Mowing Finish mower for a 1500

lens12 · Jan 7, 2004

I have for sale a used YQM60 mower & a new mid mount quick tach mower made by the same company that made the YQM series. It is available in 48" , 60" & 72". I also have a new Wood's belly mower for a YM187. It was the last one they sold . It is not a quick mount . I have attached a picture of the new quick tach mower on a YM2000 & the used YQM60 on a YM1510.

gbirky · Jan 7, 2004

Peter,
If you want to see photos of a YM1301D with belly mower, take a look at my web page. I have a YMM-45 mounted under there. This was the OEM belly mount mower on the YM135, YM155, and YM155D. It is only 45" wide. The tractor could have accomodated a 48", but the 45" was available and works just fine for me.

The problem is that the gray market tractors have an "axle back" design which was not intended for belly mount mowers. While my 1301D, and your 1500 could easily power a 60" belly mower, there just isn't enough space between front and rear wheels. A buddy of mine had bought a YMM-60 to mount under his YM1500D but discovered that even with the rear wheels reversed for a wider stance, he would have to put a 2" spacer on each side to widen the rear wheels even more to get enough room for it. The YMM-60 is powered by the rear pto with a belt and directional change pulley system.

My YMM-45 is powered by a front pto with an electric clutch. It also has a belt and directional change pulley system. Originally the clutch was mounted on the front bumper, but I couldn't put my loader on the tractor with the clutch up there. I relocated the clutch under the hood by raising the battery up about 5" and fabricating brackets to mount it between the frame rails. I got the idea when I saw a YM187D locally with a belly mower driven in this manner with the electric clutch under the hood. Its all there on my web page.

jdmar · Jan 7, 2004

Again, thank you for all the help...but I am getting a bit confused too. Go slow....I am! Does the YQM fit under the tractor (mid mount) and get powered by the rear PTO (I have no mid PTO)? A mid mount mower is fine for me-I do not plan to remove it often/ever. My 1500 is really just for lawn maintainance...I have a JD4300 for other work. A mid mount mower would allow me to mow around objects after detaching the gang mowers from the back draw bar. This way I would not have to remove the mower "ever".....I hope.

Greg G ...I tried to send a message to you re: my email but was not able to do so. The icon was not highlighted/available to use. You are welcome to send one to me or just post photos on this forum...your help has been very appreciated.

gbirky: my 1500 is 2WD...so is the front axle more forward than on the 4wd? If so the 60" mid mount mower deck may fit.?? Is that good thinking or just overly hopeful on my part!? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

gbirky · Jan 8, 2004

I'm not sure whether there is more room with a 2WD versus 4WD. I think it may be overly hopeful on your part.

The YQM attaches to the 3pt hitch in the back, with a gearbox attached to the rear pto. There is a boom that goes up between the rear wheels to the deck wich is under the belly of the tractor. The deck is normally also suspended from the tractor with some chain. It is lifted with the 3pt, and driven by the rear pto, but the deck is under the belly.

jdmar · Feb 1, 2004

I appreciate all the info and help. I am holding off on the MMM for now because of a likely tire change. I have ordered a set of turf tires on the "big" side. They have a 41" total diameter instead of the usual 37" rice tire diameter. The new tires are also a lot wider...14" to be exact. They are currently on JD rims so I will have to weld in a new center disc. If it works I have a very low ground pressure tractor for mowing. If it doesn't work I will have a set of JD 4210-4410 rear turf tires and rims for sale reeaal cheap!

Peter

gbirky · Feb 2, 2004

Wider and taller tires will do two things which will likely make it more difficult to mount a MMM. For starters, the total width of your tires will need to be less than the width of the mower. So with the turfs, you need to stay under the 5' width mark - you will probably be ok there. But the taller tires will create less usable space between front and rear wheels. That will make it even more difficult to get a MMM under there.