etcallhome
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Thanks Reel I'll have to check with the dealer again to see if they know of the fix. Could you post what the fix was or what had to be changed or adjusted in order to get the mower to move higher or lower ??
2305 Can I get MMdeck to cut higher?
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Sorry, I just watched him in the driveway drinking a beer. No idea what he did down there. He did have to call Deere for the fix though.
If your dealer wants to call mine, they are tri county in Dewitt IA. Ask for the fix for Big Ron's tractor in Maquoketa. The should know what your talking about. Tori is the contact in sales to point them in the right direction.
PS- Cudos to tri county who came to my house on a Saturday morning to fix.
If your dealer wants to call mine, they are tri county in Dewitt IA. Ask for the fix for Big Ron's tractor in Maquoketa. The should know what your talking about. Tori is the contact in sales to point them in the right direction.
PS- Cudos to tri county who came to my house on a Saturday morning to fix.
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Why was he drinking a beer in your driveway?reels said:
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Because he didn't want to drink and drive...LBrown59 said:
Willl
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All they are is a ground to blade height measurement thingamajig.PaulChristenson said:
Tape ruler does the same thing, ya just gota stick your head closer to the ground to read it.
BamaJDfan
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I had the same problem: mower would not mow very high (maybe 2.5") even when the height adjustment knob was set in the highest position. ...except, after 10 hours the rockshaft bellcrank broke while mowing the church acreage.
After I got the tractor back from the dealer (the first time), I tried the experiement as posted earlier in this thread: raised the wheels all the way up, turned the adjustment knob to the lowest poistion and lowered the deck. As suspected, the deck went all the way to the garage floor.
Bottom line: after two frusterating trips back to the dealer within 15 hours, the dealer said, "The rockshaft bellcrank will never break again. The deck was never adjusted correctly from day one."
Now that the rockshat bellcrank has been replaced and the deck properly adjusted, it cuts very well.
After I got the tractor back from the dealer (the first time), I tried the experiement as posted earlier in this thread: raised the wheels all the way up, turned the adjustment knob to the lowest poistion and lowered the deck. As suspected, the deck went all the way to the garage floor.
Bottom line: after two frusterating trips back to the dealer within 15 hours, the dealer said, "The rockshaft bellcrank will never break again. The deck was never adjusted correctly from day one."
Now that the rockshat bellcrank has been replaced and the deck properly adjusted, it cuts very well.
gentleman_farmer
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The last post on this topic was last fall, but I expect that the mowing season will have folks looking at this subject once again. At least I have been back to trying to understand why it is necessary to put the "CAM knob" in the highest position. After laying on my back staring up into the underside of my tractor looking at what the knob really adjusts and the rockshaft that raises and lowers the mowing platform, the culprit is two loose bolts that hold the cam mechanism onto the frame of the tractor. This has been driving me crazy since I bought the tractor over a year and a half ago.
I've uploaded a file from the JDparts.com, you can find it at: http://jdpc.deere.com/jdpc/servlet/com.deere.u90490.partscatalog.view.servlets.HomePageServlet
If you look at the drawing, you can see the hunk of metal that sticks up off the rockshaft. On the left of the hunk is a small protrusion that SHOULD come up against the cam when you set the heighth and lower the platform. On mine, the bolts that hold the cam onto the frame has loosened and that bar was hitting the cam above that protrusion. That allowed the platform to come down about an inch and half, rather than the .5 inch that is spec.
To fix the problem; take off the platform, raise the lift as high as possible, turn off the tractor, (there is a shaft that runs between the engine and transmission that doesn't mix well with fingers). Loosen the two bolts that hold the cam mechanism onto the frame, so the cam comes back to a normal position and then just tighten up the bolts. BUT, and this is big, there are no lock washers on the bolts -- doesn't seem to be room -- so make sure the bolts are really tight, but don't snap them.
Now I have lots of height adjustment.
I've uploaded a file from the JDparts.com, you can find it at: http://jdpc.deere.com/jdpc/servlet/com.deere.u90490.partscatalog.view.servlets.HomePageServlet
If you look at the drawing, you can see the hunk of metal that sticks up off the rockshaft. On the left of the hunk is a small protrusion that SHOULD come up against the cam when you set the heighth and lower the platform. On mine, the bolts that hold the cam onto the frame has loosened and that bar was hitting the cam above that protrusion. That allowed the platform to come down about an inch and half, rather than the .5 inch that is spec.
To fix the problem; take off the platform, raise the lift as high as possible, turn off the tractor, (there is a shaft that runs between the engine and transmission that doesn't mix well with fingers). Loosen the two bolts that hold the cam mechanism onto the frame, so the cam comes back to a normal position and then just tighten up the bolts. BUT, and this is big, there are no lock washers on the bolts -- doesn't seem to be room -- so make sure the bolts are really tight, but don't snap them.
Now I have lots of height adjustment.
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chipsndust
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Gent:
Thanks for the post. I'm getting ready to put my mower deck back on, and I will check that "dog" for engagement on the cam before I put the deck on.
I've always thought that my deck's highest setting should be higher, I'll let you know what I find out.
Thanks for the post. I'm getting ready to put my mower deck back on, and I will check that "dog" for engagement on the cam before I put the deck on.
I've always thought that my deck's highest setting should be higher, I'll let you know what I find out.
