Badboy deck rollers..

[maverickpo]

I bought a 2010 60" ZT last fall .....it mows fine but the deck rollers seldom if ever touch the ground even at the low settings.
Scalping is a problem.My lawn is 4 acres ...flat to rolling..my Cub Cadet mows with no scalping issues.
Any suggestions?

Harold D

 

[wjjones]

Welcome to the Forum!..Harold.. Is there any way to add a bracket, or something to lower them some more, or adjust the deck? If you want to you could get someone to cut them off, and re-weld them at a lower position.

 

[Briana]

Hello maverickpo... Welcome to LawnWorld!

We moved your thread to the General Mower Discussion forum. :smile:

 

[Mad Mackie]

The deck rollers on most if not all ZTRs are not intended to contact the ground but to prevent the deck from digging in on uneven ground. The deck hangs from the machine frame at a particular and selectable ground height. Going to a 60" wide deck from a smaller deck width and possibly a GT rider, you need to raise the deck up some and change your mowing pattern to minimize scalping.
Mad Mackie in CT:laughing::biggrin::smile:

 

[mechanic mark]

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Remove deck roller assembly, clean rod with scotchbrite pad or something similar to remove rust, use antiseize compound on rod after cleaning rollers, reinstall assembly.