Lawn mower deck problem

Addragh

Hi all, the deck on my husqvarna ride on mower seems to be swaying when I engage the blades, also the blades are now hitting the deck. Any ideas, thanks.

Kevwoody

Addragh wrote: »

Hi all, the deck on my husqvarna ride on mower seems to be swaying when I engage the blades, also the blades are now hitting the deck. Any ideas, thanks.

Sounds like a loose blade, or possibly a bent shaft.
Did you hit anything solid when mowing?

If you can get in underneath the deck and turn the blades manually, you should get a better idea of the problem, check first if they are loose, then rotate them and see if they are hitting anything. You should also check if they are both at the same level when turning.

Addragh

I tried both blades seem to be tight. The whole deck is swaying from left to right. Could this be a bent shaft?

Kevwoody

Probably not a shaft, there must be something loose or broken.
Have a look at where the deck is mounted to the chassis. It's usually at only 3 or 4 places so shouldn't be hard to spot any damage.

Addragh

Cheers I'll have look tomorrow, thanks again.

Kevwoody

You should also rotate the blades and look to make sure they are clearing the side of the deck equally all the way around. If they're not, it's a bent shaft.

Addragh

Will do thanks