were just replaced on my mower, same one your showing in this video, with OEM belts. Now the mower won't stop completely when brake is pressed. Will this fix itself after the belts stretch a little?
I do not see this issue often unless something is caught in the double pulley making them not free roll independently
How about the front bracket.. do you ever see issues with those.. the top lip on the front bracket (the one welded to the deck) is slightly rolled over to the right (looking from the front end). And also the bracket that's bolted to the bottom of the front side ( the one that the rod with the adjustment bolt attaches to ) look bent. The two brackets have a big gap when lowered all the way down
The front bracket where the deck attaches can be bent or have a broken weld. If it is just slightly bent the front adjustment will make up for the bend in the bracket. If you do not have any more adjustment and it is still not leveled it would need fixed. The bottom lip does not really matter for deck leveling as it does not actually control cut height. For how weak the metal is we have a surprisingly low amount of issues with them unless a weld is broken or height adjustment is bent from hitting something. Thanks for watching and for you comment!
The bottom deck metal is almost always bent at the chute and/or the rest of the way around
@IndRepair First, thanks for the quick response! I just finished removing the deck. After a quick look I dont see broken welds on the back brackets.. and I really don't have nothing to gauge off of to know if they are bent.. are they supposed to be 90°..I really think the issue is in the front. I will report back after I take a closer look..Thanks again.
Sounds like front end to me. Did you find it?
@IndRepair I heated up the front bracket (the one welded on the deck) and straightened it out the best I could. Also ordered the front lift assembly and am waiting for it to come in. The one on there twisted . I think it will fix the problem. I probably pressed the front of the deck on something like a tree trunk that caused the damage.
Was that 40 lbs. or 14?!! I replayed it and heard the same thing. All the tractor tires I’ve seen so far are 10-14 lbs.
Haha 40 lbs!! Definitely high but they are 4 ply tires normally. 28 lbs on the back is the usual pressure
Mine says 30lbs on the tires. Maybe a different brand tires?
Probably just 2 ply tires
Thank you mines way off.
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
@@IndRepair went right out and adjusted it. perfect now. I knew there had to be a way. Thanks a mill.
@@texasbasementbuilds4543 Glad to help!
Lmao. Boom!
Right on... Thanks for watching!
Great video.
Appreciate that!
Why fill the tires to maximum air pressure? No tires need to be filled to maximum air pressure on any type of vehicle! As long as both tires on the same axle has the same tire pressure they are even. 40 psi in a lawn tractor tire is way to much unless you want them to be worn down faster than they do with normal tire pressure around 10 to 20 psi!
On these mowers without close to max pressure you get front end issues faster and they don't mow high enough to begin with