Swivel wheels

macdoesit

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My mower is a 54" cut JD Zero Turn. I have 5 acres that are uneven, hills, dips. I have gone thru lots of anti scalp wheels because when turning they dig into the lawn. I have been mowing my property for 25 years and have not been able to fix the problem. I have reset the wheels to every position that I can, I even took the wheels off, but then it scalp

Why can't manufactures make decks with swivel wheels??
 

MParr

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Tell us the model and serial numbers of your mower.
Tell us what your cutting height is.
Tell us your type of grass.
 

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Pull behind finish mowers are designed that way.

As for your ground, it sounds like it needs to be tilled, then leveled with a box blade.
 

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Don't turn around on a dime , enlarge the circle to about silver dollar size until you find a solution .
 

macdoesit

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I'm going to weld some steel plates and swivel casters to the deck, that are height adjustable.
 

Douglas Lee

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I thought JD used swivel wheel on some of their mower decks?
Oh, got it this unit is a zero turn!
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Do you adjust the scalp wheels 1\2" off the ground at the cutting height?
 

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My mower is a 54" cut JD Zero Turn. I have 5 acres that are uneven, hills, dips. I have gone thru lots of anti scalp wheels because when turning they dig into the lawn. I have been mowing my property for 25 years and have not been able to fix the problem. I have reset the wheels to every position that I can, I even took the wheels off, but then it scalp

Why can't manufactures make decks with swivel wheels??
so they can sell you more wheels.
 
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