How To Properly Maintain A Zero Turn Mower! [Don't Skip These Items!]

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20 күн бұрын

Today we're going to talk about zero turn mower maintenance and the key items to keep up on to keep your machine running it's best. Don't neglect these basic services and maintenance intervals or you'll be having a costly breakdown and keep you from mowing the lawn!
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@dguiley 18 күн бұрын

I just “rehabbed” an old Toro ZMaster with about 3600 hours on a liquid cooled Kaw. Didn’t drive when I bought it and found that was due to a broken wheel motor. That sent metal through the pump which I also had to rebuild. Replaced the mower spindles because 1 was missing and the other 2 had fishing line wound up in them which wiped out the seals and bearings. AVOID MOWING OVER PLASTIC! Finally got her back together and mowed my home lawn last night. Did good so it’ll go out tomorrow on my little route. Hopefully all the money I spent will come back to me.

@dalewiley9208 18 күн бұрын

As a consumer/homeowner I truly thank-you.

@cole444911 18 күн бұрын

Great video Brian! I’m probably not the only one who needed this as a reminder.

@jchase5158 18 күн бұрын

Maintenance is everything. 💯

@calebtworek4547 18 күн бұрын

Exmark maintenance is nice because it is not hard to do. Thank you Exmark for not making your mowers not so complicated to figure out👍🏻

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Haha yeah true! Folks complain Bout the price but they also require so little maintenance and greasing.

@calebtworek4547 18 күн бұрын

@@BriansLawnMaintenance right I agree💯

@lukechristy7822 12 күн бұрын

@@BriansLawnMaintenance They sure are salty though. 20% more than Scag or Ferris around me.

@sociopathmercenary 9 күн бұрын

Wait... So Exmark is NOT making their mowers not complicated to work on? So they are complicated to work on? 🤷🏼‍♂️

@jerryanderson3181 17 күн бұрын

Brian thanks so so much for all you do I having nothing but respect for you brother you have earned your success you have worked very very hard and still do its way way more than just the physical work all the mental pressure and coordinating you do very few could handle it again thanks for all you do and your wife too BESIDE EVERY SUCESSFUL MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN

@edb7549 18 күн бұрын

Great video thanks for all your information

@michaelcato8471 17 күн бұрын

Thank you Brian. This is great info for a newer business owner

@edb7549 18 күн бұрын

Great video thanks for all the information

@ryansandberg2928 18 күн бұрын

Keep up the good work an definitely look forward to your videos each week

@jeremyd9579 18 күн бұрын

Nice video Brian, great information 🤘🏼

@alexb8483 18 күн бұрын

Never a good feeling when I check the oil on my mowers and it’s not on the dipstick lol. Good thing those Kawi’s are tough.

@johnme7049 18 күн бұрын

Your videos are always helpful Brian. You always have good advice. Thanks and have a great day.

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@lakeforkwiring 14 күн бұрын

Very Informative Thanks.

@Jay_Ira 12 күн бұрын

Thanks for a great video bud, keep up the great work.

@ethanwilliams1825 18 күн бұрын

I like the Oregon blades they're decent quality for the money. Exmark blades are about twice as much and other than being a little more resistant to bending I haven't noticed any difference. I run the deck belt until it breaks and I change the hydro belt when I have it on my lift to service the hydros because it's much easier. I generally get 2000 plus hours on my tires, I flip them on the rim at 1000 hours. When I'm done with them they're close to racing slicks, but they don't slide around that bad and in a very wet season the balder tires won't dig in when you hit a soft spot. For a battery I have consistently gotten 4 plus years out of the $27 dollar Ever Start lawn mower battery.

@jeffharvey6768 18 күн бұрын

Great job Brian.

@paulwerle1 18 күн бұрын

Great video!!!

@jdkirane7990 18 күн бұрын

The commercial stuff is so much easy to service yourself. If they made the homeowner mowers as easy to work on the dealers would have no mowers to service haha

@mattbarnett7985 16 күн бұрын

So cool to see you making these videos in the new barn!

@BriansLawnMaintenance 15 күн бұрын

Ikr! Dream come true!

@BullmoosePiper 18 күн бұрын

As a homeowner who bought a Gravely ProStance, I really appreciate the tips in this video. My dealer was so down to earth about everything and basically echo'd what you said about servicing the hydros - he said that's the one thing I'm really better off letting them do. Rest of the stuff I can do myself. Question for you Brian - do you grease any of the "lifetime" grease fittings like the front casters? Thanks again.

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

That's awesome. I personally don't grease any of those lifetime items. I do let the dealer do an annual maintenance on the machines, and they do check those at that time. Otherwise, for most newer machines (last 5-7 years), when they mean lifetime maintenance-free, they mean it.

@BioshockChicken 13 күн бұрын

A lot of these mowers also have in-line fuel filters that get pretty gummed up from all the crap that works it’s way into the gas tank.

@FloridaTurfPros 18 күн бұрын

This is a great video, Brian. Beneficial for homeowners and commercial outfits!

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Thanks Jonathan!

@victorestrada2789 17 күн бұрын

Appreciate the informative content Brian, hopefully you can come to Maryland sometime!

@michaeldaniels5584 18 күн бұрын

Brian good maintenance video. Even of us seasoned guys, its a good reminder

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

You bet my friend

@proamericanlawncare-qn3qd 17 күн бұрын

I have the exmark “commercial “ engine, the oil cap kept leaking oil. My dealer finally had to call china to talk to the guy that designed the motor and they concluded the oil filler tube was not formed right. It was “fixed” but It still drips a little. I wish they would have just put on a Kawasaki FX.

@SingleStacked 18 күн бұрын

Good tips. Don't forget to grease any zerks.

@jronmanlawn 15 күн бұрын

Exmark is free or grease points far as I know. Many are going that route. SCAG still uses grease points on their top 3 models but not the lower 3 models. I think Hustler still has them too on at least some models.

@stevem6711 14 күн бұрын

Ferris has greaseable spindles and multiple joints.

@nascarnate326 18 күн бұрын

That easy removal plastic deck cover is awesome. I’m on a decade old JD that bolts on..super annoying but can’t justify a new machine with these prices.

@jestillwell1964 8 күн бұрын

We have multiple sets of blades for each mower. A log book is kept for each mower with the date and hours showing all the maintenance, blade changes, gallons of fuel, and locations mowed.

@collierfinch5458 18 күн бұрын

From eastern north carolina, I've been using copperhead mulching blades. Alot of yards with what I call grass gumbo. Meaning if it's green, it's probably in the lawn

@jronmanlawn 15 күн бұрын

My method for oil change is when the hour meter ends with 50 or 00 you gotta change the oil. For the filter I do it every 100 hours. The phone reminder is a good idea too. I used to do it every 100 hours but switched to every 50 now. SCAG has a nice setup for changing belts. The tensioning pulley arm has a slot for a 1/2 inch drive ratchet and one guy loosens the tension with the ratchet and a second guy feeds the belt around all the pulleys. On my 2006 Tiger Cub the hydro belt on top and deck belt on bottom. Blower belt on top the right most deck pulley. On the Turf Tiger II the hydro belt is vertical and powers a pto shaft. The deck belt connects to the pto shaft. I think Exmark and Toro have a similar system on the 96 and the 144 mowers. I don't know if the previous owner on my Tiger Cub has replaced the PTO switch but in my almost 2000 hours I have put on it I haven't had to replace mine. The biggest issue I have is either electrical, brakes, or carburetor. I am hoping to replace the Tiger Cub with an EFI to hopefully be more long term reliability.

@eric8851 9 күн бұрын

I mow in the south (NC) and I use mulching blades, super sandy here and high lift blades create a sandstorm. I already sandblast my deck everytime I run, wears so fast. Change my blades ever 10-12 hours because of it.

@dougwachs 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for the vid - I've been having trouble with my PTO and found that if the battery is fully charged it doesn't drop in and out of engagement - could be the switch is wearing out as well and that's why it's so finicky.

@stevenfaber3896 Күн бұрын

For ZTRs, would you recommend rebuilding a hydro gear hydrostatic? How long does it last after, and is the time investment worth it?

@broncobill1104 13 күн бұрын

Awesome video across the whole way man! Very detailed, very accurate, and very simple how you executed this. I do have to ask, do you really ever check spindles, or do you just let them go until they break? I could see undoing the belt and spinning them to listen if they aren't smooth, but how long does one of those last without any abuse? Thanks, keep it up!

@BriansLawnMaintenance 13 күн бұрын

In a half dozen mowers that I’ve owned, I’ve honestly never had a spindle issue ever. Knock on wood!

@paulblaize8649 18 күн бұрын

Standard-lift Hustler Fusion blades (no teeth on lift) for Super Z and Scag Marbain mulching blades for Liberty Z. No chute-blocking or mulch kits on either unit. La

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Nice!

@nrfa6229 17 күн бұрын

Hey Brian! I currently have a 2022 JD 1025r with heated Curtis cab, loader, bucket, ballast box, 54” cut and yanmar diesel which I’m looking to sell to get into a zero turn. I’m an amputee, so I was wondering what your thoughts are to selling my tractor fast and getting into an Exmark. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and have a blessed day 🙏🏻

@hartlife7795 17 күн бұрын

We are in Michigan as well. Testing out the X blade setup now. Have you ran them or tested yet?

@craigmarquis3064 13 күн бұрын

Hello Brian. Great video and great tips for maintenance. Im just wondering what kind of tires you have on the rear of that machine. Looking for new ones myself and those look like good ones.

@BriansLawnMaintenance 13 күн бұрын

Oh gosh great question. These are the stock ones on the Radius X. I’m not sure the name though sorry

@stevem6711 14 күн бұрын

Ferris with the Briggs motor now has the dry sump separate oil reservoir. 500 hr oil changes. Closer to a gal of oil

@JoeeGonzalez 18 күн бұрын

Maybe I missed it because I was half asleep but did you touch on greasing your equipment! Great video as always! Want to see if maybe you get another Buffalo Wild Wings meetup this year 🙌

@BriansLawnMaintenance 16 күн бұрын

Love that idea!

@Shaft827 14 күн бұрын

Have a lil drip of hydro fluid I noticed on the floor in the garage...any help where to check where it is coming from...looks like from under the deck...ex-mark turf tracer...thanks...St Hts MI

@bennoyes599 17 күн бұрын

I just bought an exmark e series. Do you have a recommendation for rear tires? The stock ones don’t like my hills too much.

@BriansLawnMaintenance 17 күн бұрын

I don't I'm sorry

@lawnfreak3543 5 күн бұрын

Just bypass your safety switches I do that with every new machine I get that way I can get on and off the mower quicker

@Fredlocal80 12 күн бұрын

How often to u grease?

@pete1735 17 күн бұрын

I bought a toro at the end of last summer love it but it actually has a toro motor is it basically the same as the Kawasaki or different I been looking at a lot of toros and all that I've seen has the Kawasaki motor

@lucasdurham6830 16 күн бұрын

We got 1200 hours on our OEM tires on my scag v ride 2. I think it was because we were gentle on the machine and didn’t turn excessively on concrete 😅

@Tcw2019 18 күн бұрын

You should have mentioned scraping the deck! I do that just as much as changing blades!

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

That's another good one!

@Tcw2019 18 күн бұрын

@@BriansLawnMaintenance super jealous of the new barn btw

@georgewright3081 5 күн бұрын

I think you missed the most important lube schedule, spindle grease? or maybe you work for the bearing company 😂

@the_atomic_punk487 12 сағат бұрын

Spindles in the exmark are greaseless, my oreviois mower had to grease them frequently

@Caden284 18 күн бұрын

Hey Brian, side discharge or mulch

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

We side discharge but I’ve seen folks do a little bit of everything!

@Caden284 18 күн бұрын

Ok thanks 😊

@mikeworkman1759 12 күн бұрын

How often to change air filters?

@BriansLawnMaintenance 11 күн бұрын

Annual maintenance

@2fast4sum 12 күн бұрын

How often to grease the mower?

@BriansLawnMaintenance 11 күн бұрын

Most of the exmarks are greaseless maybe minus one or two fittings, typically the idler pulley, etc

@jerollins 18 күн бұрын

Are there areas I need to be greasing? Got a bit of a squeak from what sounds like the right front wheel on my zero turn

@dguiley 18 күн бұрын

If you see a grease zerk it needs greased. Especially those caster bearings are subject to wet conditions and, if nothing else, the grease drives out the moisture.

@jerollins 18 күн бұрын

@@dguiley thanks!

@user-do9fr7ox7t 18 күн бұрын

What about hand tools and blowers

@dguiley 18 күн бұрын

Unfortunately there is a trend towards “sealed” bearings and no grease fittings. The philosophy is that a sealed bearing requires no maintenance, and for those who don’t grease their machines regularly that is a good thing. I’ve heard time studies show the cost of grease and time involved are more expensive than just replacing the parts more frequently. But for those of us who would grease regularly, I can say I’ve never had a bearing failure over thousands of hours of use across multiple machines due to greasing issues. It’s always been due to another issue like some plastic damaging the seal or whatever.

@jerollins 18 күн бұрын

@@dguiley makes sense. Appreciate the feedback

@csmeyer24562 7 күн бұрын

What is a high lift blade ?

@raymonddomagalla3357 6 күн бұрын

The blade behind the cutting edge is angled upward. Increases airflow. Improve the efficency of bagging systems

@DrewHalterman 18 күн бұрын

What about spark plugs?

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Great catch, I would say annual maintenance with a tune up, I personally let the dealer do that.

@schofieldlawncare 15 күн бұрын

We do ours every 50 hours

@evanflowers2323 15 күн бұрын

What happened to the laser Z

@BriansLawnMaintenance 15 күн бұрын

We still use it, almost every week. It's a backup mower and bags for us.

@joshmay6451 4 күн бұрын

Boy for a brand new shop that things filling up fast lol jk

@BriansLawnMaintenance 3 күн бұрын

lol for sure

@LLeiteRltr 17 күн бұрын

Brain what happened to your lazer z

@BriansLawnMaintenance 17 күн бұрын

We still have it!

@bryonkennedy1863 11 күн бұрын

Great video! Thank you for praising Jesus and saying Amen. It's so nice to learn from another Christian. God bless you Brian!!

@jamesnm21 11 күн бұрын

Ah maintenance. As if we don't akready have enough to do. 😂

@kevinspahr6632 17 күн бұрын

Why are zero turn mower belts so much more expensive than Automotive belts??? They look to be the same to me other than the lengths differ.

@tarkus7561 18 күн бұрын

Is your hair dyed?

@tarkus7561 18 күн бұрын

🤣🤣

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Nope, just starting to burn out in the color with the sun. I should dye it though, snow removals making me pop out grays lol

@tarkus7561 18 күн бұрын

Just messing with you!

@Mrxand2 17 күн бұрын

I blowed up my engine runing it to 0 last year did not check it the hole season 😂 it was so expensive

@greglester3403 18 күн бұрын

threw me off when you said, 3 blades on a mower only one blade is actually mowing?

@BriansLawnMaintenance 18 күн бұрын

Yeah, I worded that a little weird. I meant to say most homeowners are mowing with a 1 blade mower. We mow with 3 blades on a mower (typically). So although we do a season of worth of wear and tear by doing 30 lawns a day (versus 30 mows annually for a homeowner), we still have to take that number and divide it by 3 since there are 3 mower blades mowing a lawn with a ztr. Talk about a word salad! That still means every 3 days, we are putting an annual amount of use and abuse on a blade, which means we need to change out blades every 3 days. (for us, we change/sharpen every 2).

@greglester3403 16 күн бұрын

@@BriansLawnMaintenance I understand now. After I thought for a bit it dawned on me that’s what you had to be meaning. Thanks