John Deere X570 Cuts Grass Too Low

[toddsyr]

Hi folks, new member here. I very recently bought a new John Deere X570 lawn tractor with the 48" mowing deck. With the deck height dial set at 4" it actually cuts the grass down to just over 3". My lawn is pretty new, bluegrass sod was put down 2 years ago. Cutting the grass this low makes it turn yellow and brown. Even the company that treats our lawn said not to cut it under 4"and it definitely seems it's the right information.

I have the 7 year "bumper to bumper" warranty on it so the dealer is sending somebody over next week to look at it but they said they couldn't promise they could get it to cut at 4". They even said at first that the numbers on the dial are not inches. I then explained that the John Deere website I selected the tractor from says you can cut your lawn from 1-4 inches, in 1/4 inch increments.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue and if it was resolved satisfactorily. I didn't find any other complaints on the internet about this so my hope remains high that I can cut my lawn in the future without stressing it.

Comments and thoughts are greatly appreciated, for good or for bad.

Thank you,
Todd K Stearns

 

[bertsmobile1]

HEight of cut is nominal and measured from the CONCRETE floor of the workshop to the tip of the blades
In reality they will always be lower on the grass and depending upon how soft your soil is it can easily go to a full inch
If you want to cut at 4" you really need to look at one of the commercial mowers that cut 2-6" or 1.5 - 5 "

 

[toddsyr]

Thank you for the reply.
It's funny, I was just reading what you said in another similar post at:

Mower deck - John Deere X300 Mower Deck Heights

Does anyone know the approximate mower deck heights for the John Deere X300 Riding Mower? What I'm looking for is; level 1 = XXX inches, 1 1/4 = xxx inches, 1.5 = xxx inches, and so on for mower deck height settings 1 - 4 (See attached picture for reference). Thank you in advance for your...

www.lawnmowerforum.com

As I said though I just bought this tractor so a new one is out of the question. Are larger tires available that would fit the X570 rims?
Any other solutions other than a new unit?

On the plus side, I have read nothing bad about the X570 whatsoever other than some consider the headlights not to be bright enough. That is not an issue for me as I use it in the daytime. Other than the cut height, I LOVE the way it cuts the grass. It's so uniform it looks twice as thick as it used to.

I have just went through the first 16 pages or so of the John Deere threads here and I don't see a single thread for the X570. I guess that is a good thing.

 

[gotomow]

Mowing grass too high

 

[StarTech]

Clearance issue might the problem with going larger tires especially between the tires and the deck. The next size with turf thread is 26x12.00-12 for the rear and 16x6.50-8 for the front. This base on looking the mower's current tire according ipl and the available tires. Currently the ipl shows 24x12-12 rears and 15x6.50-8 (kinda of an oddball size). If they are already 16x6.50-8 then the next size is 18x6.50-8. Anyway these will take up one inch or more clearance on the front and rear and only raise the mower 1/2-1 inch.

I'm afraid to look at the Carlisle prices as they probably gone through the roof like everything else has lately.

If your sod is like the ones I walked on it is spongy soft so the heavy mower will sink into it.

 

[toddsyr]

You have your facts correct as these are the tire sizes the tractor came with, per the John Deere website and the tire sidewalls:

Front tires	15x6.5-8
Rear tires	24x12-12 turf

If I could get another 1/2 inch it probably would be satisfactory as far as not damaging my lawn when I mow it.
I tried to check the tire pressure to see if it's good but my gauge starts at 20 psi. They look okay though.

I know what you're saying about the sod being spongy. It was like that last year after it was put in but it's pretty firm now. As a matter of fact, I'm very impressed with the minimal tire tracks the X570 leaves when mowing. Though it's at least twice as heavy as my last rider, the effect is almost invisible. My last one left wheel marks for weeks because of it's much narrower tires.

 

[raisin1]

Get a tire gauge that reads lower pressure. I have ones for truck and others for GT. Go 2-3 pounds above owners manual. Can't tell pressure by looking unless very low. I can see tractor raise as I add pressure. I mow at 3.5". My grass will lay over higher than that.

 

[toddsyr]

Mowing grass too high

I'm not trying to be rude, but did you read the original post in this thread?

 

[toddsyr]

Raisin, thanks for the reply. I did find a gauge that goes down to less than 10 psi but it's junk. I checked it against one I trust on my bicycle tire. There was a 14 psi difference at 60 psi! Finding a tire gauge is easy. Finding an accurate one is nearly impossible. Can you recommend a brand?

I hear ya on the grass laying over. Mine will do that over 4 inches. I have to mow twice a week to keep it at 4 inches. This is all what I'm told to do by our professional lawn service. They do the treatments and I do the cutting. We don't use Chemlawn or anything like that. It's a small, private locally owned company. Anybody they hire has to have a minimum 2 year degree.

Bluegrass is a real pain in the butt when it's new, but after a few years it's very durable and looks very nice. I just have to get it there.

 

[bertsmobile1]

IT does not need to be all that accurate
Good ones will come from tractor shops cause a lot of those run in the 10 to 20 psi range
You find an indicated pressure that works for you and then just use that number
A 0 to 20 psi gauge will not be very far out at 15 psi , even an ebay cheapie