Excellent video! My husband did all maintenance and mechanics and he passed away and I am left to the task now, and your video shows me step by step. Thank you soooo much!!

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Glad I could help, thanks for watching. If you were my neighbor I would do it for you

Time to remove my deck. After hunting for my Manual, trying to read the tiny print on the newsprint paper stock. I thought of KZread. You were the first vid to pop up. You did an excellent job explaining what looked to be very complicated job in the manual, several pages of that small print. lol Very well presented.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help you, thanks for watching

Very well put together video. Making it easy on us so thank you. Shocked this doesn’t have more views yet. 👍

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching it’s slowly going up in views.

I have completely avoided taking my deck off because I figured it'd be way more difficult than my old Craftsman 46" tractor. This actually seems to be way easier! Great video, well explained steps, and very detailed. Thank you for posting this.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@kwilkins1000

8 ай бұрын

Same here!! I was considering buying an expensive lift so I could get the blades off without a floor jack and a crazy assortment of boards 😂 Taking off the deck is easier than I thought it would be; my dad has the same mower and I shared this with him also. Thanks for making this!

Enjoyed your video, concise and to the point showing what I needed to change blades and belt.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Awesome how-to video, thanks for doing it. I just got my Ultima ZT1 42 in. delivered today. I won't need to worry about the deck removal and blade sharpening for a little while, but I'm way more confident now.

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy your new mower, thanks for watching

Exceptionally well assembled How To video. Points out some aspects others do not show, like the Multi-Tool's use. I rever replace the two covers as they are grass traps and if you cut a BIG lawn (2 acres) they can be pully damagers. Thanks,

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I also wanted to say, thanks for showing how you got the belt back on everything. That made so much sense.

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks Chief, great video. The manual is rather ambiguous but this takes you step-by step. Great job 👍👍

@DIYJIM

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

You make it look simple. Thank you.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jerome

Great video. Well put together and cover the details well and your commentary as you walk through the job kept me paying attention! Thank you!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

W0W .... AWESOME ... JUST GOT THIS MACHINE and DON'T KNOW JACK ABOUT MAINTENANCE FOR IT... ONE BELT GOT BURNED, I RAN OVER MY DOG LEACH AND IT DID IT... HOPEFULLY FOLLOWING THESE DIRECTIONS I WIL BE ABLE TO FIX IT ! IMAGINE THAT AND I THOUGHT I HAD TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO GET IT FIX... ONE PROBLEM DON'T EVEN HAVE A TRUCK OR TRAILER TO TAKE IT AND NO ONE AROUND MANY MILES TO SERVICE... SEEMS LIKE A LIFE SAVER, WILL LET YOU KNOW OF THE OUTCOME !!!! ONE THOUSAND THANKS JIM ~~~~~!!!!

@DIYJIM

9 ай бұрын

I hope it helps you save some money. Thanks for watching

I watched this three hours after pulling deck off Very well explained Thank You for sharing information 😊

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Phillip

Sir, you are to the point, non-sugar coated. GREAT video, VERY informative, going downstairs and gonna apply on my ZT1 50! Have a great day DIY JIM, Sir.

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Outstanding, direct to the point with everything explained perfectly!

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

thanks for watching

Very informative! Helped me with installing new blades. Great sound and video that really aided in the instructions.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Great video that helped me out a lot. I had to change my belt along the way

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help thanks for watching

I just found your page and these lessons are the most in depth and easy to understand I have ever seen. Great job!

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching

Thanks, excellent no BS video with the facts and correct operation of each action in order.

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Welcome, thanks for nice comment and for subscribing if you did. Have a great day

Nice job explaining the deck removal process

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Excellent video. All the links in the description are also helpful. Thanks. Great job!

@DIYJIM

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very well done!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

This is the best video on how to do this I have seen.... good job man

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Thanks and thanks for watching

Awesome video, very easy to understand!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just picked one of these up to work on nearly 4 acres. Thanks for breaking the subject down into easy steps. After all my work I'm sure it's gonna be a mess under there!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

thanks for watching

Very well-presented. Easy enough. Thx!

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thank you. Saved me some headache!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome thanks for watching

Awesome ! Thank you for taking the time and putting this video together 👍 God Bless

@DIYJIM

7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Very helpful. Thank you!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

On my old Raleigh, which was way harder to align than this, I found lifting the deck and sitting it on a piece of 4" by 1" timber on each side made it way easier to align the pins. My ZTS1 46" arrives tomorrow so hopefully it will be a while before I need to sharpen blades, but thanks for the how-to video

@DIYJIM

7 ай бұрын

welcome thanks for watching

Great instructional video. Watching your video is much better than following the instructions in the user manual.

@DIYJIM

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Very well explained. Gracias señor.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Well done my man, I just bought a ZT1 42". Looking forward to more of your videos on the ZT1 42".

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

More to come!

Best video on Cub Cadet Z Ultmas zero turns!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great job. Liked the detail and the varied camera angles.

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

Thank you for your awesome video. I followed your video step-by-step and it worked out great!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Great instruction! Thanks!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Concise and informative. Great job!

@DIYJIM

24 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

Awesome video, thank you for sharing.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

Learned a lot! Thank you!!!

@DIYJIM

22 күн бұрын

Very welcome!

Nice job! Right to work on the project. I didn't have to hear about your dog (toto) or any other BS.... Really good job easy to understand and good detail on every step. I don't understand why you don't have like at least 100K views. Thank You and again really good job!

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Awesome video thanks a ton.

@DIYJIM

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Muchas gracias, Maestro.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Nice job....very much appreciated.

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Very welcome thanks for watching

Great video, very helpful. Thank you.

@DIYJIM

16 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

Great Video!

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great video! Thanks!

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Excellent video 😊

@DIYJIM

5 ай бұрын

Thank you

AWESOME…. Thank you for your help.. 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼

@DIYJIM

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Very informative. Thanks!

@DIYJIM

19 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

thanks for that wonderful video. Good Job!!

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Welcome thanks for watching

that was the best video ever. i have watched many and your filming is the best. now if you could show me how to put a drive belt back on! i went over a big bump and the spring popped off, and i cannot figure out how to access those pulleys. so much in the way. thank you for this video. i'm sure i need to sharpen blades next.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I don’t have a video on that. Hope you get it figured out.

nicely done video.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Great video! Clear video with great verbal instruction. It helped me a ton. The only difference is that I have a ZT1 and the torque for the blades are 70-90. Again, thank you.

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Welcome thanks for watching

Thank u for sharon!

@DIYJIM

9 ай бұрын

welcome

Thank you very detail😊

@DIYJIM

23 күн бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

Thanks Jim

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Welcome

Thanks great video just got my new Cub today and only crashed it once learning to steer it. No harm done thankfully.

@DIYJIM

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Very Well Done!!!!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Use a presure washer saves Lot of time good information thanks.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks!

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

#DIYJIM EXCELLENT video!💯👍

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 👍

Love the video

@DIYJIM

16 күн бұрын

Thanks

@harveyfletcher9423

13 күн бұрын

Your welcome

Great video Jim! You covered things that I never had a question on! Thanks!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Great training video. Question pls: what do you depend on to prevent accidental startups before putting your fingers on the belts of your mower? Ty

@DIYJIM

8 күн бұрын

Unplug both your spark plugs. Thanks for watching

You da man,Thanks!!!

@DIYJIM

2 күн бұрын

You bet!

REALLY GOOD video

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

Great video! 2 things I learned... 1. inserting the multi-tool into the lift mechanism for safety 2. turning the front wheels around to give you more room for sliding the deck in and out Can't believe I never thought about doing that! 😂

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad I could help, thanks for watching

@f16fixr1

2 ай бұрын

@@DIYJIM Do you happen to have a link for that blade balance checker?

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

@@f16fixr1 yes it’s in the description or first comment

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

@@f16fixr1 yes in the description of this video

nice video

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

Good job Mate.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@danielcetan12

Жыл бұрын

I need to check out your channel.Great presentation.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

@@danielcetan12 thanks Daniel

very cool...I'm very close to buying a ZTS 50 (I'm in a steep/hill area)...and will need to learn this stuff. I see you have other videos. Hopefully this zt "S" mower isn't too much more complicated

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

What about blade orientation in relation to each other?

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Does not matter guess you could put them close to the same position. Thanks again Paul

@RoadieWingZZ

Жыл бұрын

Blades are slightly offset so they won’t hit each other in any rotational position. Center blade spindle is forward of the two outer spindles so that cutting paths overlap without blades touching each other.

@johnscheidler8842

Ай бұрын

​@@DIYJIM Thank you Jim.

Thanks for this video. I purchased a zero turn with a steering wheel. I need to get the deck off to clean it. This was great! I hope I'm strong enough to get mine off! I have an air gun for the blades. Don't worry, I won't strip them off! I've done that before. I hand tighten them. Only use the air gun to loosen the bolts to take them off. Not bad for a 73 year old wimpy woman? It might take me two days to do it all, but that's okay! Thanks a bunch!

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Glad my video can help. I would help you more if you were my neighbor. Thanks for watching

very good bro

@DIYJIM

22 күн бұрын

Thanks

Thank you

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Welcome

Question...just put new blades on my zt1 50. Fab deck. I followed your instruction to the T. When I engage the new blades I have some unusual vibration (kindof a wobble vibration) I double checked the seating of the blades ... it's still doing the same. Any ideas??

@DLUV24

Жыл бұрын

Btw... they were cub blades. Ultra high lift. Which is what came on it.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Not sure maybe one of the blades was not balanced just because they are new does not always mean they are balanced. Was the star exactly matched up before you tightened? Hope you get it figured out.

@robertswift6101

Жыл бұрын

@@DLUV24 what was it?

@DLUV24

Жыл бұрын

@@robertswift6101 my guess is an unbalanced blade or blades. Everything was matched up and tightened correctly. I don't have a balancer.

Excellent video, how do I determine the type of deck that I have?

I just bought one of these. And I can't believe they have not perfected how to remove the lower deck after 20 years.

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

I hear ya, thanks for watching

Great video. How do rate the cut quality of this mower? Vibration issues? Overall impression? Thx!

@DIYJIM

4 ай бұрын

Sorry it is my neighbors but I'm am going to guess good because she is very picky when it comes to taking care of her lawn. Sorry I can not tell you 100%

This may be a dumb question, but does it matter how the blades align with each other (not referring to grass side)

@DIYJIM

8 ай бұрын

No doesn’t matter thanks for watching

Great video. If you are considering topics for future videos, get the Cub Cadet checklist for riding mower Maintenance schedule and go through each of the items on the checklist. I suspect you could make a short video for each of the checklist items and one longer one that is a compilation of all the checklist items.

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

Maybe I will one day. Thanks for watching

Thanks for the instructions gave me the confidence to do the job. Great job including specs. Thank You

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Welcome thanks for watching

Could you do a video about changing the transmission drive belt? or at least the anatomy of the undercarriage? Thank you

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

sorry I do not have the mower

@bellabeyond

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for replying!

Watch out! He's ready to pull his deck out. 🤣

@DIYJIM

25 күн бұрын

thanks for watching

To balance with a screw, put a piece of something round that will fit inside the hub (washer, pipe, etc) over the screw.

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Guess that might work thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching

Excellent video!! But why are you yelling at us at 13:35 ?? LOL, joking of course. Thanks for the clear, concise instruction with this well put together video! Subscribed!

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for Subscribing, glad you like the video

What angle do you sharpen the blades at?

@DIYJIM

9 ай бұрын

I just try to sharpen at the same angle that is already on the blade.

Thanks for the VERY helpful Video... What part of Jersey are you from?

@DIYJIM

3 ай бұрын

Not from jersey, from central Pa. Thanks for watching

Do this after each cut. When my final day arrives I’ll have spent 12 years of life doing this. Time well spent..

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

You make it look simple….and….you apparently have some experience with it….thanks

@DIYJIM

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

DIY JIM: At time 13:40, you mention that the blades for fabricated decks should be re-attached at 80-100 foot-pounds for a stamped deck, and 100-120 foot pounds for a fabricated deck. You mention that you found those values in your manual. I have a ZT2 with a 60-inch fabricated deck, and my manual says to re-attach the blades at 70-90 foot-pounds. That's a lot less than your recommendation. Do you have an idea as to why there's a discrepancy between the info you found, and the info in my manual?

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

I would listen to what your manual says. I’m going to have to do some more research. I can remove that part of my video if it is wrong. Thanks for letting me know. Thanks for watching

I have a ZTS1 42” Fabricated deck. Thank you for this video. After reading the directions in the manual I was thoroughly confused. Your video made it so much easier. Thank you!!!!

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Thank You for the Video. But Don't You Need to Set The Blade Timing? For The Best Cutting.

@DIYJIM

Ай бұрын

No need , thanks for watching

The bolt on idler pulley should be a reverse thread so that shouldn't loosen up using a socket and ratchet

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Couldn’t you just pull pins and slide belt off the back pulley instead of taking cover off?

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

You can try maybe

@stuartniemeyer7369

Ай бұрын

@red07JK thank you so much for this suggestion. I could not get my idler pulley to budge at all. Took the pins out and the belt slides right off the PTO pulley. Saved me lots of frustration.

Yo my man what happen to ur hair bro, yea me too, me too. Damn shame. Thanks for sharing.

@DIYJIM

2 ай бұрын

Life kids maybe I'm getting OLD LOL

Never taken a deck of yet to balance and sharpen.only to do pulleys/spindles/waste time corncob

@DIYJIM

6 ай бұрын

thanks for watching

Thank you !

@DIYJIM

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

i just use a pair of ramps,,,easier than taking the deck off

@DIYJIM

Жыл бұрын

Agree, I also do that