I was able to get a little wrench time in on the tractor today. I removed the mower mount bracket and rewelded the lift arm 1" further outboard. I tacked it first and check clearances, I didn't see any issues. The lift bracket is now directly above the grease nipple similar to " thetooth" pictures. I made a jig out of wood to get the arm welded back on at the same angle. I now have about 3/4" clearance between the hose and the arm mount and about 1/4" to the tube directly above the arm. I haven't mounted the mower deck but will post back if I encounter any problems. Thanks to mdistel and thetooth for the pictures and info. I was able to get a lot accomplished today including -removal of the snowblower, wheel weights,canopy and the rollbar. Next I can start working on retrofitting a Jodale Perry cab I picked up to fit, but will be in another thread.