pintodeluxe
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- Oct 17, 2008
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- Tractor
- Bx2230
IC Smoke,
In answer to your question --- No, you don't have to raise the deck after each pass. Sharp turns with the roller down doesn't cause any problems. It functions just like a gauge wheel to keep the blades from scalping the lawn, but it has the added benefit of striping.
As far as the mounting location --- I have two stripers for my Bx2230. One is the deck-mounted roller which has very limited clearance between the rear tires and deck. This is really the only place to put a striper on the MMM on my model. The weight of the deck (200#) provides downward pressure to stripe the lawn.
The other version is a frame -mount model that attaches behind the tractor. It uses sand-filled rollers to create downward pressure. It is also in the picture section of TBN, just search for lawn striper or look at my photos.
Thanks for the reply.
In answer to your question --- No, you don't have to raise the deck after each pass. Sharp turns with the roller down doesn't cause any problems. It functions just like a gauge wheel to keep the blades from scalping the lawn, but it has the added benefit of striping.
As far as the mounting location --- I have two stripers for my Bx2230. One is the deck-mounted roller which has very limited clearance between the rear tires and deck. This is really the only place to put a striper on the MMM on my model. The weight of the deck (200#) provides downward pressure to stripe the lawn.
The other version is a frame -mount model that attaches behind the tractor. It uses sand-filled rollers to create downward pressure. It is also in the picture section of TBN, just search for lawn striper or look at my photos.
Thanks for the reply.
