How To : Removing a 42 inch New Style MTD Mower Deck

In this video i show how to remove a 42" deck on MTD rider's with the side-lever engagement, this style of deck came out in 2005. the old style prior to this style was the single-lever-blade-deck-engage system commonly refereed to as Drop-Engage-Deck-System or DEDS for short.
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This video is NOT intended for use as "Do It Yourself" or "How To" Purposes, This video is strictly for Educational Training Purposes Only and entertainment. I make these videos to show what it is like to own a lawn mower shop where i repair equipment on a daily basis and to show how a repair should be done the right way. Repairing Outdoor Power Equipment is NOT a DIY task - it can be dangerous to both the equipment and the untrained person.
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About TheOutdoorPowerGuy - I, Mike (24) am a trained professional on small engine mechanics and outdoor power equipment repair i have spent my entire lifetime (from age 3) learning how to work on small engines and mowers leading up to owning a small engine repair shop that has been top rated for 2 years in a row.

[@Photi01]

Roughly this is the same for the MTD model 13AM772F700 mower, Thank you for making the Video :)

[@anthonythomas4920]

Good information but poor audio.

[@greg6925]

Does anyone know how to get the blades to start cutting again? Mine won't engage.

[@lesliegibbons6917]

Those are what
they call Jesus Christ pins.

[@ToothlessThedragon9]

Why does the hood say craftsman?

[@dennisbroderick945]

Craftsman mowers had more than a few different decks, MTD being one of them.

[@TheSlimShaky]

Grab those clips with some needle nose pliers my friend and you won’t have to wrestle with them for so long.

[@randysimmons9838]

These mowers are like everything else,use it for a few years and throw it in the garbage...and buy a new one

[@ThePunitiveDamages]

The most American solution ever.

[@briancarroll8124]

I have had mine 11 years, only paid $1,100 in 2012. It has broken 5 times but I just keep fixing it (springs, belts, fuse blown), but in the end I am saving myself koney