Anybody else have any problems where the deck belt wears through the pulley covers over time? I notice there’s a lot of “flapping” in the belt. I noticed that the first day I got it. The dealer says it’s normal. My first deck belt lasted 270 hours. Put on a brand new OEM belt and that flaps too.
So I have a Z655 with a 54HC deck. A week ago I was mowing and white smoke started billowing out up the top of the deck. The idler pulley right behind the center spindle went bad and I had smoldering grass from the heat. I bought a new pulley and installed it. While I had the deck detached from...
How important are those little foam plugs that sit under the caps in the oil reservoirs? Can I throw them out? It's a pain to pinch them to pull them out when I check my levels before mowing.
JD claims that the hydros on the Z655 are "factory sealed" and require no maintenance. I don't buy into the no maintenance thing. I called my dealer and they concurred that no maintenance is required. I then called JD direct. They wouldn't give me the time of day. They said talk to your dealer...
I've had my Z655 for a couple of seasons now, and my main gripe is when mowing under low hanging branches/decorative shrubbery, the key is easily bumped by branches and shuts off the machine. And it's a real PITA to get started again when it's at operating temp. What I want to do is install a...
I'm in my second season with my Z and loving it. She is a BEAST! What are your suggestions for cleaning all the wet grass and clods of mud from the deck? I have used a garden hose and also have used shop air at 120 psi (works great if it's DRY grass). What I hate is all those little cupped...
My Z655 (11.4 hours) started squeaking when the deck moves. I can replicate this noise by grabbing the deck and "sliding" it from side to side. There seems to be an awful lot of play in the front hangers (54 HC deck), and the right front is where the squeak is. With the amount of side to side...
So on my spindles, I have read on various places online that you should always grease the spindles before mowing on a brand new machine. I would think my JD dealer would have done that. How many pumps should each spindle get? I don't want to put in too much and blow out seals. And is it really...
The 54HC deck on my Z655 is level according to the JD leveling gauge, but why on the rear hangers do I have 3/8" more threads showing on the left side than I do on the right?
Zero turn owners have all been there when it comes to hills. My property is hilly. The government mandates that ZT makers post charts in their manuals showing 18 degrees as the max. I'm sure everyone of us have pushed that. Some a little, some a lot. Personally, I have one slope that's probably...
Could someone please explain to me the proper forum post procedure? If I have a question about a JD mower, should it be in Owning/Operating or Lawn and Garden? I could see where it could be either, depending on the question. What's the preferred etiquette on this?
Of what importance is the little foam plug under the cap of the hydro expansion tank/reservoir?
Also, the manual says that if the level in the reservoir is too low, to add 10W-30 motor oil???