Excellent! I really appreciate your enthusiasm for perfection. Very enjoyable and informative. I wish my Ferris had those adjusting bolts.

Thank you for such an informative video, always helpful to see how others are leveling their decks. such an important adjustment to be checked often.

That's definitely important to check and adjust the level of a deck when you first get the mower! Great video and congrats on the new mower😎👍

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

J's Crazy Cutz, LLC Thank you!!!

Very informational video! I didnt even think about using a deep socket as a gauge. Great video Doug!

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

That's Right Lawn Care make it go quick.

I think you will have the most perfect level deck out of all of us lawn care people lol. I have never leveled a deck before. Now you got me on the bandwagon. Great video Doug!

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

BUSCH GREEN I like to have my stuff right. Makes life simpler, when I want to cut at 3” I know it’s set correctly !!!!

I understand getting it level and the pitch right. It doesn't have to be perfect but I appreciate your OCD LOL. Scag really makes leveling a mower deck on these standers pretty easy

I used this exact method however I used two 3’ deep sockets for each blade and leveled up the blades that way. Thank you!

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

👍

Great video. Like that socket idea. Love that Toro hat too! 😂

@EdenLawnServices

2 жыл бұрын

I still wear that hat. 😂

The “worm’s eye” view got me to hit like on the video

Very useful tip with the socket! Scag and the dealers need to do this. None of them are right. My 36 was almost an inch too low.

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Eric if I remember correctly, my 36” was about 3/4” off. It’s no biggie though. 30 minutes and a gauge and set it the way you like it.

Thank you, helped me out a ton

Great stuff!

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Wow great video (lesson) I guess I need to check my mower’s .Almost afraid to 🤣🤣 great idea with the socket, learning so much , thank you for the video sir 👍😎🇺🇸

@EdenLawnServices

2 жыл бұрын

Allen, it’s is better than fiddling around with a tape measure. Much faster!!!

When your adjusting in that tight of tolerances I would consider the floor to be not perfectly flat over a span of 52 or 61” and rely more on chain tension in the final fine tuning.

@EdenLawnServices

11 ай бұрын

Yes the chains need to carry the load evenly. It takes some fine tuning to get it all right.

That's a nice machine man!!!

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

Upscale Lawn Care Monroe Thank you!! It should speed up production.

YOU'D THINK THE DEALER WOULD HAVE SET IT UP BETTER THAN THAT. SEEMS LIKE NO ONE CARES ANYMORE

Hi, great job.... One suggestion. When adjusting pitch front to back... If this is a 3 blade mower and the center blade is forward of the other two,.. Center blade sets your forward adjustment. If a 3 blade mower and you nust use the rear blades.... Your total rake is much greater than your adjustment.... Does that make sense?

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

I split the difference between front and side blade. Kinda go for happy medium.

I only have to mention that if you have an older mower, you'll need to verify a couple of things... good spindles and blades are not bent by either (A) taking them off and inspecting (best), or (B) leave socket in one location, rotate blades a 1/2 then verify the same measured heighth as before. However, if you're doing the maintenance anyway, choose (A) and sharpen blades. Quick check of spindle is to grab blade with gloved hand and check for rattling. Just in case the blades hit a hard object in the past from a child that didn't report it to his dad.

@EdenLawnServices

2 жыл бұрын

Sound good!!!

I use 6 blocks of 2X4 ... 2@3" .. 2@3 1/8" .. 2@ 3 1/4" With them in position at the 4 corners, I can see from the opposite side just where I'm making progress. Then I rotate the blades 90 deg. and make sure they are good side to side. Keep banging that fresh paint with your wrench ... it will soon chip & rust.

Great technique! Do I understand that you ALWAYS measure the blades front to back? I have a 3 point Rapter Limited would that technique work for that?

3:00 First and foremost check your tire pressures. That will be the major affect of your rake (front to back height difference). I've heard back tires to be set at 12 psi. Front tires set at sidewall max.

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I stated all tire pressure’s where set previous to adjusting deck.

good idea to use something indicating what height is. I would of thought being new they would have had it adjusted correctly every spring I check from ware and tare and make sure I am at the correct height. This year I was down around a little less than a quarter inch.

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

I have never had a new mower set correctly from any manufacturer. I always check them and adjust!!!

I appreciate the level of detail in leveling the deck front to back with the back 3/16 higher in the back, but what about side to side? Do you also confirm from side to side that the left and right side are correct?

@EdenLawnServices

3 жыл бұрын

Side to side are set exactly the same height in front and in back

@billkeller6877

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdenLawnServices sorry for my bad question........I was asking if you check the blades from front to back and also side to side after rotating them? Checking North South and then East West?

Good job , being new you would think scab would get it correct for you

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

Deputy Crews no matter the name brand, I have never had a mower set up correctly from the dealer.

I'm gonna use this method with the socket. But you said you were using a socket that's 3-1/4 long and you wanted 3 1/2 for the pitch in back. I didn't see another socket you used. Did you just pretty much eyeball it

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!

i thought the two outside blades had to be side to side to get them levell so you don't get any stair stepping on the lawn and then middle front blade forward and two side blades back to get the pitch of not more than 1/2 inch from the front part of the middle blade to the back part of the two side blades

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

I turned the side blade to measure side and the front. 1/2 inch pitch is to much for me. I run 1/4 inch.

@jhantone4057

5 ай бұрын

Owners manual says to put the outside blades front to back.

Great work! Just wonder: if this is the easy way, how is the hard way?

@EdenLawnServices

2 жыл бұрын

The hard way is with a measuring tape. Trying to fit it under the deck and making sure you can read it can be a challenge, especially on the trim side of the deck.

@era8693

2 жыл бұрын

Eden Lawn Services Just ordered an Oregon deck leveling tool (may be a bit easier to get measurements under a garden tractor mower) but will use your video for all the rest. Take care, thanks!

Surprised it was that far off from the factory. One other thing to check is tire circumference, not just pressure.

@EdenLawnServices

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

With tire pressure correct, level floor, could you use 4, 2x4 blocks ( 2 being 1/8" shorter for back) & a 2ft level on the flat parts of the deck as note by another commit below ? Any reason why that wouldn't work ?

@EdenLawnServices

2 жыл бұрын

I do not like this method. Variations in the fabrication of the deck may not have the blades at correct height. I measure off the blades, that way I know it is correct!!

I have a 48 but I can’t seem to get it to stripe well and they do not sell a striper for the 48

@EdenLawnServices

3 жыл бұрын

It should stripe. Best deck in the industry. I would check to see if deck is adjusted correctly. Beyond that, I am at a loss.

@jasonholman5171

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for answering my question I do appreciate it ,I did exactly what the manual states,I’m going to have to take it to the dealer I’m assuming.

Aah nice idea with the socket, tape measure was gonna drive me crazy. Now I need a video with an older(2013 ish) Tiger cat deck that has a bit of different adjustments it appears. I bet a guy might want to use newer blades, mine are kinda wore from the previous owner, what ya think?

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a plan. A socket/gauge is so much better than a tape measure. Make the process painless.

@417Keto

Жыл бұрын

@@EdenLawnServices thanks for the video

If you ever watch the Exmark version of this video, you'll discover that step one is air pressure FOLLOWED by measuring rear tire circumference. That's right. Mower tires are shitty. If the circumference is different, you're wasting your time with deck leveling.

I got a scag 48 inch freedom Z and all 3 sides chains are tight but the back chain is loose I've messed with everything and still loose I really don't wanna mess with the cut

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

There is a bit of art to get them set right.

@brandonsmith8548

Жыл бұрын

I never even noticed it was loose. Now it's just rattling like crazy. So I know it's not correct. Guess I'll try and play with it before I go mow today lol.

@EdenLawnServices

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonsmith8548 just make sure front of blades is at proper height. The back of blades need to be a touch higher than front.

@brandonsmith8548

Жыл бұрын

I'm just gonna do exactly as you did. 3-1/4 then 3_1/2 in back

@brandonsmith8548

Жыл бұрын

Wow my mower set at 3-1/4 height setting the socket isn't even close to going under it lol. Geez. So my deck must be setting really really low

Tell me again the purpose for having the rear of the deck higher than the front.

@EdenLawnServices

3 жыл бұрын

When you add weight of driver it will level it out some and you do not want the blade of grass to get cut multiple times with having back of deck lower than front. Cut the grass with front of deck and get clippings out of the way.

@fabfabber

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdenLawnServices Ok, I get it. I bought a Scag Liberty Z 48" in August of 2019, and to date have only about 52 hours on it. They say Scag is known for its quality of cut. I would certainly agree with that claim. I have St. Augustine turf, and cut it at 4". It looks like tightly laid carpet with no obvious sign of the deck not being level. With that said, if I were to check the deck for level, and assuming the blades are perfectly parallel to the deck, could I simply use a bubble level?

@EdenLawnServices

3 жыл бұрын

@@fabfabber look back in my vids. I have a vid that show the easy way to level and check deck.

Show the person that doing deck leveling at the dealership this video

@EdenLawnServices

4 жыл бұрын

Right!!! They need to learn for sure!!!!