How To Remove Mower Deck From John Deere 100 Series

[Doretta Castoe]

Oneof the most common calls we get from customers is "Can you show me how to remove my mower deck again?". To help, we decided to lay out the steps in a very detailed step-by-step how-to video. In this video, Justin Goodrich, a 15+ year experienced Prairie State Tractor compact tractor sales professional, will walk you through how to remove and re-install an AutoConnect Drive Over Mower Deck with Mechanical Lift for your John Deere 1023E, 1025R, or 2025R Compact Utility Tractor. With the fastest two-click attachment and detachment mower deck system on the market, you'll be back to work in no time.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: In these instructions, we use a 2022 John Deere 60D 7-Iron AutoConnect Mower Deck (Code 701CLV) which is compatible with Model Year 2017 and newer 1023E, 1025R, and 2025R tractors. Also, these are steps for an AutoConnect Mower Deck with a Mechanical Mower Lift option. The standard mechanical mower lift system moves the mower in conjunction with the rear implement and is controlled using the rockshaft lever.

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You first need to set the mower deck setting at high noon toread "blank". More or less between the 1" and 3.5" setting. Thenpull deck release arm to allow for the deck to drop to the ground.Once locked into the down position, you need to release the Ulocks(that are spring loaded) located on the back half, and on bothsides of the mower deck. This will allow for the arms that you haveunlocked to be retracted up for clearance later. After that youmust release the tension bar for the belt pulleys located on top ofmower deck, left hand side, and remove the belt connected to theengine pulley located towards the front. After that, you mustunlatch the front U-bar from the mower deck. After this iscompleted. Pull the mower Deck ARM back up, to the position normalfor traveling. This will give you clearance to slide the mower deckout from the right side (chute side).

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