Those rear brackets are how you adjust the height of the deck, along with the spacers on the front casters.

If those brackets are digging into the grass, you need to check the rear rollers. The end rollers are probably worn down or tapered, which is common. Swap a few around on the bar or replace with some good flat ones.

You might add a little grease to the front caster stems to allow them to spin more freely while turning.

Chad

On Sep 24, 2021 3:54 PM, joeaverage@frontiernet.net wrote:

Hello again,

On my maiden voyage with the E15 last night I saw a few maintenance issues and a design issue I want to try to address.

When I try to turn hard on a slope, perhaps the grass is a little slippery - and it understeers.

No sweat, I can imagine once I have my lift back together with a new strap, I can lift the deck a little and get my steering back.

However the ends of the roller rod has these brackets that scrape the ground and they are surely part of the reason the tractor is not steering well.

Has anyone put rear deck wheels on these front mowers? I recall a Sears (MTD) lawn tractor I once owned had deck wheels that had rounded edges that could be adapted to fit this deck I think.

Surely this has been addressed already but I did not check the archives.

Looking forward to your wisdoms.

Thanks,

Chris in Tennessee