Ferris scalping

walnutman · Friday at 1:41 PM

2022 IS800 61"
Not liking the scalping at the turnaround.
Thinking it's the suspension

oldnslo · Friday at 3:53 PM

Is that from drive tires skidding during turn or from the deck? Looks like tires in pics but not sure.

walnutman · Friday at 3:54 PM

No thats scalping

RjCorazza · Friday at 4:53 PM

My 72" zero will do that when the front gauge wheels are worn down, but while turning on uneven terrain.

walnutman · Friday at 5:08 PM

RjCorazza said:
My 72" zero will do that when the front gauge wheels are worn down, but while turning on uneven terrain.

Barely past 100 hours. Scalping wheels make no sense to be cause you can't adjust them. My old eXmark had adjustable height scalping wheels.

oldnslo · Friday at 5:49 PM

walnutman said:
No thats scalping

If scalping can you have a friend watch what the deck is doing while you turn to see if something is moving in the suspension or deck linkage allowing the deck to shift.

walnutman · Friday at 5:52 PM

oldnslo said:
If scalping can you have a friend watch what the deck is doing while you turn to see if something is moving in the suspension or deck linkage allowing the deck to shift.

Thank you. I'm mechanically inclined and did go over the deck recently to set cut height. Was way off from the dealer.

oldnslo · Friday at 7:20 PM

Is it happening turning both was ways or more prominent in one direction? If you stand on one corner of foot platform does the deck tilt from suspension sag?

Agree that seems strange that corner gauge or anti scalp wheels are not adjustable.

walnutman · Friday at 8:04 PM

Thank you. I'm gonna go over it and look if anything isn't right. Been having issues with flat tires once in a while up front.
It seems the bead gets dirty. No holes. I had to pop the beads and clean the tire and rim. Not rust. Just dirt. Never saw this. Pressures correct.

Richard001 · Saturday at 4:19 PM

walnutman said:
Thank you. I'm gonna go over it and look if anything isn't right. Been having issues with flat tires once in a while up front.
It seems the bead gets dirty. No holes. I had to pop the beads and clean the tire and rim. Not rust. Just dirt. Never saw this. Pressures correct.

Those tubeless tires are a real problem with a lot of zero turns. When I was repairing mowers as a side job at my home, I had a customer who was coming into my shop about once a week. He was doing custom mowing. I finally convinced him to just put on sold tires. Problem solved.

Richard