Just purchased a 2011 RZT42 with 525 hours on it (too many ?) and have an issue. BTW, no obvious signs of having been abused, crashed, or dropped.
I noticed it did not seem to be doing a very even or consistent job of mowing so started checking all the dimensions. First thing I noticed is, when in the full-up position, the manual says the blades should be 4 inches off the ground. I read 2 7/8 on the left and 3 3/8 on the right !! Dropping down one notch puts me at just over 2 inches on the left !!
Ok, so first we need to level it up and then try to figure out why full up is not 4 inches. Oops, the adjuster on the right side is at the bottom of it's travel which I now realize makes sense BUT, that means that full up will become 2 7/8 which, in my uneven yard, is almost too low already.. I guess an even 2 7/8 is better than uneven but not a lot.
I checked front to rear but checked on the shroud instead of the blades (next time) and get 2 3/4 in front and 3 in rear.
Sooo, where do I start looking for what is bent, broken, or worn out or just deal with it ? I gave $800 which, at the time did not seem like a bad deal and the gentleman I purchased it from seemed pretty straight forward. However, I have to wonder how he did not notice the issues unless his lawn is such that the discrepancies were not noticeable.
Thanks,
Mike
I noticed it did not seem to be doing a very even or consistent job of mowing so started checking all the dimensions. First thing I noticed is, when in the full-up position, the manual says the blades should be 4 inches off the ground. I read 2 7/8 on the left and 3 3/8 on the right !! Dropping down one notch puts me at just over 2 inches on the left !!
Ok, so first we need to level it up and then try to figure out why full up is not 4 inches. Oops, the adjuster on the right side is at the bottom of it's travel which I now realize makes sense BUT, that means that full up will become 2 7/8 which, in my uneven yard, is almost too low already.. I guess an even 2 7/8 is better than uneven but not a lot.
I checked front to rear but checked on the shroud instead of the blades (next time) and get 2 3/4 in front and 3 in rear.
Sooo, where do I start looking for what is bent, broken, or worn out or just deal with it ? I gave $800 which, at the time did not seem like a bad deal and the gentleman I purchased it from seemed pretty straight forward. However, I have to wonder how he did not notice the issues unless his lawn is such that the discrepancies were not noticeable.
Thanks,
Mike
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