Leveling Modern Ag Batwing

[matthew.maxwell2]

I can't figure out how to get the wings leveled on my Modern Ag 15' Predator. The manual says to loosen the ratchets but that doesn't seem to do anything except make the linkage loose. What am I missing. Hard to tell from the pictures but the outside skid of the wings are about 8" of the ground with the center section on the ground.

 

[leonz]

My first suggestion is to contact the Moden Ag People and ask them for a manual
for that mower and a parts list as it needs a lot of work.

You may have the hoses connected wrong.

You need to block the mower up and fix the hydraulic hoses before they are damaged
and bundle them together with heavy black tie wraps.

The 2 center ratchet jacks adjust the carrier wheel height when mowing and transporting it.
They have to have the same number of exposed threads!

The cylinder stops on the center cylinder fix the lower or "actual" mowing height in the center section.

The wings are controlled by the second pair of remotes.

You need to invest color coded hydraulic hose caps and remote plugs
to keep the hose connections straight.

Do you have three sets of remotes on your mule or just two?

 

[matthew.maxwell2]

My first suggestion is to contact the Moden Ag People and ask them for a manual
for that mower and a parts list as it needs a lot of work.

You may have the hoses connected wrong.

You need to block the mower up and fix the hydraulic hoses before they are damaged
and bundle them together with heavy black tie wraps.

The 2 center ratchet jacks adjust the carrier wheel height when mowing and transporting it.
They have to have the same number of exposed threads!

The cylinder stops on the center cylinder fix the lower or "actual" mowing height in the center section.

The wings are controlled by the second pair of remotes.

You need to invest color coded hydraulic hose caps and remote plugs
to keep the hose connections straight.

Do you have three sets of remotes on your mule or just two?

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I've responded to things in the same order as your suggestions. I really appreciate it!

I have a copy of the manual. Out curiosity, what work do you see that it needs?

Hoses appear to be connected correctly. The way it's set up right now is there are double acting cylinders to raise and lower. Single acting cylinders to raise the the wings (power up/gravity down). It's setup and hooked up just like this (from the manual) and everything raises and lowers how it should.

Good suggestion on bundling the hoses for protection. I'll clean that all up after I get everything set right.

I understand the ratchets for leveling front to back on the center section and I understand why they need to be same length. This is what the manual says for leveling the wings - but I don't understand how the ratchets affect the level of the wings and when I adjust them it doesn't seem to affect anything.

I have cylinder stops for setting the height.

The wings are controlled by separate remotes - power up, gravity down. There is an alternate install where you can tee them together and run it with 2 remotes, but I have a 3 remote setup.

I have colored caps and plugs but I want to make sure i have everything set correctly before I put them on.

I have 3 remotes. (2 remotes with an electronic splitter to be precise, but it functions the same).


It almost seems like the cylinders to raise and lower the wings should be "power down" also, but that's not the way it shows them and there is no obvious way to adjust them. It does look better when the center section is raised, but gets out of level as soon as I lower it.

 

[leonz]

Check with your John Deere dealer and ask if one or both of the remotes on your mule
can be used with an electric valve splitter.

One of the mounted remotes may only be single acting :^(

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Are the cylinders long enough to let down anymore? the wings can only go as far as the hydraulic cylinder will let them.

 

[oldnslo]

It looks like the wing wheel lift cylinders are still extended while center section are fully retracted if plumbed correctly all of the wheel lift cylinders should fully retract when lowered. Will the wing lift cylinders retract further? The diagram calls them phasing cylinders

 

[Seven Gables]

Old and slow is correct, those outer cylinders that pivot the wing carrier tires need to retract as there what controls the wing cut height. Possibly you’ll want cylinder stops on those two cylinders to hold them at the proper wing cut height