Make A Zero-Turn Mower Better Than Original
Channel: NewJerusalemTimes
Date: 2018-12-20

Christian Livingstone shares his take on making an older, Dixon, friction-drive, zero-turn lawn mower better, by adding an aftermarket seat suspension insert and some new-to-market, well-priced Z-Glide front caster forks that have a torsion shocking feature. Some custom fabrication and TIG welding is done to retro-fit these two biggest items to the out-of-production Dixon, but on newer mowers it’s undoubtedly just a “drop-in” affair. Many or most of the things done within the 71 minutes of video will generalize to most zero-turn mowers, and even tractor-style ones too. He also does some anti-vibration and sound-deadening tricks to the 42” deck. There’s some focus on truing up the blades and spindles on the three-bladed deck too, using impact with a heavy hammer, versus pressing action with a scissor jack. Taking a note from the seat suspension system, which makes extensive use of nylon washers and rubber bumpers to isolate any metal-to-metal impact or friction, Christian implements those same tactics, and others, to make the deck quieter and more precise in its operation. A little Christian Anarchy and Free Market principles are sprinkled in there too.