In this video I am going to explain how to grease or oil your Snapper mower deck. If you have any questions or comments, send me an email. And as always work safe have fun and keep on snappen. Jim.
It's funny you bring this up. People have this idea to grease everything. And the more grease the better. It took me a long time to learn that not everything needs grease and a lot of it. When grease isn't applied right it will attract dirt and create premature wear to all surfaces.
My mower is 20 yrs old and has the original spindle bearings. They have never been serviced and they are quiet and spindle does not wobble. I'm afraid to mess with it. I do have Snapper replacements. I have owned it for 3 yrs and have about 80 hours on it. Lord knows how many before me.
Thank-you for the education Jim on the spindle. I recently acquired this Snapper and iam going thru it and grateful for info..other wise i would assume it the normal. Cheers Eric
I use 50% diesel and used motor oil Put it in cheap hand pump sprayer Lift up front of mower and spray it after every use, pressure wash it first if needed
Thank you Mr.Jackson for all the years and videos you have put out. Imma gonna be doing a hack job to fix my snapper's. Hmm what would you call it. the steering axle tie rod plate. It snapped today. So welding things tomorrow. But because of you channel I have been able to take two snappers to make one "working" snapper. My place seems to be the graveyard for a lot of riding mowers. I no longer try and use craftmans and mowers with dual spindles ect. My terrain is rocky and changes regularly with minor flooding. So hitting a pebble with spindle deck equals broken spindle. But these rear engines. so nice and easier to work on. One of the two snappers I have had for almost 20 years(my teens). Dragged that thing around for a long time moving houses ect. I parked it five years ago because the the gear and the chain in the chaincase broke and couldn't afford to fix it. Now it's just a few pieces next to other mowers. But it heart is in a newer/90's model. These snappers are the real battle tank of mowers. Have you ever made one remote control? That could make a nice video or 12. especially since I've been seeing people make videos on their $5000+ remote control lawn mowers. Use to cost about $100-$150 to make a snapper remote control. Again this is really just a thanks. And I ramble.
I didnt know there was a grease insert on the blade bearing lucky for me I didnt or I wouldve greased it for sure thank you for the great tips I am awaiting the Craftsman Hood and seat until I hear back from you I just cut without the hood for now or use my okd Snapper which needs repaired a few times a year
Looking at episode 422, I was looking to see how to replace the grease fitting on the spindle. I`ve always put a couple pumps in there every year. The mower is only used to cut my yard. This year, the fitting seems to have been stopped up or has a blockage. As I try to pump grease, it just squirts back at me and not into the fitting. I believe it`s a 3/16 press in fitting. After watching the video, it seems to me that you do not recommend greasing that fitting anyway. Am I misunderstanding something here ? If i need to replace the fitting, how do you press one back in or get the old one out ? Or, do i just not do anything and let it stay as is ? I love these videos. My next quest is to figure out how to cut level like my old snapper. That`s for another time. Thank you for your selfless efforts to help folks like me.
It looks like most of them are pressed in but I wouldn’t really worry too much about it because the bearings today are sealed and greasing that is not really going to do a thing outside of making you feel better. Jim.
All 3 of my snapper RER's have a grease fitting on the underside of the spindle that I can see when the machines are up on the ass end. I have an old 3081, a 25065 and a 700104 2005 model 30" cut. Everyone of them has a fitting. The 2 older ones have the inner cover removed from the bearings and the cavities are filled with grease. I assume the 2005 is the same since it has a grease fitting just like the other. Every summer I pump them up with grease.
As usual great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge of these almost unkillable machines, and that explains why the spindle on the mower I got with a piece of property we bought has so much grease in between the brake and spindle, at least I know what not to do when I get around to replacing the bearings. Where can you get a replacement for the spindle if needed, saw in your previous video you said you made it but thats not really an option form?
I get just about all my parts from Parts Tree.Com out of Texas great website to navigate through and they will actually answer their phone and help you find what you need all you need is your model number off your machine. Jim
Hi Jim. I am having a problem where the blade is slowing down (and would stop completely if I didn't stop the mower and let the blade come back up to speed) when I go through thicker grass (the engine is not bogging at all). It feels like my options are to try to extend the mower to try to tack some slack out of the deck belt or just change the belt. I am thinking that just changing the belt is the easier path but thought I would check with you to see if you have an opinion. Thanks.
@@jimjackson9381 Hi Jim, I figured since the belt is still intact I would try extending the mower before replacing the belt. I moved 1 washer to the other side of the bolt and gave it a test run. It seems to have worked. It was great to be able to mow in 3rd gear instead of 1st and not have the blade constantly slowing down! Thanks for all your videos.
Well, if you’re talking about the bearings in your mower, deck, stander machine up and grab onto the blade and try to wiggle it around or tip it from side to side it should not have any movement in it other than rotation. Jim
