Mowing BX2350 mowing newbe

[LBrown59]

1*Off hand I'd say that all wheel steer would definitely make it more maneuverable but,
2* I don't think that you could add all wheel steer to a BX size tractor. The weight lifting capacity alone of the 3ph would be too much for the mechanism to effectively support, at least affordably

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1* wonder if aws really makes that much difference and is it actually worth hundred/thousands of $s more to get it. ?
2*so then aws is not nearly as heavy dutty .rite?

 

[megaboz]

1*If you adj the wheels with the knob set at that position you wil have to reset the wheels every time you want to mow at a different hight.
Also you don't set the wheels below the deck .
The wheels are supposed to be set above the surface/ground.

Huh? If the wheels are above the deck lip, what's the point in having them? They wouldn't serve a purpose or ever help keep the deck from jamming into the ground. Am I missing something? Seriously, I don't understand that concept. I know that you don't want the wheels actually running on the ground all the time, they're just supposed to be there for those high spots in the yard.

I keep my wheels about 1/2 below the mower deck, and never adjust them if I cut higher, only if I cut lower. ANd I tend to cut about 3 1/2 inches high.

 

[LBrown59]

It might help you from feeling so beat up when the cutting is done. You can find them at any motorcycle shop that has dirtbike gear - $20.

'Frank

You should not need such a thing just to mow yer grass.
I say slow the tractor down to under 90 MPH and smooth out the lawn!!!

 

[LBrown59]

Huh?
1*If the wheels are above the deck lip, what's the point in having them?
They wouldn't serve a purpose or ever help keep the deck from jamming into the ground.
2*Am I missing something?
3*I keep my wheels about 1/2 below the mower deck, and never adjust them if I cut higher, only if I cut lower.
I tend to cut about 3 1/2 inches high.

1*I didn't say anything about setting the wheels above the deck lip.
2*Yeah you missed the part where I stated the wheels are supposed to be set 1/4'' to 1/2'' above the service.
Note That's surface not deck lip.
3*Again the manual is talking about the space between the wheel and the ground.
It's not referring to the distance between the wheel and the deck

 

[LBrown59]

>>>>> - I keep my wheels about 1/2 below the mower deck, and never adjust them if I cut higher, only if I cut lower.
I tend to cut about 3 1/2 inches high.

If you set the Deck Wheels as described here you will not have to reset them every time you change mowing hight like you are doing now.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/1470782-post7.html

 

[megaboz]

1*I didn't say anything about setting the wheels above the deck lip.
2*Yeah you missed the part where I stated the wheels are supposed to be set 1/4'' to 1/2'' above the service.
Note That's surface not deck lip.
3*Again the manual is talking about the space between the wheel and the ground.
It's not referring to the distance between the wheel and the deck

I guess I got mixed up on what you said in your earlier post. "Also you don't set the wheels below the deck ." I thought you was referring to the mower deck.

Oh well, I guess I was having one of those moments.

Thanks.

 

[rpoage]

3) Proper air pressure. No matter what psi you run the tires, makes sure that the two fronts are exactly the same as well as the two backs.
I run mine approx 3 psi lower in the rears inorder to cushion the bouncing and this does pretty good. Course I had to compensate for this in the MMM setup but it wasn't too much of an adjustment.

Volfandt, Nice over view on the mower success suggestions but I wanted to pick you brain on #3. Factory suggested pressure settings on my bar's are 22/17 respectively. So your running 19/14?
I had 17/16 in last year and I got into trouble with heavy loads and the FEL but the mowing was reasonable. At my 50hr service, my dealer set the pressures back to 22/17 and mowing the lawn is beating the stuffing out of me. Since I'm not wild about changing the pressure in the filled rears all the time I think of going with a 18/14 and just running the front (unfilled) up to 22 when I do FEL work. Any thoughts.

 

[Volfandt]

I'm running 14 in the rears and 22 in the fronts. Like you, I had discovered the fronts don't handle heavy FEL work when run lower.
I ran bars for the 1st two yrs then found a great deal on a set of turfs and changed over to them. I'm on my 2nd mowing season on them and they are much easier on my turf & rear
I decided to keep the bars tho, if I ever get into some extended dirt work they'll come in handy and will probably keep the resale value up should I ever upgrade to a larger machine. Those bars do make the machine look more aggressive

 

[rpoage]

I'm running 14 in the rears and 22 in the fronts. Like you, I had discovered the fronts don't handle heavy FEL work when run lower.
I ran bars for the 1st two yrs then found a great deal on a set of turfs and changed over to them. I'm on my 2nd mowing season on them and they are much easier on my turf & rear
I decided to keep the bars tho, if I ever get into some extended dirt work they'll come in handy and will probably keep the resale value up should I ever upgrade to a larger machine. Those bars do make the machine look more aggressive

My manual has the turfs running lower pressures that the Bar's or AG's. I will give the 18/14 a go. Thanks for the help