My thoughts are that the arms are not too wide that it misses the bell crank tab, I thought it was bent up. When you raise the 3 point arms all the way up it just barely touches the bell crank tab. Should the bell crank tab be a 90 degree angle or a 45 like I have? What is the purpose of the tab on the cell crank, I thought it was to move with the lift arms the way it is now it doesn’t touch the arms until the arms are all the way up. I hope this makes sense I’m not very good at explaining things.
JD 2210 mmm bell crank
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I'll try to post a video closeup of mine in action when I get home tomorrow afternoon. May shed some light. I honestly don't remember the specific names of the parts. The part I believe you're calling Bell crank. Should be bent 90•. Like a piece of angle iron. But it may have been bent outward. Have you looked closely at the welds ? If it has, you should see stress cracks.
I think the rod it moves to lift the deck is called a rock shaft. It might be out of adjustment and caused damage. I've never been happy with the height my deck lifts but afraid to change any factory setting on it for just that reason. I'll check back tomorrow .....
I think the rod it moves to lift the deck is called a rock shaft. It might be out of adjustment and caused damage. I've never been happy with the height my deck lifts but afraid to change any factory setting on it for just that reason. I'll check back tomorrow .....
Thanks for the pictures. My bell crank looks about the same as yours. I’m going to try to put my mid mount mower back on after it has been sitting for 10 years with only about 10 hours of use. The reason I only used it for about 10 hours was because I bought a finish mower to attach to my tractor. I will let you know how it goes together in a few days.
Sounds good, let me know how it works for you. One thing you might consider before you slide it under... Check the gearbox lube. Might need to add some after sitting that long. I would bet it lifts up and down fine if the 3 point arms are wide enough with an implement or a travel bar. You can check the arms underneath lift up correctly before sliding the mower under. Even a cheap board with tenons cut on each end and proper width would do the trick.
Finely got to work on the mower to day. The bell crank is bent and will not raise the mower all the way up. It will only go about half the way up so it is too low to mow with. I am going to order a new bell crank tomorrow. Hopefully it will not take to long for the part to come in and for me to change it. Should be easy to change. Will report back after it is installed.
Installed the new bell crank today. The old one would only raise the deck to 3” with the new one installed it went to 4 ½”. Had to turned the adjustment rod to make it go to 5 ½” which is the maximum height. Mowed the front yard and I believe it is fixed. If anyone needs to change theirs it is a very simple and easy job to do. After only using it for about 10 hours and then putting it in storage for about 10 years it is good to use it again.
