IslandTractor
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- Prudence Island, RI
- Tractor
- 2007 Kioti DK40se HST, Woods BH
Well, I will post some photos of the check chains I installed based on DJRADZ's photo. Looks to me like I did essentially the same thing and attached them at the same point (under the 3pt pins). I agree it makes more sense to attach them outboard but I could not do that without interfering with the 3pt arms.
I agree with the comment that based on the geometry these should not really do much more than the position control. Indeed in my brief experiment after installation that is all they did. If I try to mow with the hog about one inch off the ground, even on level ground, when I make a sharp turn there is a significant chance that I will start to plow. By plow I mean the edge of the hog will scape the turf off and leave a big (ugly) curved clean dirt scar between about 2 ft and up to 10 ft long and about 4-8 inches wide before the "plowing" stops. I can avoid plowing altogether if I keep the mower level higher but then the lowest cut is about 5 inches.
Regarding Soundguy's question, I do have lateral stabilizers which can be seen in the photos and which are adjusted fairly tight to prevent lateral motion. In the photos the check chains are loose but I tightened them prior to use after selecting the cut position with position control. They were tight enough at that point that they were hard to turn.
There is a welded loop attachment point on the inside of each 3pt arm that I have never figured out the use for. It is about six inches from the pin coupler and on the inside. I have only a lousy photo that I have put a pointer on to help you see it against the dark background.
What am I doing wrong?
I agree with the comment that based on the geometry these should not really do much more than the position control. Indeed in my brief experiment after installation that is all they did. If I try to mow with the hog about one inch off the ground, even on level ground, when I make a sharp turn there is a significant chance that I will start to plow. By plow I mean the edge of the hog will scape the turf off and leave a big (ugly) curved clean dirt scar between about 2 ft and up to 10 ft long and about 4-8 inches wide before the "plowing" stops. I can avoid plowing altogether if I keep the mower level higher but then the lowest cut is about 5 inches.
Regarding Soundguy's question, I do have lateral stabilizers which can be seen in the photos and which are adjusted fairly tight to prevent lateral motion. In the photos the check chains are loose but I tightened them prior to use after selecting the cut position with position control. They were tight enough at that point that they were hard to turn.
There is a welded loop attachment point on the inside of each 3pt arm that I have never figured out the use for. It is about six inches from the pin coupler and on the inside. I have only a lousy photo that I have put a pointer on to help you see it against the dark background.
What am I doing wrong?
