How to level a lawn mower deck
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- If your deck is mowing unlevel, here is how to fix it. how to level a mower deck. deck leveling gauge here. amzn.to/3ai6QsO
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Very well explained. I think we all have seen the lawn where the deck is not even and a freshly cut lawn proves it.
Thank you Mr Brad , I’ve never heard of a lawnmower deck level gauge thing learning is really a lifetime thing,
I have the same mower with 180 hrs and it is worn the same way. Thanks for the explanation, now I can handle the situation.👍🏻
To date, 884 hours on my Craftsman DYT (Husqvarna). Agreed, the design is a little wonky but its an inexpensive residential mower. Wear and tear is inevitable but parts are cheap and its easy to service. Mower has totally surpassed my expectations; going on 16 yrs old and still cutting the lawn all summer in 2020. I did buy a new Husqvarna TS354X last fall because my luck has gotta run out soon with the old Craftsman. But I need to level my deck on the new mower. This helped, thanks!
Never had a riding mower, but I would always help my dad adjust the blades on the old push mower. We had that thing for 15+ years, always nursing it along.
👍👍 Great vid, BC, now I can go level my deck after I check the tires. Keep'em coming!! 👏😀✝⚜☮🇺🇸
Good Morning! Thanks for both the info on a gadget that I didn't know existed and for smiles at the end of your video. 🙂
Stay Safe! Enjoy the warmth. Second morning of frost up here. I ain't complaining as matching heat and humidity are on their way. Have a Blessed Day. Tell Charly I said "Good Morning to her, too.
Super informative and well presented. Thanks for sharing. 🙏
I had no idea such a tool existed. And now (even though I might only use it once in my lifetime) I just have to have one!
Good info. Thanks for the tutorial. Ordered a gauge.
Very good explanation of a worn out pivot points! Thank you!
Thanks Brad! I'm getting my Husqvarna ready for St. Bernard Acres, and need to do this.
That deck leveling gauge is cool! I guess I’m going to have to buy a new tool, oh darn. LOL
Thanks for the tips,,, Im glad I stuck it out to the end,,, funny
The manufacturer wants you to buy a NEW one after 5 years. Good fix!
last year i ask you about my lawnmower cutting uneven and you were a lifesaver. Best to the Mrs.
I don’t recall but was adjusting the deck the fix?
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you did a video and i was still having problems and you walked me through the process
This was a very, very helpful video! Thank you.
You're very welcome!
Thanks our mower is only a year old but this is good to know. I just mowed last week, and can't believe how shaggy the yard is again!
You didn’t check front to back space. The front has to be 1/4” lower than the rear for mower to cut correctly.
Ok. Why don’t you do a video of that?
Good how-to video! I was going to sharpen the blades and check my blade height and it snowed. lol I can’t get inspired to work on my mower when the temps are in the 30’s. Phil
Great info man learn something new everyday
Thers another leveler in the front also. If its not leveled up it will still cut uneven. The front one levels from front to back. Good advice on the tire pressure. Most people miss that.
Great video! Learned from it.
Awesome video, thanks.
I bought one of those do-hickys because of a prior video of yours.
At the very end, I would be tempted to wipe with the cardboard roll.
Thanks! Great help.
Thank you! This will really help me fix my mower :D
Glad I could help!
Great tip, especially to check the tire pressure before measuring the blade height. Looks like its time to break the seal on that special TP!
I’m not breaking the seal until I run out of carpet!
I have the same problem, Thank you for this great video on how to adjust the deck. I checked mine and adjusted it and voila it cuts even now! Thank You!
Glad it helped!
I fell for the hype of the Husqavarna brand 3 years ago and although initially happy at first I fell out of love with it quickly. It's lift and cut system was poorly engineered, the upper deck fills with grass and clogs up the vent ports. The deck height settings 1-3 are useless unless you want the mower to be a tiller. A gas guzzler, and with only 150 hours on it the deck height is out of whack which I assume is from worn pivot points like in your video. My old cheap MTD lasted way longer and that thing was abused unlike the Husky which was treated well. Will never buy another one. Thanks for the video, very will informed.
This one has a few hundred hours on it but it has been a battle to get it there. Ive had brackets break and the seat wore out very early on. The engine itself (B&S) has been great but the mower is like something from china.
I got the same mower and have had the same issues! Wow so glad it isn't me!
Good info on that gauge. Too bad I'm to old and broken down to use a mower of any kind. lol
Fascinating! my acreage is just a lumpy, bumpy, weed infested field. I just plow it and forget it with my Cub Cadet. lol
Thanks Brad!
Never even knew you could do that :)
I had the same damn problem thanks!
Literally did this 3 days ago... your chassis is exact same as mine lol... but I've got a craftsman
Hello Sir thank you for this video. My Murray 24 inch rear engine rider , is having the same problem, mind you I got it new from Wal- Mart in 2013 so my mower is 9 years old I was cutting on level 3, but now I cut on 4or 5 ,have look and look at how to adjust I only see one adjustment and that is on the left side can’t find any in the back. And the nut on the arm is so tight I can get to move so I will try to put some oil and try again.
I already have a video done that I was going to publish tonight on the same topic! You beat me to it buddy! Just hope you don't think I'm steppin on your toes Brother....
Lord no! everyone will think I copied you. You are a small engine God! I am just a small engine pauper! LOL!
LOL. They won’t think you copied me because it’s not exactly the same information. You’ll see!
I have a Husqvarna zero turn, and it's never cut good since day one when I bought it new. It's always left thin strips of uncut grass, like there's spaces between the 3 blades, and it's also never had good airlift to raise the grass that the tires has flattened. The way I solved the problem was by parking it, and just have it for backup, and I bought a different brand of mower with a fabricated deck, instead of pressed deck.
Great!
Great info morning folks
that measuring tool only works if blades are not bent,for that reason I use wood blocks for deck levelling instead,good vid xD
Good info
it is tite because its made like this, its a lock nut, to avoid the nut go down with the vibration :) Thanks for the video
Thank you for taking the time to show us how to level the mower deck. You are friggin hilarious, your going to have to train Breezy to fetch the toilet paper for you, lol!
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Good DIY fix and share....Will send some jumbo TP....LMAO.....Good stuff.....
Nice, Help here my is not that old, but my level is loose where the pin is , i move up and down the handle and it wont stay , i try to tight the nut in the back of the pin and not working, the level is tight . thank you . if there is a form that i can send u a picture or small clip of my lawnmower, Thank you
Never knew a tool like that existed
Just like us.... we slowly wear out But we learn new stuff every day!
We had a push mower as kids. That was rough.
Get a heavy glass jar with a good sealing lid and fill it with hot water and wrap it in a heavy towel and they can snuggle up to that.
Thank you. 3/4" socket works on that nut as well. I initially dropped the deck to the lowest setting and then tightened up the linkage to snug type- - not terrible but not good either. going to buy the gauge you suggested. I changed my blades out to high lift blades for a YTH 24V48 and although the blades I bought were the recommended blades, they are much wider and have higher tips on the end, which i assume will alleviate clogged bagger chutes with heavy material removal.
Hi, I like your video it helps a lot. My question is when I adjusted the left hand side, the right hand side is not adjusting causing my deck not level. what's the cause of it?
If you adjust the left side up, the right side will lower. That’s how it works. If you lower the left side, the right side will rise. If you are 1/2 inch high on one side, you would only need to raise or lower the one side by 1/4 inch. As one side raises, the other side lowers by the same amount.
If you live on a slope, you may want the deck higher on one side, lol.
My dog would be in the pool laying down with the chicks and ducklings.
She wants to mother he n.v everything.
Blessings to you and your family
Lucy doesn’t give a hoot about them, breezy wants to play with them and sunny wants to see if they taste good.
Great video. Where did you buy the deck leveling gage?
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I see the deck is set at it's deepest cut at 1 or 2, so this is the position to make the adjustment ? thanks
Whatever height you would normally cut at, is the height I would make the adjustment at.
I have an older Craftsmen dyt 4000 and I cant figure out where the adjustment bolt is....I know its supposed to be there somewhere....any tips? Thx
Your adjustment would be on the ride side. It would be a nut that you tight or loosen under the control lift arm. It would be located over the mower deck.
I miss having a riding mower. More than that, I miss having the acres that required one.
I'll lend you mine. It's about ready again...
Thanks for the video. I have to ask a question though. I have never seen a video where anyone suggests blowing off the deck and everything else on the mower or tractor off, and I notice that all the mower decks are always covered with grass clippings from previous use. Is there a good reason why not to blow it all off after each use?
Blow it off if that’s what you want to do. My last mower lasted 15 years with no ill affects from grass on the deck. If grass on the deck bothers you,,,,,, blow it off. I guess that’s why you never see anyone else talk about it. It a case of , blow it off if it bothers you because it doesn’t hurt the mower if you don’t.
@@bctruck thanks for the reply. I guess I'm just a neat freak, plus I think it could possibly be a fire hazard putting the mower and the tractor in the barn, with the waste piled up on them. Thanks again.
what about those plastic wheels, do I just raise those up completely . Thanks for your help
No, you set tham about an inch above the height you would normally mow at. they are for when you turn or hit a rut. They keep the deck from digging in and scalping the grass.
LOL they are just looken at you to see if the birds are ready to eat yet dad ! man all them years mowing the golf course i never had a fancy blade gauge like that, way cool ! i just looked at the grass n if the deck was low Ied put a spot wend in the hole to hold it up ? LOL
Remember, that's only to level the deck because tires don't sink into concrete like they do on the lawn. Lawns are softer so the cutting height can't be correct even if off by 1/2". And 4:30 that is a self locking nut. You can see the tell tale manufacturing signs on the dimples tapped into the side of the nut and they're not made for much use other than the occasional adjustment because they can bugger up the threads if wrenched up and down much.. Just use a good lubricant like WD-40 or something when need be. Remember to level front to back now.
That's why! My deck is on 6! If I want to get more motion back in it, can I just take up the adjustment to get it back to a 3 or so?
Some mowers are raised and lowered by a thin cable. The cable stretches and they are cheap to buy and easily replaced.
@@bctruck good to know. Mine is a craftsman, so likely a cheaper mower.
my duck family this year are fledging feathers and flying lessons 101 off the decking.
we treied leaving them out in the pen tonight. That lasted about 3 hours. they are in the living room and now we have to decide if we can live with them sleeping in here at night. I know that wierd to most folks,but we fall in love with animals pretty quick and we dont want them to be scared or hungry or cold.
Thats not weird BC, thats being an animal daddy. mine follow me everywhere, they love me digging in the garden.
if you dig a bit of dirt up and flood it with water, they will squelch there beaks in the watery mud and eat the ants and little bugs, this also gives them nutrients and small grains of rocks/gravel for crop digestion. just like chooks with shell grit.
do they sound like they have swallowed a kazoo yet trying to sort out there quack?
Damn, mine is starting its 10th season. Now I don't feel so bad that it needs a bit of work. First chance I get I have to get it ready and see if I can keep a blade from falling off.
The difference is, we mow for 10 months out of the year. Weve already mowed a dozen times since out 2 month winter was over.
That nut has to have tight threads so it doesn't vibrate loose. Some of them have a locking nut , like the front adjuster on that unit.
what about the front rod adjustment so that the deck is level in all directions?
Mine didn’t need adjusting
I scalp my lawn anyway but I will spend days in the garden growing food
Your dogs think you have a mini wuhan wet market. Joke aside, my wife says the ducks are adorable and want one too.
Went to grocery store this morning and even bought a 12 pack of BW for the wife to use,
How do you adjust the support wheels on the front of the deck ? if I make a slight turn on an incline, I cut deeper on the lower side of the deck ? I'm hating my 1800 dollar Husqvarna mower ….HATING
The support wheels ride on axles that fit through holes where they mount. There are multiple holes. I would take off the nuts and try putting the wheels in a lower hole
@@bctruckThanks man, I got my deck balanced & my scalp wheels adjusted. I appreciate your help !
Nice tool you got there but is it a tool you really need to have or can i measure from the bottom of my deck and down to the floor with a tape measure?
It’s not the deck you’re checking, it’s the blade height. The edge of the deck is not. Level all the way around. If you can get a tape measure, under the deck, at the blade tip, and see the measurements,,,, then go for it. Measuring the edge if the deck dies nothing to insure proper blade height and level.
@@bctruck But why do some people measure the height of their deck by putting 3 or 4 blocks of 2x4 under the bottom of the deck so it barely slide under and measure the height of their deck that way and still get it level then? It will be the exact same thing as measuring the bottom of the deck and down to floor with a tape measure. It's no need to make this adjustment difficult when you can do it easier and still get the same result and i dont have this tool so i has to measure it by using another method. The edge of my deck is level all around too.
@@BSS22193 Bless your heart! you have way to much time on your hands.
@@bctruck No i dont but anyway i need to level my deck without this tool that i dont have.
@@BSS22193😂😂👍
I have 50 hours on same lawnmower, that i purchased 6 years ago, and I'm not real impressed with it, cant do much for adjusting the deck.i have adjusted that screw and wheels and I still would like that deck up another few more inchs. It always wants to scalp the lawn.
Believe it or not, you can order TP from Amazon, and have it delivered to your door. Nice duck/chick pen. Supposed to rain here today, so no mowing for me. Dadgumit!,
The toilet paper Apocalypse continues.
Brad, maybe you could do a video on snowblower adjustment. It's snowing right now here in Michigan ☹😷
Have a Jesus filled day
Greg in Michigan
Hmmmm,,, I’d have to drive a long ways to find a snowblower.
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Stop by anytime, weathers aaaaah great🤪
Its hard to turn because the nut has a pin in it, drill that out and it turns freely, it might be hard to see as your nut is a bit damaged, just finished adjusting ours today ,just had another look at the video & I can clearly see it, just a little indentation on the nut
There is no pin in it. its a crimped nut so it doesnt turn by itself. Its supposed to be hard to turn.
Be sure to check both ends of the blades
Wire brush the threads below the nut, oil it and remove the nut and then run a fluted tap thru the nut and a die up and down the threaded rod and your back to factory threads and good for another ten years.
Since there is no lock/jam but, this is designed to be very tight so it doesn’t vibrate out of adjustment.
Someone tried to return 8000 rolls of to & 150 bottles of hand sanitizer, but the store in Australia told them to stuff it.
I could not put my dog anywhere near those chicks, he would think that I delivered lunch. Looks like you need a Charmin air drop.
cavtroopermunoz my smallest and oldest dog (sunny) is the one we have to watch. She wants to taste one so bad.
Hey Americans, you should really start to use the metric system. Thx for the good video. Cheers from Sweden 🇸🇪
I have no idea why we don’t. In a world that is no small and virtually borderless where it concerns exchanging info and ideas, not using the metric system sure does complicate things.
You need to get into the safe today and use your emergency role!
That’s being saved for guests!! Fortunately my dog has taught me how to use carpet.
@@bctruck
🥴 Don't suppose you taught your pups to retrieve? No sense sending them to the main house for a new roll.
It feels hard because it is literally a punched lock nut! So it doesn't vibrate off!
. It has a nylon locking ring inside the nut.
Built to fail is built to perpetual purchasing, they believe.
Goud video but i cant believe you went to all that trouble over 3/8" difference...
What trouble? This is a very simple job.
When your front lawn 20x12 you really don't have much use for a riding lawn mover. Even my electric is a bit much. The dogs have ruined the back yard.
Watch 2 ads before video. One was 45 minutes. Hope it pays good. I just let it run & came back after.
Thanks. A penny here and a dollar there. It all adds up.
if you are this out of breath from kneeling down and standing up two times, you may want to switch to a push mower for a while ;)
I was in a chemical plant explosion. While running from the explosion, I inhaled some burning chemical that destroyed my lungs. a pushmower would be impossible with what little lung capacity I have left. Arent you just the nicest guy.
BCtruck, BC Blades that idiot probably don’t even cut his own grass. Had a uncle who was in a similar incident in GA
I have that exact same mower. You’re lucky you’ve gotten that much use out of it. They are complete pieces of crap. I bought a Husqvarna wanting to get better quality. What i got was a craftsman body with the cheapest moving parts known to man. Never again!
It’s been a heap of crap. I’ve spent lots of money and time keeping it running.
Fancy plastic tool there
A few pet sheep will mow your yard for ya.
YeH but I’m afraid it will attract certain people looking to expand their haram.
Low rider
Way too much rambling and don't need the extra ducks and chicken material
Did you only watch the end of the video?