Ok, so I've put some new blades on, straightened out the front chain guard and replaced most of the chains. I moved the lift pins to the lower holes (new pins). A little bit of minor hammering and welding here and there. I lubed it all up and mounted it to the tractor. Took it outside to check the mechanicals and everything looks good. This weekend, I'll be removing the PTO shaft and loosening up the clutch, as it instructs in the owners manual for units that have sat for a while.
Now, when I lower the 3 pt hitch, the lift arms have no bottom end limit adjustment so the front of the mower deck just heads straight to the ground while the rear end is held up about 1/2" - 1" by the rear wheel.
Is this right? I looked in the manual and there wasn't much in there about mowing height. Are the front of the skids at the mower edges supposed to just drag on the ground while mowing?
Also, when the blades are spinning the whole tractor shakes a noticeable amount. The blade assembly clearly isn't balanced. Normal? When I was running it, the deck wasn't down to the ground nor cutting anything, just spinning in free air.
Thanks for sharing.
Now, when I lower the 3 pt hitch, the lift arms have no bottom end limit adjustment so the front of the mower deck just heads straight to the ground while the rear end is held up about 1/2" - 1" by the rear wheel.
Is this right? I looked in the manual and there wasn't much in there about mowing height. Are the front of the skids at the mower edges supposed to just drag on the ground while mowing?
Also, when the blades are spinning the whole tractor shakes a noticeable amount. The blade assembly clearly isn't balanced. Normal? When I was running it, the deck wasn't down to the ground nor cutting anything, just spinning in free air.
Thanks for sharing.