TractorLarry
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Got my Gators in from C&G and installed them last night.
Pulling the deck was quite a chore. This 48" Model 317 deck with it's big out-riggers simply is not coming out from under this tractor without it being jacked up.
I had to jack up the front of the tractor about 18 inches so the riggers could come out under the front tires.
First picture is the deck removed. Looks pretty good for 12 years old and never really serviced.
Second picture is underside with old blades. I did not clean it. This is as it came off the tractor.
Picture 3 is with Gators installed and ready to go!
I also took the opportunity to change the Hydro Fluid and filter. Man, what a job!
First, when I removed the drain plug I thought I had tapped into the Alaskan Oil Pipeline. I've never seen so much fluid come out so fast
Luckily I had a 12 quart pan under there.
Removing the filter is a real chore with the lift assembly in place. I had to walk around teh neighborhood and borrow/try 4 different filter wrences before finding one that would weave through all the lift mechanism stuff in the way.
Filling took longer than everything else combined. That's a tiny fill hole, and you have to refill it ounce by ounce. Took me about 45 min to get 7 quarts of fluid down that tiny hole!
It does seem to have quieted down the hydro a bit. Maybe today's HyTran Plus is just better fluid or something.
Thank goodness you only have to do that job about every 200 hours or so
Changed out all the belts as well.
It's supposed to rain today, so I suspect I won't be able to mow until Saturday. I expect it will be the last moving of the season.
In the second picture, can anyone tell me what type of blades the old one's were? Standard? High Lift? Mulching?
-Larry
Pulling the deck was quite a chore. This 48" Model 317 deck with it's big out-riggers simply is not coming out from under this tractor without it being jacked up.
I had to jack up the front of the tractor about 18 inches so the riggers could come out under the front tires.
First picture is the deck removed. Looks pretty good for 12 years old and never really serviced.
Second picture is underside with old blades. I did not clean it. This is as it came off the tractor.
Picture 3 is with Gators installed and ready to go!
I also took the opportunity to change the Hydro Fluid and filter. Man, what a job!
First, when I removed the drain plug I thought I had tapped into the Alaskan Oil Pipeline. I've never seen so much fluid come out so fast
Luckily I had a 12 quart pan under there.Removing the filter is a real chore with the lift assembly in place. I had to walk around teh neighborhood and borrow/try 4 different filter wrences before finding one that would weave through all the lift mechanism stuff in the way.
Filling took longer than everything else combined. That's a tiny fill hole, and you have to refill it ounce by ounce. Took me about 45 min to get 7 quarts of fluid down that tiny hole!
It does seem to have quieted down the hydro a bit. Maybe today's HyTran Plus is just better fluid or something.
Thank goodness you only have to do that job about every 200 hours or so
Changed out all the belts as well.
It's supposed to rain today, so I suspect I won't be able to mow until Saturday. I expect it will be the last moving of the season.
In the second picture, can anyone tell me what type of blades the old one's were? Standard? High Lift? Mulching?
-Larry
