Fixing and Selling a John Deere Mower Deck

Think it was worth my time? Old John Deere mower deck from a John Deere 755. It worked fine when stored, let's see if I can put some life back into it!
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[@jamesharper5506]

Looking good, and who would not want to have it all painted and look like new to sell it.

[@americanpatriot2.06]

2:24 Ah Man! She's going to be a riot when she plays sports. Already doing the celebration moves! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikesmith8952]

A painted deck helps to keep grass from sticking olus protects the deck from rusting which is the ultimate killer of any mower deck, IMHO. Really wish I could have bought this deck for my JD 455. I've worn out my 54" deck and rust has weakened it to much to keep patching it. Mower decks work best with no holes of any kind as they create vacuum. Nice deck Mike... Hope you got enough for it..

[@robinredman5192]

Mike, the second mike was better than the first mike Mike....huh?!?!?! Can't help but smile every time your youngest helps you. And what a driver. Might wanna not let the other Mike see her driving cause he might just have her drive for him instead 😆 God bless you and yours. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol, thanks for watching John

[@JohnDavis-rh5qn]

I love your tractor 🚜 I have the 4400 utility with the loader great tractor 🚜

[@DavidB-Scotland]

Sound's better with the DJI mic. Thanks for the Tuesday entertainment!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks David

[@williamgurtner4759]

Great helper, you have there. Pond is looking great. The fish, in the pond, I thought I saw them. Turns out, it was another crack, in my screen saver. Oh yeah, the new mic system sound pretty darn good!!

[@DMAN10]

Audio was much better in 2nd half. Great vid…thanks Cap!

[@patriciakaizen8882]

Audio is more clear and louder. Great job!!

[@eddiewilson4291]

Sound 100% better than some of the other videos. Great job, keep them coming!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Eddie!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Cap’n, both mic’s worked well. I think the first mic might have cancelled noise interference a bit better… but then again… these ears are almost 70 years old!!! This video had a lot of cool stuff in it… welding, rain storm, 755, service Subaru, pond, painting, electrical repair fail… and driving lessons for daddy’s little helper. What a delight!!! Cap’n I hope you get the PTO going… otherwise, it’s gonna be a vacation for the Whoppa Choppa. I can’t imagine a summer without it!! Thanks Cap’n… I’ll run through and like all the other comments… just to please the algorithm… and of course for my entertainment!!!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Whoppa Choppa needed a break, but it's time for it to get back to work! Hope all is well

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great welding job Mike

[@MrDaniel3105]

The second 🎤 sounded 👌

[@jeremylauer5234]

DJI mic was better than earlier in the video. thanks for the great videos and i enjoy following along in your projects.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Jeremy

[@mooshaker]

Much like the truck I envisioned you fixing up the mower deck and the finding out you liked the cut so much you had to keep it. 😂

[@andysukosd8177]

Loved the video, always waiting for the next one, Audio was great, your daughter is so cute. You are truly blessed Mike .

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job fixing the mower deck Mike

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Kevin!

[@meredith2473]

Your little one is adorable! What a hood helper!

[@CaptainKleeman]

She's the best!

[@ricw1336]

Much better on the second half.

[@jeffs2809]

DJI mic sounded pretty good

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Jeff

[@andarthome142]

The audio is muts better then before👍😎

[@americanpatriot2.06]

MBTS would be so proud of that bright yellow paint!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@kopenhagenkid]

Beautiful pond Mike

[@Jammer.1]

I can finally hear you without turning the sound full blast & the mic's sounding great !

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey that's great!

[@denjhill]

Great video. Best part is that with your daughter. I raised three girls and as an old man treasure the thoughts of them as children. Precious. 2nd microphone is better.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Dennis,. She loved it!

[@bertrutledge4546]

Thanks for sharing Captain.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate ya watching bert

[@alexosborne5629]

Awsome spruce up job Mike !! Good finding the garden hose, the things some people chuck away..... 🤷‍♂️ I see the Subashed is perfectly parked where you need it, and being helpful while sat..... !! That was quite a heavy shower you had, time lapse showed the showers passing through well. And now your youngest is starting to drive the tractor, you do know you will be relegated to walking everywhere soon 😂 DJI mic worked well, sound quality was better to my ears, I think your other viewer may say the same!! 👍

[@buttheadsmith7012]

Love the hign speed cleaning .... what a hoot.

[@jj89jonesdm]

I Really enjoy your videos

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks David

[@CMDSR]

There must be a beetle or something stripping all the leaves off my money tree too Mike. If you find a cure let me know. Mower deck looks great.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great job Mike

[@addiemellody5688]

beautiful daughter.....great video.....superberb audio. thank you for sharing!!!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate ya watching!

[@scottlee1211]

Yes audio quality was better! Nice video thanks for sharing!

[@jeffadams3277]

I've never had any issues with your audio. I'm not a picky person though. Your videos are always great.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks jeff

[@Loraine71]

I always enjoy your videos and am spending many days during this heat wave watching many many of your older videos. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobschappacher8218]

Yes the Mike really does make a good difference

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Bob

[@danielpullum1907]

I was surprised you destroyed the label on the deck that explains the height settings. I know picky, picky, picky. It looked like one of the spring loaded gauge wheels was reversed. I would think those gauge wheels being on the front of the deck should be in a drag orientation versus a pushing orientation. Maybe it is the KZbin reverse video thing. I didn't notice a great diff in the audio. Your's has always been better than you seemed to think. Go For It.

[@tedbutts6932]

That pond looks awesome

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks ted

[@mikesmith8952]

I've been looking for that deck for years and I must say yours looks to be in pretty good shape. It's likely sold by now and I live way up northern MN.

[@jeffpeters1014]

The 🎙 sounds good. It’s a good time to move things on. Used equipment is bringing a great price.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Absolutely

[@Denkar11]

Audio definitely improved. You got a good chauffeur, too!

[@CaptainKleeman]

The best!

[@nelsonannett5427]

nice tidy on the mower deck. boy that water is nice and blue and looking good. cheers captain.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Nelson!

[@TheDistur]

Nice work. Love that big sausage of a dog you have wandering around. Good puppy.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol she just lives her best life

[@rhondaross7611]

Great job

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Rhonda

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Mike

[@SpeedSmith]

DJI mic works very good. Great video, thanks for the ride.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thank you sir

[@edsecorr7812]

Great job keep up the good work love your videos thank you

[@rhadden8976]

You have a great little daddy's helper, cherish every minute they're gone before you know it.

[@chriscampbell2327]

Yes the new mic works far better than where the camera did not pick you up talking at all. Oh wait you were not talking? 🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnDavis-rh5qn]

You can send some of that rain 🌧 our way, it's very dry here, my yard has dried up

[@rogerford4427]

Keep up the good work, like the last mike.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Roger

[@teresaguffey7338]

Great job. And you had a cute little helper!! God bless you and be safe.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Teresa

[@edsecorr7812]

Keep up the good work love your videos

[@seanpierce7673]

Nice job Mike! You're your kids say having her drive! That was so adorable sir

[@CaptainKleeman]

She loved it!

[@HometownAcres]

Pond is looking really nice Mike. Love the dock

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey thanks! We have been enjoying it

[@waynerudiger1756]

Listening with some good quality headphones - audio definitely better in the second half. The pond looks amazing, what a beautiful color to the water now that the silt has all settled.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate the feedback!

[@richardlefrancois7886]

Your helper is back. Not what you wanted to know, but the rain was phenomenal, We could use all of that in So. Calif. The shop is looking good, and I could always park my car in the garage, and open both doors.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey we love the rain! Keeps our forests green

[@adolphromero3303]

I like all the things you do and fix.

[@bradledger3347]

The water in the pond looks amazing wow, yea new sound was good

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Brad

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thankmyou for sharing 👍👍👍👍

[@OneEyeCustoms]

For some reason I just couldn’t hold back a huge smile when you took the battery strap off the Subaru. The wire strippers worked perfectly!😂😂😂😂😂

[@CaptainKleeman]

I think I should start a series of using the wrong tool for the job 🤣

[@shannonholliday412]

The pond looks great Mike!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@rickeyman2215]

You are better than the weather channel. Good Job Capt!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Rick

[@billlyttle8224]

Great job Mike, Great to see one of the kido's helping navigate over the yard! Mic is doing as great job good quality sound.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Bill

[@williammatthews2948]

The pond looks amazing. I like the new audio. Much clearer.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@jimputnam2044]

I like the garden hose, free. My daughter used to get embarrased when I stopped and looked at road side treasures. LOL. My wheed wacker I have been using for about 3 yrs. came from a treasure hunt at the end of a drive way. Needed carb cleaned.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Same way I got my push mower lol. It's an addiction!

[@williampalmer4676]

Good morning Captain. The sound quality is good at my end. Enjoyed your video. Stay the course, your channel is very entertaining!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thank you!

[@michaelmaker8169]

Looks new enough to me. Lol Awesome job Captain.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Michael!

[@bnorris4368]

Another excellent video. Audio was good all the way through for me. I am a big fan of the rust reformer paint you used.

[@CaptainKleeman]

It really seems to work well

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Van Sickle makes one for implements called Rust Arresting Primer. I painted a rusty gate with it 10 years ago. Never got around to top coating it… it still hasn’t started to re-rust!

[@barrytaylor3278]

Mic in second half was awesome! Clearest audio yet! Nice job on the mower deck. Great work seems to be your thing......

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Barry

[@terryrogers1025]

Do you know what you know and why you know it, and is it worth your knowing about what you know, because you just know it, do others care what you know as much as you care about knowing what you know. Thanks for the ride along nice job on the mower.

[@CaptainKleeman]

💪

[@miker1448]

New microphone works better. Thanks for updating the sound.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey thanks! Trying to keep improving the channel

[@heatherlane9270]

Got a good little helper there Captain. Pond looks really pretty. Mower neat and tidy ready for mowing and sale. Audio better at end.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Heather!

[@georgebryan6019]

the yard is great the pond looks good! and Mic is ok good quality sound.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks George

[@Sparkey]

As Andrew Camarata says : Paint it, then it'll have paint on it.

[@kylejones2075]

Nice job thanks for sharing looks great interested to see how much you get for it thanks for sharing

[@Microphone73]

Great to see the benefits of the shop and organization. Congratulations!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Definitely helps!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

At least you gave it a shot paint job looks good and sounds a little better. C U on the next video Mike

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks donald!

[@KerrvilleMo]

I love seein your family in your videos

[@CaptainKleeman]

💪

[@gerrystoltzfus6938]

Love the 40v paint dryer🤣Audio is really good. Gotta say the pond is bangin!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Gerry

[@JohnDavis-rh5qn]

Great 👍 job love your video 📹 👏

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks John

[@Bman2020]

Audio is great mike like the colour of the pond 👍👋🇨🇦

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Alan

[@jdelbrid]

Watching you do the bush hog restoration is inspiring me to get busy on my JD 613 Rotary Cutter rebuilt. Over the years I have used it and abused it. Time to give it some love.

[@CaptainKleeman]

There ya go

[@kopenhagenkid]

Audio was great Mike

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@SteveQ270]

Not sure if it’s just the camera but the pond water looks really blue and clear. Good job on the rework. Audio sounds good.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Yup, we dyed it!

[@gwynbontrager7795]

Well done Capt. your video shows that it’s not necessary to constantly have narrative to make a good video. Couldn’t tell a difference in the microphones, just wish more u tubers followed your lead.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol thanks for watching

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Super vid. Thank you for making me smile first thing Tuesday morning.BTY your little one is a fantastic driver,looked like she was having fun her face said it all. Thanks for being a great Dad.We need more Dads like you!!!!!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol thanks

[@roymagnus827]

Tip for future. Aluminum foil works great for wrapping things like hoses and driveshafts, or any larger round objects. So much quicker and easier to put on and take off.

[@CaptainKleeman]

That makes sense! I'll try it next time

[@kytepheonix]

I was so going to comment this and ya beat me too it ... Although I will add the additional note of using CHEEP aluminum foil ... For obvious reasons

[@jimmycurran5355]

Enjoyed the video Mike . The pond looks fantastic

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Jimmy

[@The727driver]

It doesn’t surprise me that you have over 29,000 views considering that John Deere doesn’t make it easy to understand their instruction manual. Your video was a HUGE help! I recently acquired a 955 with the exact mower deck and couldn’t make heads or tails on some of the connections or the intricacies of aligning the deck, etc. I’ll definitely search through more of your video to enjoy. BTW, I did notice that you were using Acetone on a rag with no gloves on? That stuff is extremely caustic over time, so wear gloves!!! When you get to be my age, you’ll wish you did.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Glad you got some good info out of it. Thanks for watching

[@dennisbeamish9058]

Love the channel - audio is very good. Regards Dennis

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Dennis!

[@greggmcclelland8430]

Good audio quality. Apply 12V directly to the solenoid and see if the magnet does what its supposed to do. Typically, these draw several amps to hold in. if it draws a ton of amps, the coils inside the solenoid can be shorted and then solenoid needs to be replaced. If that checks out, then check continuity from solenoid to seat switch using an ohmmeter or test light. Blah blah blah. electrical troubleshooting 101. You have a wiring diagram which is fantastic. Trace the power from fuse back to load through switches and wires. Could be on the ground side. Dirty ground connection between solenoid and ground. Always start with the simple. Is everything plugged in? anything damaged? I am sure you already know all of this and are just waiting for the next video to show it off. I designed wiring systems for 15 years and did a lot of electrical troubleshooting on production earthmoving equipment. It all starts with the wiring diagram so you can understand what components are involved and what they are supposed to do. Everything flows from battery positive to battery negative. All of the components can be thought of in a simplified form as a source, Switch, or load. The battery is your source if the engine is not running. If the alternator is turning, the battery becomes a load. Switches have states depending on some mechanical input. seat switch, headlight switch, etc. loads - solenoids, relay coils, motors, lights, starter cable, ground cable. Loads drop voltage across them when current flows through them. How much is dependent on the resistance. Coils are loads, but they store energy when current is flowing. When you switch that current off, the energy has to go somewhere, but likes to keep going, so the coil can throw off a negative voltage spike. That negative spike can over time fry switch contacts. Sometimes they put diodes across the coil to burn off the energy when the power is turned off. if the diode is failed, you can get the solenoid shorted out and the diode needs replaced. All comes from the wiring diagram. With a wiring diagram and a multimeter, you can diagnose any electrical system on anything (house, car, tractor) as long as you understand what the "good" state is supposed to look like.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey I definitely appreciate the info and tips! Thank you!

[@markpeterson5479]

Good explanation of troubleshooting methods!

[@darknightin1105]

plz hug your dog for me he looks so give me more love :D

[@billkenworthey5258]

Shop looks good... Nice project. Love the youngest wanting to help 😀

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Bill! She still thinks dad is cool

[@billkenworthey5258]

Until they get 12-19 yo nothing to do with us then it's okay again they want to be around adults

[@brianwilcox5807]

You and me are very different. You wiped off the whole deck and did a bunch of tear down, then painted over all the decals. I would have hosed it taped off the decals and probably painted it while still wet. 😂. Also it was fun watching you route the belt right after painting over the belt routing decal. Love it all Mike. Great show as usual!

[@brucehuff5566]

Nice job and hope it all works out. Stay safe

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Bruce

[@rudyfisher7660]

To me the quality sounds real good with the Microphone

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Rudy

[@peterduran8564]

Great Mike, Mike

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Captain great video, your youngest daughter is really Daddy’s little girl, growing up fast and helping Dad ! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@craigsmith8217]

I find that blowing my mower off with the leaf blower works better than with water.

[@CaptainKleeman]

That stuff was caked on pretty well, but leaf blowers do well!