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Read articles →This is a hands-on end-of-season maintenance video, not a review: an owner pulls the mower deck off his ten-year-old BX1860, cleans off baked-on debris and baling twine, avoids power-washing to protect the spindle bearings, paints the deck, sharpens and balances the blades, and reinstalls everything. It covers real DIY technique and reasoning in detail, useful for owners doing their own deck upkeep rather than shoppers evaluating the tractor.
Posted by the AJ Curtis channel, an owner-operator sharing routine shop maintenance on his own long-owned tractor.
Power washing can inject water into the tower bearings, causing them to rust and go bad quickly, so the owner has never power washed his deck.
The owner prefers painting over oiling because the paint wears off each summer instead of the steel, keeping the deck thick, heavy, and rust-free.
Hang the blade on a nail and see if one side drops lower. If it is unbalanced, grind a little off the heavy side until it balances.
The owner says cleaning it up and painting it takes about an hour and a half, which he considers time well spent.
