Recent content by depawl52

Thank you for the responses. This deck has 3 drive pulleys and 3 idler pulleys. The drive pulleys have grease fittings and have been greased annually. I don't see any way to lubricate the idler pulleys. Two of the idler pulleys and one of the drive pulleys are pretty noisy when spun manually, so...

So my z425 is very loud when the mower is engaged. It's about 7 or 8 years old, and has always been rather loud but seems to have gotten worse as it's gotten older. I've removed the deck belt and checked all the pulleys/bearings and they all appear to be rotating freely (at least as far as I can...