Dude has more talent in a single hand than most their entire bodies

Straight forward, good troubleshooting advice, practical cost saving discussion! I appreciate you taking the time to film and explain! Great video!

Best video I've seen on this subject...

I've been searching how to find where it's bent. This is a perfect explanation

Solid DIY tips on doing it right and under budget! Keep em coming!

i'M a 72 year old gal that still wrenches. So glad I ran into your videos - they are straight forward and easy to follow. So even I can do it LOL Thanks bunches

Excellent information and instructions. I am having the same problem. Now I know how to find and fix this without replacing the deck. Thank you very much sir I appreciate it.

Excellent video tutorial! You taught an old dog a new trick! Thank you right on my birthday!

Man am I ever glad I watched this video. I've watched several of your videos which gave me excellent tips as far as doing work on my LA130. Now this video is giving me ideas on why my Wheel Horse 52" deck is shaking so badly after I hit a raised patch of ground in the ditch by our house. It hit pretty hard and this may be what happened. I very much like your simple no nonsense approach to repairs rather then throwing a ton of money at the problem. Thank you

Awesome advice! Your directions were right to the point and easy to follow. I was afraid that I was going to have to shell out a lot of money to fix, but thanks to you...heck, I'm ready to give it a go. Thank you so much.

Great work you are very good

You got the job done. Without costing the customer much money. Looks great from my porch. Job well done. 👍👍👍👍

Three years ago I bent the mower deck on my John Deere d130. They said there was no way to fix it and they wanted $1100 for a new deck. My solution to the problem was to take that $1100, add $1800 to it and get a Husqvarna zero turn with a fabricated deck. I still have the John Deere deck in the cellar, and now I know how to fix it. THANKS!

Great video! Now I have a plan for this weekend to try and fix my uneven cut issue.

Definitely a lot of great advice !

Best explanation I have seen on why the deck does not cut evenly. Especially since this is the deck I just replaced after 12 years. One tip on this deck if you have to replace it, it is cheaper to buy a complete deck through sales ($900), rather than a bare deck through parts ($1100).

Thanks for the great video! I own a John Deere 285 that I have restored. I just purchased a mower deck for it and am trying to figure how to attach it. Your videos are very helpful.

Another informative and well done video from Johnson's, thank you man, excellent work.

Excellent demonstration. I had never seen that before, so I learned something new.

I sure am glad I found your videos. They are very helpful.

Outstanding fix and video presentation !!

Great videos, thank you. If you continue to teach everyone how to fix everything so well with these great videos you are gonna put your shop out of business !!!

Great job! He must have hit something really hard to bend the deck that bad! Thanks! 👍👍

I appreciate & enjoy your informative videos. It's easy to follow you and understand your logic. Thank you.

I cut my yard and walking trails for 20 years with a STX-38. I got a new S240 and the first time around the yard I hit a root. Bent the blade and the deck. My brother in law had a Bolens and got the S240 too. First time around the yard, he hit a stump and bent the blade and deck. We both had mowed our yards the previous week without. I continued to hit stuff I never hit before. I replaced the deck cause I had bent it back into shape so many times the metal got fatigued and wouldn't stay straight. I got a Accel deck and the first time out I hit a root. It stuck so hard in the root I had to pull it off with my truck. And it bent the blades and deck. This deck is heavier and harder to bend back. A few weeks later I hit a stump and really bent the blades and deck. I am tired of buying blades and pounding on the deck. And I need a bigger hammer now. I never bent a blade on the old STX 38. I bent the hell out of the deck (Black deck) over the years hitting stumps rocks roots, the blades would cut holes in it when doing so, it rusted and my buddy welded it back together multiple times, we beefed up the parts that would bend. I was working on the STX as I still use it and noticed the blades are tucked up inside the deck quit a ways. HMMMM The blades on the new JD's are almost level with the bottom edge of the deck. Could this be why I used to bend the front of my old mower's deck and not the blades and deck, and now hit shit with my blades and consequently bend the deck??? I think it is a design flaw. When I bend my deck back I use a chunk of wood on the opposite side of the hole cause it looks like it is bent all the way through. One side down and the other goes up.

Well done. Many people will benefit from this video.

Thank you so much for this video! My mower is now cutting perfect!

Simple and very effective. Thank you.

Great stuff! Excellent point about the anti scalp wheels!

Great job!

Excellent video!! I was surprised how easily and quickly you could bent it back. Good job. Thanks.

This video kept me from having to buy a new mower deck. Thank you so much for a great video.

Thank you for your time the best explanation on these lawnmowers and why they don’t cut even thank you very much

Thanks so much for another great video! I've learned so much from you. Best wishes and happy holidays.🎄

Thank you so much for the solid info. I need to look over my entire setup now after all the info you just dropped. This is how you make a diy video.

Brilliant! I'm sure that's what must be up with mine. Thank you for the great explanation.

I learned a lot from this video! Thumbs up and subscribed ! Thank you very much for posting!

My son hit something with the cub cadet and not only did it bend the deck but it cracked the corner of the spindle. For the life of me I could not get it to cut even until I remove the spindle and saw the bent deck. I used a small air hammer and a heavy duty mallet with a piece of wood and it worked. Wish I would have seen yours earlier

DUDE!!!! FANTASTIC Video!!

Excellent video... love it!

Wow man been trying to figure out why my blades were not even.good job explaining what to do.Thanks

I learned a lot from your video! Thank you for the knowledge! Subscribed.

Nice work!

Good work, never seen these done before.

very helpful, thank you!

This is a cool video. Im going to diagnose mine tomorrow. Something tells me mine is going to be bent too lol.

You are amazing!!! This was great! Thank you so much!!

Good video and to the point. Most owners don't have the know how on why you do not move the wheels. Every tractor I receive the wheels are totally to high. I try to explain to them that they are set for a reason and not to cut the lawn so low. I did want to mention on one of your other videos that I did watch a few times incase I missed something. I was stumped on the Husqvarna zero turn that has the parking brake within the laterals. I tried each time and cleaned up all the relays thinking that was the culprit. I replaced the solenoid, ignition switch, checked all the wiring for breaks, anyway I don't know if you can make a edit to that video to let others know about the occupant relay within the harness under the control panel. I decided to move that relay since it had the same color coded wires as the parking brake relays. The tractor started, but would not start again, but the relay became very hot real quick. I found one on line and installed it and still had no call back from the customer. I don't suppose that you have a video on a troy bilt tractor that won't stop moving forward unless I turn the ignition off? I have set the brake but still won't stop. I may have to put on a stand and see the wheels in the back after pressing the pedal and see what's going on. I hope it's not the tranny.

Nice job 👍

Dam good stuff.

Very good video thank you

Excellent video, thank you.

Thank you very much and I have learned a lot, you are awesome man. Excellent teacher and demonstrator. Amazing how you solve issues with one hand, May God bless you Sir. Thanks a million.

Very good ldea thank you

BEST EVERY DIY VIDEO!!!! You Now have a new Subscriber. Very Helpful Video

Another great informative video. You must have known that I also had a bent deck. Thank You Again. ❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👀😎

Awesome! I call it a slide hammer. I have hit so many things with our mower and really need to do this.

This is a great, useful video. We have a LA105 and getting an uneven cut. I checked tire pressure and leveled the deck but, still a bit uneven.

I got a bad uneven cut and I suspect something along these lines. I just replaced the spindles and it does look like one is a little wonky when I spin it. I might have hit something but who knows. Good advice here and another tip to add to my toolkit. Before we owned acreage I only ever needed a pushmower. Now I'm changing blades, and spindles, leveling the deck, changing belts, and I'm sure more things to come. It's frustrating when this happens but it's a nice feeling to fix it. 😅

Great job with slap hammer

Awesome video. I just happen to have one of those old bead breakers.

My jd has he same situation. Now i kno w what to do. Many thanks!!

Great video, thanks. You saved me $600 bucks!

Thanks. I have a pretty serious bend happening somewhere. I need some of those anti scalp wheels as well. I don't have those. I really hope this channel does well and you can get a modular adapter for your arm so you can attach a bunch of different tools to it. Not only would that be totally awesome, it would definitely draw in a ton of views xD Good luck!

Been having this issue with my Husqvarna and now I know what needs to be done, because I’ve replaced the spindles and blades and it still cut uneven and after watching this video I check where the blades meet and boom figured out my deck was bent. Thank you guys for this great video

This was my favourite video on the subject, I flipped my deck over and one side of the blade was even with the other then the other side of the blade was over an inch higher. This proved it wasn't the deck or spindle and just a badly.bent blade. I hit a paver that was on my lawn a while back

I’m the least handy person on earth and trying to fix that…. I watch a ton of videos. You are great at talking it through. Felt like a buddy just giving me the run down. Keep it up!

Top of the deck is warp,we had the same problem with ours John Deer,the top of the deck where the bearing towers mount get warp,makes the blade underneath cut at a angle

That slap hammer is called a bead breaker fo 18 wheelers tires

One of my kids hit a stump and bent the end of one blade 90 degrees. Put new blades on and I’m getting about an 8 inch strip that’s high. This is definitely going to be my issue and you gave me the fix. Thanks

Great idea only thing I would do is warm the paint up with a heat gun so it doesn't get pinched and form rust where it was hit by pinching the paint you break the bond to the metal ... I rebuild my JD deck this past summer and never thought of this but I was lucky it wasn't bent I did replace the blades because they were finished almost worn through where they turn upward behind the cutting edge from just lightly grazing soil on a steep hill that I now landscaped to feather it out so it's not as bad...

very good

Thanks to my lawn mower angel! JSE now I have one less question....neither the actual problem nor the fix is intuitive. I jacked my mower up the other day and the blades looked fine, as much as I can see. It's a seriously old Craftsman and as you know getting the deck off that thing is a pain in the butt. I had smacked into a protruding tree root that I thought I had taken care of. Boing! Got untangled and the mower cuts uneven forevermore. I never woulda figgered out the problem. Very sneaky! Your video sorta floated to the top this morning and ya just musta nailed it. Wonky deck. Wow!!! Thanks JSE! Ya done good! Your fan over in Alabam, Norm

Genius!!! The kind of knowledge you have only comes from experience, that and you have a good eye and sharp instincts. All of this together is what we call talent. Along the way you've discovered things you'd never find in any repair manual, you ought to be writing them down and one day write a book. Your other talent is the way you explain things, you are a very articulate and effective communicator. I don't think you understand the value of what you know and what you do. I can tell you love what you do but one day your body will tell you it's had enough. A book such as I suggest would nicely finance your retirement. I don't know how far you went in school but you could have easily been an engineer. The men who built America didn't just attend the finest polytechs but were also blest with a gift for whatever engineering discipline they were schooled in. Today we call that thinking outside of the box, you may not know it but that is what you do. It behooves you to share this but there's no reason why you shouldn't profit from it. Every year that passes the floor is a little further away and a little colder, your knees will be the first to let you know. When that time comes, write that book. Kudos

Thanks man ! Good Job 💥 gheesh' you dont let nothing hold you back, do ya ! Very' impressive 🛠 🙏

Hello sir just seen this video. Now I can go and check my deck out too. I,ve seen your deck leveling videoand got that procedure down. Thinking that the deck was uneven, now tomorrow I'll take my deck off and see if it's bent. Great video!!!

Thank you i have a zero turn with new blades that dont cut right this will help me figure it out

Thank you for the blade tip. I never really paid that much attention to them before. I guess I can check My deck by measuring it to see if it's level on all sides. I hit a root with the edge of my deck, But I see no difference with the grass after mowing. Great job as always, I almost always learn something or am reminded of something. So thanks again.

Check tire pressure before mowing.

Your videos are awesome. Finally, someone has done proper JD maintenance videos for D100 aeries. You've got me as a subscriber. I have the same problem with a bent d110 deck, except my pulley level is raised on the outside side of the deck vs the towards the middle in your video. This may be a stupid question, but do you just hit the side of spindle hole that is raised the way you did with wood block and slap hammer after removing spindle? Or should I hit the deck from middle underneath (blade side)? Or it doesn't matter?

Thanks buddy, makes diagnosing my issue a bit easier. I haven't identified if the blades are bent yet but I hadn't considered the deck being bent but considering I have had nothing but trouble with my troybilt pony (2019) I wouldn't be surprised. I gotta pop the deck of to replace the spindle brakes (yes they are already trashed, along with deck engagement cable broken the idler pulley broke free from the deck... due to vibration from one of the spindle bearings not having a tight/press fit in on of the spindles causing vibration that lead to the pulley guards cracking) I will likely replace both spindles and blades ( I used some sleeve retainer compound in the interim to keep the spindle from vibrating as bad) Anyways... My old MTD mower will be put back into service if I find a suitable engine since MTD has always been built to a price but sheesh I wouldn't wish one of these things on my worst enemy. And to think I was concerned about the Chinese engine being a problem LOL

Hey I put a John Deere lt 180 42 inch deck on to a John Deere lt 155 that had the 38 inch deck one side with the lever that lowers the deck on the lt 155 that that side is sitting higher and this is a different deck.i use this mower and it's put together out of 3 different JD mowers.the engine is out of a 2005 JD l140 13.5 horsepower. Any suggestions would b appreciated it runs and mows but unevenly any expert advice u can give this shade tree mechanic would b appreciated

Have an older John Deere 100 series 42” deck. All of a sudden started skinning the left side only. Took the deck off, bent blade. No big deal, replaced it. The blades are balls on accurate, maybe 1/32” difference between cutting edges, MAYBE. Put deck back on and leveled. Raised deck all the way, made sure cutting edge of blades were still dead on even once the deck was on, and they were. Went to mow, still the same exact issue, just a tad less apparent now. Still mowing streaks, left side seemingly cutting lower than the right. Also, tire pressure the same on either side’s respective tires. Any ideas?

It's exactly what I am going to do.

Great video. Nvr would of thought of a bent deck. Got same problem even aftr new blades although not that extreme. Gonna hv to chk my deck. Thnks

Good tips. I've BFH'ed a few decks over the last few decades and in some cases welded extra steel to beef them up.

Amen to taking spindle housing off 1st. Good advice...nothing like busting a corner out and destroying housing🙄

Wow thanks I have an edge 48" 3 blade that has always left a strip.. I have not checked it yet but i bet dollars to peanuts that my deck is bent. Thanks a TON!

well...I guess I will be hammering my lawn mower soon...thank you for this video...

How did it cut after straightening it?

A few weeks ago I hit a rock with my X350 w/42" Accel deck and knocked a chunk off of one of my blades. I bought a new set and now the blades ends are hitting each other! I took off the deck and nothing seemed out of the ordinary to me, the spindles are tight. I priced a new deck and they only sell the shell by itself and it's like $600-$700! Last night I was debating maybe to just buy 2 new spindles and if that doesn't fix it I can move onto a new shell. After watching this video I'm going to work on checking the pulleys to see if they're misaligned. If you don't have a "slap hammer", can you just use a small sledge and a block of wood?

When you say take the hub off before you hit it, do you mean the spindle??

I'm wondering if, after adjusting the deck to align the blades, can you add a doubler plate to strengthen the thin deck material? That 12 gauge sheet metal seems kinda flimsy. Otherwise It'll probably bend again next time you hit a root or something.

i have a 42 in cut...i have a 8 inch non cut right in the MIDDLE of my cut.....perhaps the deck is bent....damn

Slip hammer is the correct trem

Rookie Question: what does the actual bending on the deck? Force of the pulley on the jammed blade?

13:14 marker the four bolts you see there holding the spindle to the deck, after mower for an hour or so, my bolts come undone on the one. I know on the one I have a piece of spindle that is missing (broken piece fell out) but the barring is locked in and fine. Should I use loctite blue? Thanks!!

I'll have to this to my deck as I suspect this is my problem. Do you think it would make sense to use a small level while hammering on the deck to see when its close compared to bolting the spindle back in place multiple times?

Possibly you could’ve measured the height of the hole side to side for comparison to see how close you were to getting it flat.

Hey, are all 100 series 42 inch decks interchageable that have the 3 point hookup?What are saying is can I take the deck off a D102 42 inch deck and put it on a LA115 with the 3 point hookup?