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Read articles →This video focuses entirely on the Yanmar SA324's mid-mount M60F fabricated mower deck, walking through installation, removal, deck adjustment, and underside inspection at a hands-on pace. The owner shares a personal tip on running the deck via three-point position control rather than the ground-following wheels to reduce wear, explains cut quality and anti-scalp design, and closes with a under-tractor look at a standard fan shield. Best for SA324 owners considering or already running this deck.
An owner-operator sharing practical, first-hand experience from their own use of the SA324, with no apparent dealer or manufacturer affiliation evident in the transcript.
Put the tractor in low range and four-wheel drive, drive over the deck using guide rails, lower the three-point arms, hook the front linkage, lock the rear pins, then attach the PTO shaft.
Instead of using the ground-following wheels to carry the deck's weight, set the three-point position control stop so the wheels barely clear the ground, letting the three-point support the weight.
The owner says cut quality is excellent, it mows very evenly side to side, and there is virtually no scalping because the wheels are mounted far out on the edges.
Yes, it has a standard metal fan shield around the plastic cooling fan to protect it from tree branches and tall weeds when the mower deck is off.
