How To Time Blades On A Cub Cadet Riding Mower - with Taryl

[@squiggy813]

I have this same LTX1040 2009. The body and engine are great ... it's this dang deck that gives me grief. I can't afford to buy a new mower so I really appreciate your video Taryl. I thought your antics were pretty corny until I realized that you work with the public and see this crazy all the time. You have saved me $400 because I can do it myself! New deck belt, new blades, one new idler pulley, one timing belt, beat out the bent deck,. Local shop wanted $650. 70 yrs old, female.

[@russelfrantz1504]

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT: I really appreciate how Taryl breaks down diagnosing problems and advising corrections into simple "concise" steps to correct the problem. Have watched several of his videos and brought back to life a push mower and two riding mowers that were headed to the scrap yard with a minimum investment. Like some of the other previous comments ... I AIN'T NO MECHANIC!!!!! BUT .... Paid attention to what he was saying ... rewinded the video several times ... and got a lot of satisfaction turning chicken poop into chicken soup!

[@jamesmordovancey517]

Just what the doctor ordered. I was given one of these LTX 1040s with a messed-up deck and didn't even know about the timing thing. This is setting my straight how to proceed. Plus the details with the part numbers and such is superb.

[@tsstn]

Ya know what Taryl? You have some of the most genuinely helpful videos on the internet. Thank you so much. My Father has this same mower and even though it makes perfect sense now, I was dumbfounded by this deck constantly throwing the belt off. It was a bent deck. I watched that repair video also today and it was everything I needed to figure out my own troubles. I hope you guys are busy as a one armed paper hanger. There's yer lunch!

[@jimmischwartz6091]

I KNOW THIS VIDEO IS 6 YEARS OLD BUT YOU JUST SAVED MY ASS!! THANKS FOR DINNER!!!

[@stretchpropertymaintenance2561]

Thanks man. This video helped fix my cub cadet 33" walk behind. Now im back to having a working mower.

[@kevinhendrickson3904]

I am not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination, but this video walked me through and I was able to replace parts and belts. THANK YOU!!!

[@mariepernin7397]

Best video to understand how to put the TIMING BELT onto the pulley! Thank you.

[@opramolla]

Can’t tell you how much this helped me! Thank you!! The video is hysterical too - love the background music.

[@bigtj77]

Great video. I had no need to even watch this, but I just couldn't stop!😂

[@groundskeeper5292]

Thanks guys. Got the job done. Great video! Fun!

[@EDCIndiana]

Thank you brother just bought one used for $500 with 140 hours. Went to mow today for the first time and the blades ate each other. My first rider also lol. Truly helpful video, I can't thank you enough. I subscribed and hit the 👍!

[@halleffect1]

9:23 that's so funny, i totally fell for it. love this guy's sense of humor and the fact a deaf person could hear him talking in these videos

[@elliotjensen3570]

This is my favorite skit out of all of them

[@dmorgan28]

Great video. The humor was hilarious. Thanks Taryl. 👍

[@arthoward5602]

I can’t stop watching these videos

[@miketruckermike292]

Love your video's!!

[@vinniecocco9932]

You are a GENIUS Taryl!!!!!!

[@christinehucklebridge1534]

very informative, Taryl. My JD 102, 42" edge deck has star drive blades, but different. Glad to see you using a kneeling pad. That concrete gets harder as we get older, huh,

[@nickd1152]

Hilarious and really informative. Thank you!

[@bctruck]

I was in my shop working on my cub cadet. My wife walks by my shop and yells in the door “I’ll bet taryl could fix it”. Thanks a lot taryl! By the way, my wife got the shirt and says next time she enters the senior wet T shirt contest, she gonna wear your shirt. She knows how much it bothers me when other men stare at her stomach like that.

[@wh8085]

Wait a few years , they will be staring at her knees ! That'll turn your stomach. So much for dinner !

[@garysgarage3669]

LOL

[@bradbozarth2680]

😂

[@tsstn]

Holy smokes you got me with that one. I laughed out loud for real.

[@johnmarshall2439]

LMAO. Thanks for the good laugh.Good one.

[@Lulanda93]

Y’all sure do jerk your decks off a lot 😆 You guys do a great job, I have been a small engine tech for 20+years and I still watch every video you guys do. #1 entertainment, #2 I learn new things from Taryl Dactyl every week, smart guy! Keep up the great work 👍🏻

[@aquincy02]

You have saved the day! The part numbers were a blessing man thank you!!

[@kennethconnors5316]

you give us ALL the good tips

[@dmrr7739]

I have a LTX1040, but it doesn’t have timed blades. I was about ready to return a rebuild kit based on the fact that nothing matched the parts you mentioned. For instance, they sent me a 96.5” belt. In the morning, I checked the deck and found I had the correct parts after all. I only have 2 idlers and one belt- and no interference between the blades. Don’t know how the same model has radically different decks.

[@1997LT1Camaro]

Great helpful video. Actually usable info

[@larrygilmore1007]

Man ur. The best small enginr repair ive ever seen.good job dude

[@Saggyory]

He summed up the timing very nicely - "kinda stupid..." Even if you're not hitting anything, a season with heavy mowing can put it out of whack. It even says so in the manual. This is a pain. I want to cut grass, not continually maintain a mower. No more Cub Cadets for me. Nice job Taryl!! I think something is wrong when I need to come to KZbin to get the mower to cut grass.

[@roberttaylor8261]

One the Most informative videos I have seen on Utube! Can tell you have been around the block on these mower decks! Like all the part numbers also if you have this make an model! Thanks!

[@ryanmckee2089]

Can’t wait for spring to eventually show up so I can get into my mower and get it all ready to go!

[@troymattingly3071]

This video is excellent. That Yamaha is a 2 - Stroke, I'm expecting. Sure would be fun to ride!

[@Mao2187]

Great job Taryl keep up the videos on this model pleaeeese

[@troymattingly3071]

That Yamaha with the purple gas tank looks, very, interesting!💯👍

[@tww2002]

Excellent video. Great information.

[@dave1135]

754 was the product prefix mtd used for their parts prior to their purchase of Cub cadet and troybuilt. After, they switched to the 954 prefix. Why? Don't know. I was a warranty dealer at the time they switched in early 2000's.

[@jenniferabend2626]

Thanks so much, you helped me so much! Jen

[@anthonymarks120]

I love you guys!!! GREAT JOB!!!!

[@richardshirk9439]

hahaha you guys are crazy! another awesome video dude!

[@antoniocausin3189]

THANKS TARYL VERY GOOD INFORMATION.......THERE'S YOUR DINNER

[@katiejumper832]

Can this deck be converted from timing belt and pulleys to V belt?

[@paddlefaster]

I have no clue how I landed here but this is funny as hell.

[@lynndye1927]

Good job man

[@sal6830]

I have a Cub Cadet Model 1170 42in deck when I engage the PTO switch it turns on but the blades don't move as fast as it should. I changed both deck belts and still not working properly. Any suggestions? Your the most knowledgeable mower guy I have ever watched on KZbin. Your videos are very helpful and funny. Hopefully you can help me out.

[@tonybirdwell2917]

You are great 👍. I enjoy watching your videos.👍

[@stuartscott8744]

Thanks for all your video's.

[@FishFind3000]

Kinda nice that they give you the part numbers right there.

[@chrismaze3441]

Go to partstree they have diagrams and all part numbers listed so you don't have to give a blood sample when you go buy parts just have numbers ready lol

[@4gauge10]

I think its just the opposite Tayrl,fixing a Can't-✂-cut-it is playing"bomb refuser"...HAHAHA!!.

[@thekingsilverado9004]

Gotta love this guy!!! National Lampoon has to make another movie around this dude and I'm serious... I share his same natures always crack up my customers with my hillbilly persona I use. You know ya gotta bop the thingamajig out of the way to get this off here style English french and german mix!!!! Taryl and I could own competing shops and go from there in the movie... All hell could break loose with a movie like that one...

[@olivertaylor8788]

Very good information to know...thank you..

[@roberttaylor8261]

Tarly could play one of the Hanson Brothers in Slapshot! Funny as fk!

[@harryburford6629]

you need a hypodermerc needel an suringe and you put that needel into the seal slowely, i have heard of it being done by a mechanic i use to no, worth a try good video

[@Matti888ful]

Great video thank you Taryl for all your help and part numbers your the man!

[@elmervidad91]

Hilarious yet real informative 🤙

[@MrGoosePit]

"Well this isn't actually an automated message...", LOL, my favorite bit. If I ever come across a srub cadet deck, I'm going to beat it to death with a hammer just for good measure. Thanks for another great video Taryl!

[@anthonywren5200]

I enjoyed the video on timing blades. i never did till now. I have a cub 42" that I replaced 2 set of blades. Question!!!!!!! Is there a need to time a three blade system?

[@kenkrauklis765]

Your videos are awesome, good job.

[@harbinguy1]

Urgent help! I have an old cub cadet 1040, I am trying to replace the deck belt but they are all longer than my old one. which one did you use

[@reforgedcriterion1471]

Epic carnage in this episode! I could watch your videos all day. (in fact I am doing just that right now on memorial day. I wish I had access to all the dead mower blades you go through each season. I'm starting to make knives out of them. The steel is fairly decent, great for a kindling chopper.

[@sejlefrew]

Just inherited one of these that had this issue, thanks for the help!

[@hermancm]

I mow a lot of rural lawns and it inevitable that I’ll hit tree roots sometimes but I try to keep my foot on the deck lift and raise ‘er up around roots.

[@chriss8206]

I heard you are not supposed to remove the seal from the bearings. The grease is just to keep moisture out. That's what my service manual says.

[@fergusonto-2032]

Taryl , I have a cub cadet LT1045 that barely moves in reverse , it works fine going forward , is this a quick fix or otherwise? thanks for all the great videos & May God Bless

[@zedcartwright5267]

I just got a used three blade 46" MTD. The blades look good but they are lined across form one another (not staggered apart) but the tips don't hit when they meet. Cutting the thick grass across the street they leave a narrow line where the grass is not cut quiet as low between the tips as it cuts the travel of the blades. If I offset the blades will that cause it to make a better cut, or is this unbalanced or bent blades causing this? I don't notice it that much in my yard where the grass is less course.

[@1997LT1Camaro]

1/2 x 85 is good info. Amazon has a ton of belts listed with the part number, but too big and Chinese garbage. I have done the job several times now due to bad info from other belt listings.

[@bencoss7003]

When I go get parts, I don't mess up, I take the old part with me that way it's kind of hard, unless you're a tweaker.

[@alloutofdonuts3998]

Up until 4:40 I thought this was a joke. Didn’t realize there existed timed blade decks! GI JOE!!!!! Or whatever ‘jerk the deck off’ lolllloloo

[@ryanaddy1135]

Is there any decent way to make my 2007 bolens yard tractor 38" w/15.5. B&S (which is hard starting probably due to that cam thing i learned about on your other video and sure enough the value cover gasket is leaking) into a mulching mower or am i just stuck with putting a bagging unit on it.

[@SteveRobReviews]

I use a kneeling pad too bud :) Ok i'm in the market for a new lawn tractor and Cub Cadet can go pound salt with that design. I will be looking at the belt design too now. Somebody must have tried the turbolax it seems . HAHA you guys are spun out - loved it .

[@4gauge10]

STEVE ROB REVIEWS Get yourself a John Deere X-360.I have a neighbor that bought one and he has had NO issues at all with it.I bought a new X-534 articulated garden tractor in 2010 and have had no issues with it either.

[@rverro8478]

Preferably, with a Kawasaki engine.

[@joeo1352]

Steve I think cub cadet is made by m t d , but not all John Deere’s are made the same . The box stores don’t sell the same John Deere you would buy at the dealers. I think the x 300 and on up are made a little bit better. That’s what I’ve heard on different things. But I may be talking out of my butt. Let me know

[@SteveRobReviews]

Thanks for the recommendations - I have heard the Deere at the box stores are not the same and the service and warranty isn't either. Thanks

[@jackassman6726]

I will be looking forward for Your review on buying a New Tractor Steve ...!!!!!

[@knighthawk86855]

So your saying to.... Beat the deck off....to straighten.... . LMAO great video.

[@privatedata665]

This is gold

[@barblemons5397]

Great information thanks a lot!

[@woofy548]

Does Taryl ever work on zero turns? I only ever see old garden tractors.

[@knighthawk86855]

Omg Bob has his toilet paper on backwards.... LMAO

[@jhitt79]

knighthawk86855 I was gonna comment on that. It took me years to to get my wife to put it on the CORRECT WAY, (next sheet out) I even change it around if I'm going in someone else's house just to be funny.

[@knighthawk86855]

jhitt79 Hahahaha same here.

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

I noticed that instantly!

[@MrOtie]

My thoughts are it’s your deck and you can beat on it anytime you want!

[@davegeorge7094]

Hit the deck! haha

[@samm8697]

Can you convert a timed deck to a non timed deck? I’m asking for a friend

[@natetremblay8537]

Got me a 33” walk behind for 200.00 with 38.0 hrs on it, cause he hit a metal pole in his yard, tweaked the deck and blades were jammed against the inside, beat the piss out out of the deck to realign the spindles, been using it for 3 years now commercially.

[@wh8085]

I fixed my Scrub Cadet by selling it to my neighbor and buying a new ZTR from Deere ! Didn't even have to get on my knees for that deal ! But hey , thanks for the knowledge just the same !

[@raysmith8665]

$200.00 for parts & 2 hours + for Mr. Taryl's time for the actual work & research @ $90.00 dollars per Hour for @ least 2 hours if realignment is not required. Not taking into account some fees for disposal of bad parts. This equals don't abuse your mower it is not worth it. $400-$500 repairs are not cheap especially when you can hire it done from a bush hog owner/operator for about the same price.The mower will last longer too. Mr. T love the videos. BTW do you have an e bay store? Thanks Ray N S.C.

[@dpeagles]

I actually thought he was joking about the blade timing. I thought no way...so I went searching and sure enough it's real.

[@michaelcollins1899]

Timed belts have been here since the 1950s here and there in a few makes. Not new. Wheelhorse, toro and many other no names had them. Junk idea for junk mowers

[@peterfrench2490]

Taryl Your Videos Are Has Always Informative And Hilarious, It's Just About Like A Interface Engine With A Timing Belt, Okay I Can't Resist, When it was done Was the deck in Central Time ? or Daylight Savings Time?😁😁😁😁

[@gabelanger]

Great video Taryl when you gonna open a shop in my town sure could use you here !

[@scottmoodysr9449]

Jerk and beat your deck 😂 im learning a lot 😂

[@steadyeddie7453]

I would love to hear from a Cub Cadet engineer as to why they put a grease fitting on the spindle housing and use double sealed bearings on the spindle. Hard to believe they just wanted to keep the spacer from freezing the the spindle shaft. Oh, and the spindle bearings are a common size 6204-2RS. The 2RS means double sealed. Thanks for the timing lesson.

[@glennyj65]

soon as you hear noise, pop out the bearings and clean them leaving only one side sealed outward. The bearings now require grease but will live on and on.

[@kurtdnelson9653]

@@glennyj65 hay Glenn thanks for the info it will help me in the future cheers to you

[@charlieg.6242]

Hey Taryl, what's up man? Love your videos. Sorry for being off topic here but. I'm gonna be in the market for a new snow blower this year, about 28" wide with most of the bells and whistles on it. If you were investing about $1,500 to $1,700 of your money, what brand of snow blower would you buy? Thanks man

[@MustangGuru]

I have a brand spanking new Craftsman T110 42” deck. Haven’t cut any grass yet. The blades when lined up in the middle have about an 1/8” miss alinment and when I engage the blades it seams have more vibration than normal. Any ideas and will that gap be ok?

[@tooltime4640]

Mustang Guru more vibration than normal? You haven’t even cut any grass yet so how do you know?

[@charleshines6155]

I had a Cub Cadet. it never made it to 500 hours. Of course it was an MTD with a Kohler engine. What a pile of junk! The mower deck even had some sort of roller bar on the back that started to fall off. That was a real joy because the mower would seem to stop for no reason because one end of that would be under one of the back wheels. I am glad it only started doing that toward the time it was time to junk it. It kept doing that too. It had 4 plastic cylindrical rollers on a metal rod and that was the thing that kept annoyingly falling apart.

[@cpowerscpo2002]

wish i could give you ten thumbs up

[@badtater2]

Good tip on greasing them bearings think they make them sealed that way so your bearing will go out pre maturelly and you will have to buy new bearings every time you turn around.👍🇺🇸😃

[@augustreil]

That's a good idea on that mower but not so much on the walk behinds. I have experimented with removing the inner seal and the result was the upper bearing would wear out prematurely due to the fact that once the grease got warm, it would fall out of the upper bearing. My walk behinds never had weep holes. I would pump the housing full and the grease always comes out the top and bottom even with both seals and holds the grease in the upper bearing.

[@jhitt79]

Incorrect, do a little research on greasing bearings and you'll find that sealed bearings should never need additional grease. And over greasing is a common problem that causes premature failure.

[@augustreil]

jhitt79, No need to do any more research, I have been running and rebuilding all types of walk behind mowers since I was 16 and I'm 53 now. I have tried and tested all types of spindle bearings, from rubber sealed both sides or metal shielded both sides, in MY experience, leaving the seals intact on the inside makes the bearings last much longer, because the grease stays put. Like I said, taking the seals out on the inside seems like an awesome idea, cause I tried it, doesn't work, at least for me. To each their own, just sharing my real world research that's all, thanks.

[@jhitt79]

august I was actually replying to the original comment, not your reply. Sealed bearings are meant to stay sealed and should never need further grease. And most likely will do harm to them from over greasing (the # one cause of premature wear/failure according to most reputable sources, like timken, etc.)

[@augustreil]

Whoops !

[@davidmacleod527]

hi/ Do you need to line all 3 blades up the same on 10/54 deck

[@worddunlap]

I don't own any of these things but do own a bottom of the barrel Toro/MTD rear engine mower, TB 30. I never see you fix them. It is either that they never need repairs or they are a waste of time. Which is it?

[@MrAylas]

havent come across one of these yet but im glade i seen this so ill know thank you for this

[@bc65925]

Everybody knows that BCTruck is the Cub Cadet expert.

[@bctruck]

bc65925 I like this guy!!! He sounds wise.

[@bcblades3233]

bc65925 and not only that, but that bctruck feller is extremely handsome and Debonair!

[@tinytim9453]

but my deck is bigger than yours!

[@ronaldbogard7012]

Is the timing belt tension pulley supposed to have a backward tilt, or does it sit flat on the deck??

[@Gutterball]

I absolutely love Bob's act. Ronnie, Mister slippers, et al. they give me serious DOUCHE BUMPS..Bob is waay better. Carla kicks ass , whatever she does, I think she ubderstands the degree of commitment required to make a character.

[@mxbeanz1206]

hahah this was awesome

[@garettmachinetech6422]

Garett here from California. Just wanna say I absolutely love your show! My kids really enjoyed the episode with the "Choker" I believe and the Batman and Robin spoof! Just one question? How can u stand to wear those teeth during the entire episodes? It must be changing ur speech pattern, lol!

[@cliffmeadows6721]

WHAT?????? Those aren't his REAL teeth??? :>)

[@richleftwich9521]

Can a person upgrade to chain drive spindle instead of belt drive?

[@John-viheavyequipment]

I yerked my deck off twice yestorday lol because im trying to figure out why its leaving a line in the middle when im mowing

[@Paulman50]

Viheavyequipment -Spindle bearings

[@ForrestGump1212]

You may need to check the leveling of the deck to make sure it's correct.

[@chrismaze3441]

LMAO got the same prob on my 1040 when blades are end to end there is a quarter inch gap between them been that way since bought it brand new

[@BillyRillkratz]

i LOVE those costumes !

[@twatson6252]

My cub 1050 only has one deck belt can't time blades and it leaves that little grass strip down the middle drives me crazy. Local mechanic said it is the little deck roller wheel at the front center of the deck . I don't think so but what do I know.