Very instructive and thorough demo. I've pretty much owned and used John Deere lawn tractors and mowers all of my adult life ... Grand-dad was an old school farmer throughout the 30' thru the early 80s, and he bought everything JD, so I naturally followed I his footsteps. I used mowers from the old 110s, 112s, and moved up to the 210s-212s .... and finally to the 318s, and have 3 total bc I love that model so much ... snow removal etc. I love the power steering and hydraulics, but no🎉w I'm in town and mowing less, so purchased a ZTrack 345R a couple of seasons ago. Basically, all decks hang pretty much under the power unit, but hookup is a little different from the steering wheel models to stick-steer. Your video certainly shows some pointers that make removal/hookup much easier! So thank you for offering it! I'm older now, with the back and hip issues that age often brings! Lol ... Thnx again, and Blessings to you. P.S. I did want to come back and make a suggestion ... After reinstalling the 42" deck on my Z345R, it occurred to me that I didn't mention that when re-installing the deck, I have a tapered Craftsman pry gar that I use as a drift pin/bar in aligning the lift arms, which makes that portion of re-installion much easier. Stay safe and well ..... Thanks again.

I have this exact same mower and your video provided me with some much needed and detailed information. Thank you very much.

Excellent video, shows exactly what he is saying instead of just saying you need to do this and this but not showing the step. You make this job look really easy, thank you for sharing.

Great video sir. About to service my z375R. I appreciate the thorough instructions.

Don't take food from a skinny Chef, and don't take lawnmower advice from a mechanic with two hands. Thanks for the info dude. Helped a lot.

Your video was very helpful. Watched it prior to removing the 54 inch Accel Deep deck from my Z515e ZTrak. While some of the pin locations and the lift mechanism were slightly different from those on the Z335 on your video it was close enough serve as a nice guide. The 3/8 drive extension to release the belt was very helpful. Hardest part, frankly, was moving the heavy 54 inch deck in and out after it was disconnected.

A carpenter's clamp works great for holding the belt on the clutch while reinstalling the belt on the pulleys. Great job. Great video, as always.

Great instructional video for all of us non-mechanics. I wrestled with my deck to change blades and install the mulch kit … but now I know the better way to do this. I also appreciate the video on you channel for greasing the spindles. If it’s true the unit ships without grease, and there’s no prep, it’s no wonder those bearings wear prematurely.

Going to do this today. Feel comfortable to do this and install my mulching kit because of you. Strong work!

Keep them coming. Winter is here, and it's time to jump-start a new season. Never have seen those clips before I would have destroyed it.

Excellent video with clear, easy to follow instructions.

Great instructions and good call on the tension bar idea. 👍🏻

Dude. Your my go to guy on my Z335. As I said in another post I just bought one with just under a 100 hours on it and it's like brand new. It was treated well. And also like I said going from my Craftsman 46 inch tractor style which I really liked, I love the Z335. And honestly the deck appears to be much easier to take off on the Z335 than it was on the Craftsman. I wish you had one of those tip things $42 or $5 or whatever, because I would donate. You've helped me tremendously over the last couple of weeks watching your videos on the Z335. I did get all the paperwork instructions and video on this mower, but right after I brought at home I had to take my truck to the shop to have some work done to it and I left that stuff in there. I just have a couple of questions and I was glad to see that 1 of the things is exactly the same on your mower. On the left side of the mower deck as you are sitting on the mower, there's a little tower with a bunch of holes in it. I thought maybe I was missing something, but yours is exactly the same way. What is that?. Also on the right side as you are sitting on the mower there is a handle that moves what looks kind of like a mulching thing. Initially that's what I thought it was but actually it doesn't close all the way, So I'm thinking that that is for when you drop your deck and hook the hose to it. And do the clean out. It looks like yours also has that same handle. One more question, do you recommend using the hose apparatus for the internet clean out?. Thank you so much for taking the time. 💪😎

Great walk through, thank you!

Thanks for getting me squared away. You rock man. I have same. I will be tuning in.

Thanks for posting. You are very good at creating these instructional videos.

Thanks so much! Using the 3/8" hole to release the spring is genius man! Here is an idea to share with you on that if you have not heard it from others. I followed your lead, but I bought a 3/8" to 1/2" adapter and just put that on my 3' breaker bar that is 1/2" drive. Works fantastic, is long enough to reach all the way out for easy access. Your pipe works great too, but I did not have one. Anyway, loved the video and made my first deck removal a piece of cake! Oh, one last suggestion. When the deck is free, I just release the back two wheels and roll the front wheels to the left (spin the mower left) and the deck come right out. No dragging the deck across the surface. Have a great day!

I was a fan until I saw the Little's sticker. 😅😅😅 Really good video. Thank you for the help. You obviously have a lot of skill.

This video empowered me! Thanks!

Just wanted to say I hope you and yours has a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the tip for the ratchet to relieve spring tension

Great video, you are very knowledgeable this will help me a lot. Thanks👍

Thank you. Great vid!

Thank you! I'm a one woman show and this video was great.

Dang voice text, not the internet clean out with the underside clean out, man I need to really read this stuff before I send it LOL, thanks again.. 👍

Excellent video!!

Great video 👍thanks for information

$2 to $5 tip/donation.. dang voice text... 😉👍 (it would add up) Thanks again!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family from Jake and i at Eliminator Performance and many more to come.

how do you make the dis to stay

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Will the deck from a Z355E fit on the Z335E?