bushhog not high enough

[whitearrow]

i have a jd 5203 and a bushhog 296 rotary cutter.if i screw the arms of my 3 ph in will it lift the hog up or will it not be as high?both sides seem to be adjustable the left one has threads and the right one has similar but different in that you have to rotate it and unlock it to screw it up or down.i want to get the hog up as high as i can due to transporting it from place to place.
thanks,
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[sandman2234]

Are there any holes where you could install the pins a little lower on the bushhog? Install an additional set in the lower holes, if equiped, or it you can drill them, and you won't have to change your tractor settings.
Just a thought...
David from jax

 

[Slamfire]

Shortening your top link will lift the rear wheel off the ground at normal lift link lengths. A PITA unless you have a top'ntilt.

 

[JerryG]

Do you have the third arm adjusted correctly?

 

[whitearrow]

sandman i have the pins in the lowest hole on the hog.slamfire i have my toplink also in the lowest setting which lifts the wheel fairly high.jerryg yes i do have the toplink adjusted properly.i want the front part of the hog as high as the wheel end if possible.
thanks to all of you for replying,
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[ToadHill]

The longer the toplink the higher the front of the hog will be.

 

[JerryG]

Most if not all utility size tractors don't have any problem getting a BH high enough off of the ground. Maybe they put the wrong arms on the tractor. Anyone else with a JD 5203 want to let Whitearrow know how far yours will lift a brush hog off of the ground?

 

[RonMar]

Do the lower lift arms on you tractor have extra holes in it near where the adjustable lift links/turnbuckles are attached? If so you may be able to put the lift links in a set of holes nearer the tractor(forward) of where they are now. That would increase the ammount the ends of the lift arms will travel , lifting the impliment higher. This of course reduces the mechanical advantage so lowers the overall lift capacity out on the lift arms. If you have a real heavy cutter, this could be a problem. How high do you need to lift it/what are you transporting it over? If out on the road, I would be carrying it as low as possible to keep the CG as low as possible. That extra mass carried up high could help contribute to a rollover if you had a steering problem at max road speed. The mower would also have less distance to fall if you should bounce it hard enough to overload the 3PH hydraulic safety.

 

[geneP]

I think whitearrow is asking about the lift links between the rockshaft and the lower lift arms.... If so, then shortening the links will give a higher maximum transport height. Typically they are set about the middle of the adjustment length so you can adjust just one of them to get tilt on an implement when needed. I'm not sure about the Deere, but some tractors have two pin locations at the axle end of the lower lift arms. Using the lower pin location at the axle to pin the lower arm will give a slightly higher implement lift.