I am the dumbest human on TBN. Trust me.

[Laminarman]

I will make a long story short and say that I am really really stupid. I have been ***!#&!!* with my two bottom plow for a year. I have several previous posts revealing my stupidity. But only today did I realize that the reason I probably got it cheap and second hand, and the reason the last owner couldn't use it, was because the pins were reversed and the pin for the adjustable link was high, not low like it's supposed to be. TSC sold it to him crated, so they obviously (or King Kutter) assembled it wrong. How many times have I looked at plow photos? How many times should I have caught this?

You want some fun? Reverse the pins and try to plow. You'll want to shoot yourself. Fixed it today and MUCH better. But doesn't ease the pain of being the Big Donkey Head on TBN. Thanks for listening.

 

[Bird]

And who among us do you reckon has not done something just as dumb? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Most of the time we just don't tell on ourselves. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[RalphVa]

I had a similar problem with my LX4 cutter the way it was delivered with the lift pins in the upper position. It just would not raise more than about 1" above the operating position. This is because with the pins in the upper position, it caused the top link to be longer than the bottom arms. Simple geometry then caused the arms to try to rotate its tail wheel into the ground. It would take up the approximately 2" slack in the tail wheel gizmo in raising the front of the deck about 1". Then it wouldn't raise it any more because it wanted to push the tail wheel into the ground.

I moved the pins to the lower position. This caused the top link attachment point to rotate closer to the tractor, thus shortening it. Lifts fine now.

Ralph

 

[daedong]

Bird,
<font color="blue"> Most of the time we just don't tell on ourselves. </font>


Never a truer word spoken /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[beenthere]

Like Bird says so well, and like you are not alone.
Glad to hear you have it sorted out and you did it yourself.

Glad you kept trying, knowing probably that it just had to work better than it was working (and having some choice thoughts and words for the 'engineering' design along the way /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif )

Also glad you got it cheap. Some guys have all the 'good' luck.

 

[beenthere]

Ralph
I learned the same thing with my Deere 513 cutter. Kept mowing when it was new, and trying to figure out what was not right. Then noticed the lower holes, dropped the pins, and WOW, what a difference.

 

[tough451]

I hope you were able to laugh about it,I know I always laugh at myself when somthing like this happens too me,and it happens alot.

 

[PineRidge]

After an oil change have you ever poured in fresh oil (several quarts) only to find out it's draining down in the catch pan cause you didn't put the drain plug back in? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[philc]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( After an oil change have you ever poured in fresh oil (several quarts) only to find out it's draining down in the catch pan cause you didn't put the drain plug back in? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif )</font>

Never happened ... I had already removed the catch pan !

 

[HomeBrew2]

NOPE !!! You're not the dumbest guy! Sorry! The dumbest guy thinks a plow such as that is working just fine ... and would fight to his death if challenged. You're a critical-thinking man. Society needs more of those!! The fact that it took you more time than you think it should have to figger it out, means nothing. The facts that you thought something was wrong and stuck-to-it to make it work right is what counts.
CHEERS!!!