How to destroy a backing plate/ dust shield because I don't want to do the job right.

Plastic cup - great tip. I’m going to start spraying mine. Repeat application is no problem for me. It will take a while to knock out the roots permanently, but I’ll keep after it. I just so happen to have both these products in the garage. Thanks 👍

Thank u. Just did all belts and the steering rack on my 17 troy bilt

When you spend the first 7 minutes on removing the wheel, I lost interest.

After watching this video and a few others I've determined this lawnmower is not for me. I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole. LOL

I have a question after doing my TB30R, I noticed after it all went back together that the lower drive belt rubs against the transmission in gear 3 or below. I swore I must have routed it wrong, but it looks identical to yours. I can see @59:03 your lower belt is pressed against the transmission as well. Do you have any issues with it rubbing at lower gear? I've bent that wire bracket over to push it away as it will surely eat right through the aluminum. Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks for the video it helped me replace my belts. And I used MTD belts

My tb30r is running properly but the blades will not stay engaged for a long time. It’s like it runs for a minute then stops. Does anyone have the solution? I replaced the plunger switch and it still has the same problem as before. Is it a belt problem?

Thanks for the video

Love the part where you crumple up the instructions.

It happened to me today. Aftermarket manifold was installed 3 months ago. Thank you for your video.

Great video! I just replaced a deck belt for my neighbor and wasn't sure what that little arm was for. His was not broken, but I was still curious about why it was there. It looked like a manual engagement arm to me, but I knew that could not be what it was designed for. Now, I know, and you, my friend, have a new subscriber! 😃👍

Thank you as well! We wouldn't have been able to survive these belt issues without your great videos!!!!! The one regarding the belts for the transmission was extremely helpful!!!! I personally appreciate your detailed instructions and explanations.

Thanks for sharing your fix for this. Someone’s brain waves flatlined when they designed this. Generally epoxies and plastics don’t mix do using some epoxy that’s meant for plastic might be better and scuffing with an abrasive and cleaning with acetone might help the epoxy adhere.

excellent!

I purchased a 320CCA, AGM battery UL1 through Amazon for $69.99 as it should start the mower better and faster and last longer than the standard 200CCA, Non AGM UL1 that cost about $50. I'm hoping to get double the life which would be 5 or 6 years. I remove it off season (winter) and put it on a Battery Tender trickle charger for maintenance while it is out of the mower.

If you install a lift kit but go half a$$ on it with rear blocks instead of custom leaf springs, you can access it

how has it held up?

Good academic video. For your size lawn you could have been better off getting a 25 gal sprayer.

ALSO , THE CLEAREST, PRECISE AND FULLY EXPLAINED VIDEO BOTH IN PIX & FUNCTION OF THE MECHANICALS. GREAT JOB

so, what i learn in your video is there are a total of 3 belts on the tb30r 2 DRIVES + 1 BLADE BELT IS THAT CORRECT?

Great video again. Thank you! I learned from doing the other belts) and your video) that this one would not require removing the deck. Anyway, the one thing I noticed that was different on my Tractor, was the spring placement. You went from the top in and down. Mark 8:25 My Tactor had that reversed and was fed up, which came from the manufacture this way and maybe does make better productive functioning sense based on the mechanism function in itself, that would hold better.

Okay, I'm on board with a shout out to you for this video!! You really straightened me out. I wasted a day trying not to do things, that you showed me had to be done. I finally, dropped the main pully and saw how I must loosen the other 2 pulleys. After this video, I was 100 % positive my belts, were the correct ones and also on the correct pulley. So, when I was all completed, and my mower wouldn't start (Acting like dead battery) I was convinced nothing, you and I did was off. So further troubleshooting (Battery fuse okay) on my part found that the switch sensor on the bed I dropped and cleaned, was not installed correctly. Again, thank you I was sure it was something like this. The rest of the story goes like this. She backed out of the Driveway, went into gear, and worked better than ever! Yes, I had to use a makeshift crowbar, and man handle the impact bolt, but once it broke free, it was easy after that thanks to you and your very detailed and well explained video. I appreciate you having taken the time. I only hope my reinstalling the same bolt with the RFT method holds good for awhile. :)

Is this still holding up ? About to do this

Tip: Break the bolt loose before you jack it up.

Based on years of off road motorcycle experience, putting "grease" on something exposed to a dirty environment causes the formation of a grinding compound, which will wear the parts faster than if they were left unlubricated. So when you replace this next time try leaving it dry & pls report back with another video.

I'm surprised people asked how to remove a battery that is literally in the wide open viewing area....

Just built this today and it works great. Bought everything but the box from Amazon. I plan on designing and printing a custom box. It’s meant to be a portable fluid pump for whatever. I also thought about using it in a camp shower.

Why not drain the fuel & oil & lift the front until it stands on its back to access the bottom ?

This was one of the best "How to" videos EVER! Thank you for the detailed step by step process.

How did you attach the plastic piece to the sprayer base?

Mr. Demond, I’m from Jacksonville, I own this Mower. Thanks for the training!

Bless you

I just removed one from my house, I removed the stump, but some roots were left there. I wonder if the roots alone will shoot new sprouts. One question, did you remove the stump?

I am having an issue with the brake sticking. As I mow, it eventually releases all the way, but it is annoying, and probably not good for the brake or transmission. Any answers on how to fix something like this? Thank you.

Thank you! So simple. Great videos. I’ve had practically no breaks for over a year and learned to shift very quickly to keep from ending up in my culvert 😂

Please note that the spring as seen from the very beginning of the video is upside down. It should be installed coming up from the bottom of the lever.!!!!!!

Mine fell to the foot rest and I have to keep it pulled up with a dog leash to be able to cut grass. Have to keep pulling on it the whole time I’m cutting. Wears out my arms. lol

Good job. Helped me a lot. Very well presented. Liked the extra tips.

great vid

Great video. Do you have one on changing the drive belt??

Hi brother dose the battery not have a built in bms so it won’t let it over discharge? To my knowledge, thanks for sharing 🙏

That rotor is probably bent now

the issue is the design of the units steering. it's complete garbage. the motor is good, blade is nice.. it's real comfy, but there are several kill switches built into it for some reason. the lower red plastic piece above the piece you took off has a kill switch in it for some reason. ive used my tb30r for a few years and the only significant design flaw that stands out is the entire steering solution. i was interested in the kit until i saw you turn the wheel after you installed it. same massive play in the steering, it's loose even after the upgrade kit.. a completely new steering solution is needed regrettably. good video.

TWO THINGS....YOU NEED TO BACK OFF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES...THEN HIT IT LIKE A MAN.. NO NEED TO BUY MOST TOOLS, AUTO PARTS STORE RENT TOOLS FOR FREE....

I once backed off all the lug nuts on my brother-in-laws Geo Metro and drove tight alternating donut like circles in my driveway for 20 minutes before the first wheel broke free. Sometimes when they are stuck they are truly STUCK. That is when I started using anti seize on axle and rotor faces.

Use anti seize on the axle face and around the pilot hub and you'll never have this problem again. And the wheel will never freeze onto the pilot hub either so no more kicking the tire or sledgehammering the tire to get it off. The standard silver works as does copper kote spray. And you won't get the corrosion build up to the axle face and back of rotor. And I've never had the anti seize migrate to the braking surfaces. I've been doing it for 20 years in the Pennsylvania salt belt with 100% success.

Thanks Peter for the great Idea, no worries thanks to you, Mike

Did the same thing for a rear rotor on a mustang. After being there for 16 years in New England, it wasn't budging, no matter how much I soaked it. The 10 ton puller from HF shot that thing about 3 feet across the shop. Wasn't going to come off any other way for sure.

Very lucky that the weak, chinesium links that attach the jaws to the hub of the puller didn't fail. I bit of fool's advice, have those remade of high strength steel, and use grade 8 bolts and nuts hardware.

I used the bolt method last weekend on my wife's minivan. It spent almost it's entire life in Minnesota winters and were really rusted on. Heat, freeze-off and whacking with a hammer did nothing . I have to replace the rotors on my 2001 Firebird next month and will keep this in mind if the bolt method doesn't work. Great idea and thanks for sharing the video!