Trev
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- Joined
- May 24, 2002
- Messages
- 913
- Location
- Williamson, NY (near Rochester)
- Tractor
- Currently tractor-less
I have a problem.. I don't have a single flat surface on my entire property (if I do it's just by chance and I don't know where it is. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif)
What's the best way to set up a rear mower (JD4300 with JD272 rear finish mower)? I really mean it.. there is nothing level on our land. All I've been able to do so far is keep an eye out behind me, and adjust the rockshaft a bit by eyeballing it. I can't seem to get the cut height adjusted to the correct level, though. I set the rear wheels to 3 inches, and then let the mower down until it looks more or less level front to rear. But I always seem to end up with shorter cuts than I really want.
Ancillary question.. do most folks have their lower 3pt hitch arms set to float when mowing.. or do you set them rigid?
Ancillary question number 2: How come the JD video that comes with the machine shows the guy just sliding the PTO shaft on in about 1 second, and I have to spend 20 minutes cussing and sweating and getting covered with grease to get mine on? /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif The guy in the video just picks it up and slips it on. In my case, the splines never line up, even when I manually turn the tractor PTO by hand trying to get them lined up. I have to heavily grease the splined areas, start the engine, engage the PTO, shut it down, see if it lines up, repeat sometimes up to 5 times before finally the shaft slides on. I've come to hate mowing! /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
Any thoughts appreciated!
Bob
What's the best way to set up a rear mower (JD4300 with JD272 rear finish mower)? I really mean it.. there is nothing level on our land. All I've been able to do so far is keep an eye out behind me, and adjust the rockshaft a bit by eyeballing it. I can't seem to get the cut height adjusted to the correct level, though. I set the rear wheels to 3 inches, and then let the mower down until it looks more or less level front to rear. But I always seem to end up with shorter cuts than I really want.
Ancillary question.. do most folks have their lower 3pt hitch arms set to float when mowing.. or do you set them rigid?
Ancillary question number 2: How come the JD video that comes with the machine shows the guy just sliding the PTO shaft on in about 1 second, and I have to spend 20 minutes cussing and sweating and getting covered with grease to get mine on? /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif The guy in the video just picks it up and slips it on. In my case, the splines never line up, even when I manually turn the tractor PTO by hand trying to get them lined up. I have to heavily grease the splined areas, start the engine, engage the PTO, shut it down, see if it lines up, repeat sometimes up to 5 times before finally the shaft slides on. I've come to hate mowing! /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
Any thoughts appreciated!
Bob