mower not mowing level????

[jj605v]

right away i can see your deck is way too low....see the adjustment slot in front of the back tire with the big plastic wing nut?.....put that at the bottom of the slot way and see how much it improves!......im surprised your belt isnt confetti yet!:laughing:

Funny you say that........My belt is what broke yesterday during the cut. is it because of how low to the ground? How would one suggest raising the lawn mower?

 

[reddragon]

my last 2 posts told you....you can take a prybar or tire iron and put it under the edge of the mower deck and lift to relieve tension while you readjust the big wingnuts..[evenly on both sides of course]

 

[jj605v]

my last 2 posts told you....you can take a prybar or tire iron and put it under the edge of the mower deck and lift to relieve tension while you readjust the big wingnuts..[evenly on both sides of course]

i actually meant raising the whole mower not the deck. i understood about the deck but you never mentioned a jack or just standing it up. I am about 300 lbs so i just lifted from the front and stood it up. pics of blades coming in a moment

 

[jj605v]

super dull. should i bother with sharpening or just buy new?

 

[jj605v]

only other real problem is backfire when turning off and a small gas leak near where screw mounts to frame

 

[reddragon]

I GUESS YOUR A BIG BOY:laughing:...I THINK YOU NEED A SUPER HERO CAPE:laughing:....ANY WAYS, SERIOUSLY...THEY ARE VERY DULL....THEY CAN BE SHARPENED....I USE A 4" MAKITA DISC GRINDER...WHAT I CANT SEE ..IS IF THEY'RE BENT....YOU CAN USE A STRAIT EDGE LIKE A YARD STICK AND COMPARE ALL THE BLADE ENDS.....THEY ALSO LOOK A LITTLE SHORT,BUT THAT MIGHT BE THE PICTURE..YOU CAN TAKE THE WORST ONE OFF AND TAKE IT TO THE PARTS PLACE AND COMPARE TO THE NEW ONE.....A NEW PAIR WILL RUN $38....ID GET THE BLADES SORTED OUT ,READJUST YOUR DECK HEIGHT AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE:thumbsup:

 

[Steve0853]

Red Dragon has given you some good advice. All I would add is that if it were me, I would put some new blades on it and not try to sharpen those. Those rounded ends on the blades are probably what is causing the little line of uncut grass in the middle.

And.........as he said, it DOES appear that those blades are a little short. It doesn't look like they overlap in the middle. If you buy new ones, I would use an application guide to find the right blades instead of just matching the ones that are on there now.

 

[Steve0853]

My mower always backfired when I turned it off. Finally someone that knew more than me told me to leave it at about half throttle when I turned the key off. Problem solved.

That may or may not work for your Murray.

 

[originalswampfox]

I've been reading this thread, the only point that hasn't been mentioned is that the two small wheels on the mower deck don't hit the ground except when the deck is all the way down. Maybe I don't need to mention the trivial things.

 

[jj605v]

I've been reading this thread, the only point that hasn't been mentioned is that the two small wheels on the mower deck don't hit the ground except when the deck is all the way down. Maybe I don't need to mention the trivial things.

I noticed this today........ Any suggestions