Scag Liberty Z Noisy Spindles - Only 100 Hours

[@SerelawMediaToday]

Damn, mower vid is back. Good times.

[@ericleslie7461]

Mine has been a nightmare since new ! What a mistake !

[@morejelloplease]

Oh? Do tell! I've had 4 new scags all had issues.

[@SerelawMediaToday]

I better check mine.

[@theobserver9565]

LMAO! Your back!

[@morejelloplease]

@theobserver9565 lol, yo! I'm back with more scag carnage. I should start a new series called "Scag: You can't make this shit up" haha. You should read the scag Facebook, lots of people having problems with brand new scags. And scag is deleting people's posts, it's ridiculous.

[@theobserver9565]

I'm glad mine is 3 years old. Haven't had 1 problem yet.

[@morejelloplease]

@@theobserver9565 how many hours?

[@theobserver9565]

70

[@morejelloplease]

@theobserver9565 is yours climate controlled/garage kept? Ever seen rain? Don't wash the deck, water can get under the pulleys and into the top bearing and shorten it's life. The wheel bearings, caster bearings and spindle bearings are all made in china. I'd release tension from the belt and spin each blade and listen to the spindle noise now and again around 100 hours and see if there is any change. Over half the bearings on my 100 hour liberty z are shot. You can re-grease them by pulling one side of the plastic bearing cap if it's not to late. Today If I needed new bearings, I would just buy a new wheel assembly with a no-flat tire, or a new spindle assembly so you don't have to pop out the old bearings and press in new ones, it's a pain in the arse and something that shouldn't be happening on a 100 hour scag. And before the lawnmower police chimes in and says "you should have bought a patriot, tiger cat, or something more commercial" I see your posts on scag nation facebook crying with the same issues, hell there are brand new Vrides running 2-piece caster bearings that are bone dry from the factory. Scag isn't what it used to be, that's for sure.