How do you remove a Murray mower deck?

Answer 1

lower the deck all the way down. at the rear of the deck you will see a plastic wingnut on either side. remove blades using vice grips to loosen the bolt. you will needto use a shop rag with your free hand to hold the blade in place so you dont cut yourself. next remove wingnuts in rear. there is a bar in the front-most part of the deck held in place with a cotterpin. remove pin to remove bar. depending on your model of mower, that should be it. if not look at the deck frame for any other nuts or bolts.

Answer 2

Remove the spindle guards. With a 1/4 drive ratchet, pull the belt tension arm back and release the tension spring.This will allow you to remove the belt. Lower the deck to the lowest position.On the rear deck mounts on both sides is a pin holding the deck to the frame, with a tensioning spring on it. Lift the deck with a pry bar or long screw driver and pull back on the pin and it will release the deck. Do one side at a time.Simple. Then the front can just be lifted out of the bracket holding the front of the deck.You'll have to loosen the nuts all the way out to the end of the threads on the front mount to reattach. Turn the wheels all the way to the left and slide the deck out on the discharge side.Remember you drop the deck rear first,then the front and reattach the same way. Remember to check the air in your tires and have the mower on a level spot before re=leveling the deck.

Answer 3

The manual pretending to be for the LA145 (which is really a useless hodge-podge of all the 100 series with misleading pictures and instructions) is a travesty. This website has no pictures, and like the manual, doesn't distinguish between left and right, but at least its instructions look like they were written by an American!

http://www.ehow.com/how_7822406_install-deere-la145-snow-blade.html

Also, I was on the phone with Karen, a supervisor in publications, who is trying to get my complaints heard. If you have anything to add about the "quality" of the manual, you'll find here very cooperative: 800-522-7448.

Answer 4

Pull the spring loaded pins on each side of the deck. Slide the mower deck forward off of the front pins. Lift the deck lift up and pull the deck from under the mower. Remove the belt from the engine pulley. Grab the handle on the front of the mule drive to release it from the tractor. Pull the entire mule drive forward from the tractor. You are done.