KK gauge wheels

[greg_g]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I'm tempted to order another set and use it for certain situations on the front end of my brush hog. )</font>

Stabilizer chains are stronger and cheaper Okie. Take a look at these
mower deck height stabilizers
//greg//

 

[Henro]

OkieG,

I also want to put some gage wheels on my KK rake.

Thanks for taking the time to post those pictures.They will be a great help if I decide to fabricate something myself... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[BrettW]

Greg,
I'm getting a 44" hog very soon. Why do you need stablilizers? Is it not good enough to have it just on the normal 3 pt? thanks,bw

 

[OkieG]

Greg,
What an interesting looking device. Thanks for the link. I have trouble concecptualizing exactly what the chains do. I was considering gauge wheels on the front of the brush hog for better terrain following, kind of like the wheels and rollers you often see on the front of finish mower decks.

Most of the time I don't care if the cutter scalps a bit or runs high over dips. My thought is that gauge wheels might allow a closer cut with less scalping and better cutting in the dips. Don't need that everywhere I cut, but I have one spot where I'm looking for a little more manicured result.

Do you use the chains? What do they do for you?

OkieG

 

[greg_g]

I bought one set for my Jinma and its 5' rotary cutter. Jinma hydraulics were notorious for never staying where they belonged, plus there was no draft control. A pair of slotted brackets attach on either side of the toplink (tractor end). One chain goes on each lift pin (implement end). Raise the hydraulics past your desired cutting height, put the chains in the tractor end slots, lower hydraulics. Nose of mower will never dip lower than the length of the chains. It can go up, but not down.

My KAMA has draft control, but I use the chains anyway. Plus, I had three more sets made up at the local welding shop. I still use the original tractor end brackets, but now have four sets of chains to spread around on my implements. I've used them on rear blades with success, and they were indispensible on the Yanmar's rear PTO driven MMM. I also plan to experiment with them on the box blade and rock rake (although I'm leaning more toward gauge wheels for the rake).

//greg//