MMM Mounting Agony

Von · Apr 1, 2002

J.
I'm surprized,...you being the prince of Kubota knowledge! On the belt thing, in the owners manual on the mower decks. It states to remove tension on the belt when stored for long periods of time. You do this by removing the spring on the tension arm.

Sorry J. I just had to put a little jab in this morning! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif All in good fun!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

theboman · Apr 1, 2002

DaRube,

2" is plenty to have the front wheels off the ground, and you can actually do it without a FEL.

Turn your front wheels all the way left, the MMM does fit and push it thru. If you hit the left front tire then turn it right.

When sliding the MMM under the B7500 you may roll it towards the back to help clear the front tires. It don't have to line up with the linkage until you actually begin hooking it too the tractor.

My first couple of on/offs were not pretty but now it's not bad at all and I can usually handle the task in 5 minutes.

I have a 60" MMM, FEL and B7500.

TresCrows · Apr 2, 2002

No problems Von, not at all. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Ya see, when I got my little BX back in 99 I was so excited, finally a real little tractor and then even better I found this cool tractor site called TBN and so life was grande. Then of course I found that my tractor was dismissed as a lawnmower and I a dwebe, my opinion of my tractor knowledge base at that time now looking back /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif . So, I sat about as I always do when new to something, learn and read and listen to everything and so now with nearly 500 hours on both the BX and 2410 combined on my tractors I have learned a great deal including, despite the charts and graphs and preaching to the contrary by many, the BX is a fine little tractor, the 7500 is better than I originally thought (a fine little unit) and had I brought a 2410 home to begin with I would likely have never gotten my BX /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif or bothered with the 7500. I also learned that the MMM on the 7500 and the 2410 is in need of redesign and that as I said it is a royal pain in the rear.
This tractor stuff ain't rocket science, /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif .
J

PaulT · Apr 2, 2002

Uh Oh/w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif. I never released the tension spring on the belt when I put away the MMM for the winter. What do you think will be the effects on the belt? On the Spring? I hope (and suspect) nothing, because these things are so well made (and because I don't want to have to fix anything/w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif)

crown · Apr 2, 2002

I'll have to swing by sometime we are almost neighbors. Your question is the reason I went with a 3 pt mower. When I first purchased the tractor it was a comedy of errors wathching me struggle with the 3pth. Practice and time will cure all ills./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Have fun and be safe!!

Jeff396 · Apr 6, 2002

I missed it too./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif I'm gonna put it back on tomorrow (for the first time) so I guess I'll find first hand what a bugger this thing is to re-attach. Still, the last time I put a mower on a tractor was on a Garden Tractor which was a major night mare. I know this will be easier that that was!/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff

DaRube · Apr 7, 2002

Gentlemen, we have a victory!! Using the FEL to lift by 6 inches, plus getting the wheels turned, and that baby slipped under there without a problem.

Thanks to all......

Nuru · Apr 7, 2002

Sounds Good! I hope it is very easy to get my MMM on and off my JD 4100, I hear it is.

Jeff396 · Apr 7, 2002

Put mine on for the first time today too. I'm pretty sure there is no way to get that sucker under there without lifting the tractor. It's just too dang long! I wonder what you're supposed to do if you didn't pop for the fel.....a floor jack maybe/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff