How to Set the DECK WHEELS on Your Riding Lawn Mower

How to Set the DECK WHEELS on Your Riding Lawn Mower - CUB CADET

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In this video I will show you how to correctly set the deck wheels on your riding lawn mower. These wheels are also known as anti-scalp wheels or scalp wheels or gauge wheels and help prevent your mower deck from scraping your turf. They need to be adjusted to the correct position based on what height you are cutting your grass in order to function properly.
My “how to” videos for this mower:
How to Remove the Deck and Put it Back On: • Cub Cadet XT1 Enduro |...
How to Level Your Deck: • How to Level Your Cub ...
How to Change the Oil: • Cub Cadet XT1 Enduro |...
Lubrication Points on a Cub Cadet: • Cub Cadet XT1 Enduro -...
Adjust Your Deck Wheels: • How to Set the DECK WH...
2 HACKS to help level your mower deck: • 2 DECK LEVELING HACKS ...
Cleaning Under Deck Belt Covers - Rust Prevention
• Riding Lawn Mower Main...
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@ChuckP25. Ай бұрын

Flip -- I've had my XT1 54in rider for 3 years. I never knew I could do this. Thanks HUGE!!!!! Thumbs up.

@fixitFlip Ай бұрын

No problem. Glad I could help, Chuck! Happy mowing.

@scottburghart9278 Жыл бұрын

Here we go again......EXCELLENT tutorial! I feel so stupid, I had no idea those wheels were adjustable! Such a huge help, THANKS! Big thumbs up!

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, thanks for the support! Any many people don't know these wheels are adjustable, unless you read the manual, and WHO DOES THAT? lol

@TheNewenglandboys Жыл бұрын

Glad I found this channel and subscribed last night! Super helpful! Thanks

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help and glad you joined!

@508homes Жыл бұрын

Thanks! New you could adjust those but didn’t know how low they should be. Helpful informative

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@warrenscorner 10 ай бұрын

I recently purchased a used XT1. These videos are a great help. The deck was way out of adjustment. All of the wheels are set to the lowest setting. They are very wobbly so I definitely need new ones. Thanks for the videos.

@fixitFlip 10 ай бұрын

No problem, glad I could help! I have links to all my videos about this mower in the description below the video if you need more tips.

@dougmottert2258 Ай бұрын

Great stuff. thanks for your help . I am a subscriber now just found your channel .

@fixitFlip Ай бұрын

Awesome, welcome aboard. More videos on this mower coming soon!

@cristinafarmer112 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good information!

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@KeyFobRob Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@stevem.9022 Ай бұрын

Great tutorial man. I wonder if one could fashion a simple extension piece from an "L" bracket to get the extra 1/2 inch?

@fixitFlip Ай бұрын

I don't see why not!

@fixitFlip Ай бұрын

If you try that, let me know how well it works because I'm curious now!

@suziesturgill2462 Жыл бұрын

I have same model and mine is rubbing on the mower shut, any suggestions

@bethmurrow5626 Жыл бұрын

Hi Flip...I am new to your channel, glad I stumbled on to it. I have a XT1 LT42 Cub Cadet, I purchased 2 years ago. Here is little info that some ppl may not know. If you buy a Cub from a big box store, such as Tractor Supply or similar, you will be buying an inferior product compared to buying, the same exact model, from a Cub dealer. You will pay just a few hundred dollars more, not much, for the amount of differences. Because, at the dealer, they deal with more commercial service sales unlike the Harry homeowner customer. They use less plastic parts, more added accessories such as armrests and more. Ok, that was my tidbit of the day. Now for my question...I recently needed to change the deck belt due to it coming off sonetimes. Instead of just reaching under and replacing it, I decided to check out the condition of all parts on the deck. I removed it, removing those crazy cotter pins things was a real bear especially the one holding the cable on. Anyways i noticed a pulley break needed replacing, so i did that. But the pulley it was associated with which is attached to the arm that engage/disengage the blades....wobbles some, especially when disengaged. When engaged it still wobbles some but not nearly as much. I replaced the shoulder spacer(round metal disk with holes) but it still wobbles. Any guess as to what it could be? While the deck was off I cleaned, scrapped, power washed, painted, and put "Slip Plate #1, we will see if i get less grass sticking under there. But i have to solve my problem first. Thanks for your videos, they are awesome!

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining the channel. And I agree, I always buy from a local dealer. That’s where I got mine. If you have a wobbly pulley, I would recommend replacing that pulley. If that doesn’t fix it, then I would replace the spindle.

@everythingvideos24 Жыл бұрын

I cut my grass at 2 1/2” and sometimes 3” my yard is uneven and bumpy. I had my wheels at the highest hole and the deck scalped my yard. I put the wheels at hole 2 and ever since the wheels prevents scalping but the wheels ride the ground.

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Yeah, when the grass is thick mine will kind of ride too, but sometimes you have to just cut it a little taller with this set up on this cub if you don't want them to ride. But if they are riding, worse case scenario is you just have to replace them a little sooner. Not the end of the world. But the deck is meant to be free hanging, not riding on the ground.

@rorygoodden3845 Жыл бұрын

Thanks just did the front today, mosquitoes wouldn’t let me finish the back, wish I had an impact driver, pita getting fronts off, let sit for a day after spraying with WD40 and some penetrating oil. DIY tools not enough toque, hammer and wrench then socket and wrench.

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Yeah a big breaker bar from Harbor freight comes in handy sometimes too if you don't have an impact. They bolts don't have much surface area to grab onto for sure.

@daven7915 Жыл бұрын

[‎7/‎20/‎2023 12:00 PM] I just bought a house with acreage, Yay! Too much for the old push mower. I just ordered an XT1. I have no experience with riding mowers and decks. Do you re-adjust your anti-scalping wheels when you change mowing height? My lawn is some kind of fancy grass that needs to be cut at one inch, and my crab grass and weed field has some really un-even ground that will require the 4" setting to avoid bottoming out. It would seem to me that if I set my wheels 1/2" up for the 4" deck setting, when I drop down to the 1" setting the wheel would be riding the ground real hard. Am I going to have to change the wheel height every time I change cutting height?

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

I would probably set the deck wheels down to where you don't scalp the fancy grass that is down low. Then just leave them there. I wouldn't worry too much about scalping the weed field! Just leave them in the one position. Congrats on the mower. Check in the description under the video, I have a bunch of how-to videos for this mower!

@mikekelsch9464 9 ай бұрын

Nice video, but that will also mess with lowering your deck all the way down and using the wash out port to clean your deck correct? I guess there has to be a compromise between what someone wants to do.

@fixitFlip 9 ай бұрын

Yep. Has to be a compromise. To put the deck on the ground you would have to set the wheels so high they wouldn't be effective. So my preference is not to use the wash port. Rather keep it dry and scrape it from time to time.

@elyk1619 2 ай бұрын

How tight do you need to tighten the deck wheel bolts?

@fixitFlip 2 ай бұрын

I don't know an exact torque. Let's call it "good and snug."

@elyk1619 2 ай бұрын

@@AnX8765 thank you

@fixitFlip 2 ай бұрын

@@AnX8765 Duh. Yes I did. Sorry, brain fart. Long day.

@nathanprickett1597 Жыл бұрын

So I inflated my tires, leveled my deck, and the left front deck wheel sits lower than the right front deck wheel.... Thoughts?

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

Are they set in the same corresponding hole?

@nathanprickett1597 Жыл бұрын

@@fixitFlip yep, I have mine lowered to lowest setting as to help with the scalping

@fixitFlip Жыл бұрын

@@nathanprickett1597 That should not be the case, then. I wonder if the bracket is warped or bent. That's the only thing that makes sense to me.

@johnhendel7357 11 ай бұрын

Same here. The bracket has been bent outwards, but not downwards. It sits about one hole lower than the rest. Deck is level, tires properly inflated.......and so on. 🤔

@cricri3534 15 күн бұрын

ah .. that explains the scalping I have 😒

@fixitFlip 15 күн бұрын

Yep, that will do it!

@wandahughes5439 10 ай бұрын

So you set all of them in the same hole

@wandahughes5439 10 ай бұрын

I have a jd x320 back wheel don't hit ground the front does I got all set in same hole but I'm scraping the yard in spots

@fixitFlip 10 ай бұрын

Well, you want each want to sit about a half inch off the ground. If that means different holes, then that is fine. Also, making sure the deck is leveled properly will make sure nothing is out of whack. I have a video on that as well. @@wandahughes5439

@timr31908 Ай бұрын

I've got the same lawn mower same year... I think the cut quality is horrible... MTD made a terrible deck design and they had to make these airplane lawn mower blades to compensate for the bad deck design. The only way I've seen more decent is when you're cutting really short like 1 in. We know that's the worst thing you could do to your lawn if you set it at 3:00 you can see how bad it does not cut because it does not suck the grass up to cut it off. Shame on you MTD America's tired of your garbage