My Tahoma 31 is rooting in great with almost zero ground work, I laid 9 extra peices on my Monaco and ya, still has green 5 days later. Now I know it will make it just fine. Im SO glad I didnt till my yard lol what a waste

Any tips on how to create the curve at the end?

Always good to see my old friend is doing well.

Hey Great video, I just bought a used 2022 652R. You likely go some feedback on your video but I know from experience changing oil on my Arens snow blow that that brass oil drain plug does unscrew and shouldn't be pulled out of the rubber tube. You need two wrenches. One to hold the smaller nut closest to the rubber stationary then with the larger wrench unscrew the drain end.

Is that Dale Jr?

Can i put sod directly on fill firt, or do i need some topsoil and blend it a little?

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It is funny how you don’t realize you are doing something wrong till you see it. It would be easer to drop the deck to one inch to clean it rather then on two and a half inches. Also I agree with the other commenter that they are sealed bearings and greasing them packs the space so water can’t enter, but you would have to hand pack the bearings . I wish I knew why JD included grease zerks, unless it is to charge when they do maintenance

Post the update man.... yall these years lada. Lawd

I expect this mower will last several seasons with decent care. kzbin.infoUgkx1VWTrayKBdCKAjzAcZ_Eg4dhHTae3LkN also recommend Also, I ran across the problem with it not starting the 2nd time I used it. There is a safety switch which is pushed in by the chute or mulching piece being attached to the deck. I took the cover off and it wouldn't start. Put it back on, no problem. It takes only a minute with 2 easily accessible wingnuts and no tools. This mower starts up first crank each time and it is a joy to use. It also mows in reverse by putting the key to the reverse area after starting and pushing in the triangular button. It will stay in reverse mode until you turn it off. All in all, for my homeowner needs, I really like this mower-and at 70 bucks a cut here in Miami, it's already more than 1/3 paid for itself in a month.

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Great job McAndrew! I’m really impressed with this, I hope you keep the videos coming! It was great how you explained the easiest way to cut it down at the beginning. You know your stuff! Looking forward to watching you

Must get tiring to always keep your legs up while mowing so your legs dont get caught in the belt.

Why wouldn't you finish the job. Your directions have been awesome up untill the point where you didn't finish the job.

Dang I wish my grease gun came off the nipples that easily.

Thanks!

Pretty cool thank you for this test you did. It answered my question today.

I think your video should be how not to take care of a mower. Seriously , that mower is filthy.

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I just did same mistake without knowing, hopefully it turns out like your lawn. I didn't have the time to prepare the soil for sod. Thanks for your video I have hopes it will grow

Hope to see the after video. Even a short is ok. Tks

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Thank you I have the same mower, belt had broken over the weekend and I just watched your video and replace it myself I appreciate you sir

If your mower needs repaired under warranty you better put every thing back you take off. All it takes is a excuse to void your warranty. I have seen it happen

John Deere says every 25 hours grease the fittings and only pump twice. Don’t ask me but that’s what they say

Very good and informative! Thank you guys!

This is great to see. We paid our lawn guy to sod the area of our yard that was dug up from a sewage line and i don’t feel like he did it right. They didn’t square up the edges of the space and just laid the sod on top of the edges of the old grass instead of cutting it so it looks lumpy on the edges. He claims it will all even out eventually. It’s only been 5 days but I’m nervous. Tho the sod is taking root over the edges of the existing grass. It is Bermuda as well.

Hi Mate, What size tweel tyres are they? My JD rep recomended against them, said there was no clearance? Yours looks fine to me....

My JD walk has that same drain tube. I just use 2 wrenches to unscrew that cap. I never pulled the whole thing outa the tube. Whatever though, your way works too. That’s a crazy nice machine! :)

Do you realise the spindle bearings are sealed? I found ou the hard way!

Looks like you did fine, however you can install belt by yourself. I start by installing on clutch first then route belt thru tensioner and all the idler pulleys and the 2 blade shieves leaving the middle shieve last. Pull on belt to move the spring to the most extended position and with the other hand slide belt around the middle shieve.

If you put "Never seize" (napa) on the all your threads, blades, wheels, etc, before you put the nuts back on , removal even several years later is no problem. I've used it for many years and never had a nut come loose and removal has been easy, especially for an 75-year-old fella. Also, a block of wood against the mower deck held on with a clamp is much easier than a brick or 2 x 4 there are several videos on john Deere mower you tube that show this method.

How is this sod doing today?

I love this video 🤣🤣

Thanks this actually took some anxiety off me.... I just completed my first install and now I'm just waiting. I think I did every thing right but I'm still nervous, because of a bad seed in the spring (soil issues)

What do you set the torque wrench at?

Tool Man Tim had it right all along. Every job starts with new tools! Even if you have an air impact wrench and an air compressor you can't be using those anymore now that they have battery ones. Heck you can't even fill your tires up with an air compressor because now they have battery powered inflators. Why mess with the hose when you can spend $100?

He said: change oil every hundred hours lol 3:41 / 3:45 I guess he use synthetic oil 🤣😂 Older machines ADD OIL a little bit every day you working with it! 😎😍 Throw away your old tractor and buy a new one if you have to add oil to it lol

Thanks for the help today!

How come you didn't show the part when you put the bolt and nut back?

Live hard Die easy don't forget to change ur blades🚜

How would you get to the middle blade. The outside blades would be no problem

What’s with those funky tires!?

What kind of hydrostatic oil you use?

Thank you for posting this helpful video!

I have a piece of sod which I installed on bare ground but it stands out above the existing lawn. Will this blend eventually or I should dig up dirt underneath for it to level off with the rest of the yard?

Do the blades have to be aligned or positioned a certain way? I changed my blades and now I have a strip of grass that doesn't get cut

I was checking out your mower blades, looks different than mines. What type and purpose aren your blades?

leaving those guards off will save you a big headache

Thanks so much for detailed explanation. Really helped.