BX 2230 owners with 60" MMM

[Woods]

Re: BX 2230 owners with 60\" MMM

I have the same clearance issues Scrounger mentioned with different gaps at the tires and the hard to spin anti scalp wheel, but when lowered everything is in spec. I spin the anti scalp wheel with a large adjustable wrench attached right behind the wheel where there is a square section on the upright rod. This pushes the plastic wheel into the tire enough to make the pin of which I'd like to find a safe substitute for. The " key fob " type pin retainer rings suck, theyr'e a pain in the middle finger. I'd like to loose them on the upper 3 piont arm attach pins also.

 

[Scrounger]

Re: BX 2230 owners with 60\" MMM

Checked the pins and they are all fine. When the deck is lowered it looks to be all even, I'll have to look at the manual and take some measurements.

 

[Volfandt]

Re: BX 2230 owners with 60\" MMM

Just knocked off the back 40 came in and saw this thread then went back out and checked mine out. Seems the distance is pretty close to equal when raised. I have bars and I figure I've got about 1/2" clearance on both sides.
When I originally set the MMM up, to get it be be level when lowered the right side has the proverbial hair clearance between the lift bar and stop whilst theres approx 1/2" clearance on the left. I also had to crank the adj nuts on the front brkt approx 12 turns to get the front just slightly lower than the rear of the MMM.
As for removing the pin inoder to turn the left rear anti-scalp wheel for side to side movement, I lower the MMM just enough for the pin to slide out which also gives enough clearance to easily spin the anti-scalp wheel. The magic spot is just before the wheel makes contact with the ground. It also helps to have the pin line up with the gap between the bars.

Volfandt