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Has anybody ever tried lifting the front wheels of a riding mower about a foot off the ground (with both the tractor and riding mower's rear wheel parking brakes set and chocks behind the mower)? I'm wondering if I drove the riding mower's front tires into the bucket if I could do safely do this. The idea would be to take a stick and poke around under the deck to clean out old grass clippings.
I see me flipping the riding mower over or doing something else unexpected *grin*.
That is a cool flag pole crash!!
Has anybody ever tried lifting the front wheels of a riding mower about a foot off the ground (with both the tractor and riding mower's rear wheel parking brakes set and chocks behind the mower)? I'm wondering if I drove the riding mower's front tires into the bucket if I could do safely do this. The idea would be to take a stick and poke around under the deck to clean out old grass clippings.
I see me flipping the riding mower over or doing something else unexpected *grin*.
Brandi,
Thanks for the suggestion. What is that law in science? Occam's Razor - the simplest explanation is usually the correct one? A floor jack. I don't have one. But I can probably get one as the local auto parts store is getting to know me by my first name since I got my tractor.
Coincidentally, I just spent some time reading a long thread in safety on using chains, cables and ropes with the FEL to do stuff. The gist of my reading yielded a few pearls of wisdom. Chains - 3/8 inch - and with ratings of 70 or 80 - are the way to go. They don't break, and if they do break they don't whip very far. Gotchas that can weaken a chain are pinching or otherwise deforming a link. I've been cognizant of the danger of whipping cables since a high school buddy joined the Navy and lost a leg when a carrier arresting cable snapped.
I did buy some really strong floor supports (four rated at 6,000 each) to hold the four corners of the bush hog up before I venture underneath it.
Best,
Rhino