Recent content by MParr

Nope, there were no Geckos before my wife bought the mulch. I'm glad that we sold that house. Thankfully, we didn't bring any with us to our new home. She's also forbidden from buying mulch from Big Box stores.

Mulch that you buy at Big Box stores is likely to have any number of invasive species in the bags. We never had Geckos at our house until my wife bought bagged mulch from Lowe’s. If you want something like mulch, buy pine straw or hay locally.

One more thing to add. Make sure that the deck is lowered to the desired cutting height before engaging the PTO. Disengage the PTO before raising the deck for storage.

Lower your deck all the way down. Look for anything rubbing on the belt. Release the belt tension spring and check that all of the pulleys are in proper working order. Also, check for nicks in the pulleys. Make sure the pulleys are cinched down good.

I don’t follow a set angle. I follow the original blade angle. After a while, you just know.

I freehand sharpen with a 4” angle grinder with a 40 grit flapper wheel. I have a cheap 2 piece Oregon balancer. It gets the job done. I have to put sharp blades on around every 12 hours. I cut 3 acres once a week. By the way, the OP needs new blades.

Here is a belt guide. I don’t know what year your mower is. https://dcservicecenter.com/authoring/download_file_form.php?path=./uploadedfile/26_2022BeltBladeGuide.pdf

Are you sure that you have the right belt?

If you B&S is similar to this, here is the link for governor adjustment.

Is your governor adjusted correctly? Seeing that video, that would be the first thing that I checked.

Maybe a Snapper deck will fit. Maybe a Ferris deck will fit. Call around to your local mower shops. They may have some non-running Snappers, Ferris or Simplicity mowers with the correct deck.

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Do I see a loose connection at the exhaust and head?

If you do buy the Scag Liberty Z 48, get the Kohler engine. The other two are a 708cc Loncin and a Briggs and Stratton. You really don’t need a stripe kit. If your deck is set properly and you have sharp blades, the cut will look great. Go and look at all of your local dealerships and ask...

Please remove two of the three.

See what @Rivets said above. You need to know exactly what is bent or broken before buying anything. That means that you are going to need to start removing parts. A good place to start is to get the deck out from under it. Being that it’s a Snapper, you may have trouble locating parts.

You had better look it over good. All sorts of stuff could be messed up. The deck could be bent or torn. You want know anything until you look and start pulling parts off.

Hold up just a minute. Doesn’t the 33” Snapper only have one blade? You’ve got more problems than a spindle. https://www.ereplacementparts.com/snapper-331413kve-rear-engine-rider-series-parts-c-207777_207778_208178.html

Make sure that you have the tires aired up to the recommended pressures. Level and pitch the deck. Level from side to side and pitched down 1/4” in the front. Use standard lift Scag blades or equivalent aftermarket replacement. This will cut down on some of the dust. It will give you a good cut...

You will see more scalping with a 72” mower deck.

Bad Boy Maverick HD is worth a look. https://badboymowers.com/zero-turn-mowers/commercial/maverick-hd-lawn-mower SCAG Patriot is another. Gravely Pro -Turn ZX https://www.gravely.com/en-us/power-equipment/zero-turn-mowers/pro-turn-zx#models The Toro Titan and Titan Max with MyRide are on a short...

Lower air pressure will help with some of the slipping. I had a similar size Toro ZX5400. I ran 15 up front and 13 in the rear. That setup was settled on after some trial and error.

Very similar mower. After all, Gravely is under the Ariens umbrella.

With those recommended pressures, I would set at the lowest for each. 15 psi for rear and 20 psi for front. If it’s too bumpy, drop the rear pressure to 12-13 psi for rear and 15 psi for the front.

Give model number and serial number.

Have you tried a Super Tech MP4967 or a STP S4967?

There were some problems with the transaxle cross member support bracket. Take a look for failure there too.

You are welcome. A 10mm bolt is pretty close to a 5/16” bolt. You certainly don’t want to booger up the threads in the block or break the bolt off. All that’s needed is proper clamping pressure on the head gasket. Here is the SAE chart. 5/16” bolts also list 24 ft.lb...

Here’s the ARP bolt torque specifications. https://arp-bolts.com/kits/bulk-list.php?PL=89&M=*&W=*&D=*&P=*&WS=*&Set1_page=2 I see 24 ft.lb.

@Reverett listen to @bertsmobile1 .

I know! 150 ft.lb. is the torque spec on the lug nuts of my F-150. The book says 38 ft.lb. A 10mm bolt is about the same size as a 5/16” bolt.

https://outdoorpowerinfo.com/engine_specs/kohler_head_torques.asp So, 38 pound feet is probably correct for the Loncin engine. It lists 10mm x 1.25 bolts so, it cannot be 180 pound feet. I hope that you are using new bolts of the correct grade.

I see 38 pound feet too.

There should be however, the chute blocker serves the same purpose. Look at some Hustlers, SCAGs, Gravely, and others. Very few of these have full length rounded front baffles. You are going to get a certain amount of grass accumulation on the front of any brand of mower. Blade selection and...

It sure looks like those are mulching baffles under there. I expect to see something like SCAG or Gravely uses for side discharge. Modified V baffles that parallel the front leading edge of the deck.

I run 13psi all around on my Pro Turn 260. It will be up to you for your personal comfort. I suggest to try 12 psi in the rear and 15 psi up front and adjust for your comfort.

It certainly looks like a mulching deck. I certainly wouldn’t spend the time or money modifying the deck. You could try running without the front baffles or play around with different blades. Scrape the underside of your deck when you change or sharpen your blades. There are two that you could...

Let’s see how @RayMcD answers my questions.

@RayMcD Tell us something about your deck. Are those baffles part of the mulching kit? If they are, where are the standard baffles? If that is the mulching kit baffles, you will need mulching blades and not high lift blades. If you want to side discharge, you will need the side discharge...

I was going to ask the same question. I would definitely go with a replacement Kohler or rebuild if possible.

I second what @bertsmobile1 said.

Try different blades on your mower before getting in too deep. The part number for your blade indicates that they are flat notched high lifts. Rotary make a 1/4” offset blade with a rolled lift. I would definitely try those before spending a lot of time and money. Gravely uses the same style...