Mowing Mounting a 60" Mower on an 855

Brian_Stephens · Aug 6, 2011

When we inherited our 855 we also got a bunch of attachments including a 60" belly mower... Our lawn tractor crapped out and the lawn is getting long..

I'm at a loss as to how it to attach it.. I have 1 bracket for I think the front that I'm not sure how it attaches to either the tractor or the mower deck and the back struts are too tall so I'm sure I'm missing something..

Can someone post some pics or instructions as to how this thing attaches.. Before I need a herd of sheep and a machete to allow me to walk around..

Oh and does anyone have pin outs for the seat switch.. It's causing me and the PTO grief and I want to bypass it.. It's got 3 connections.. I'm figuring common, open and closed.. But I haven't taken a meter to it yet... Way to much to do..

JD755 · Aug 6, 2011

When you sit on the seat one contact closes and allows on-seat PTO use. When the seat is lifted the switch can be pulled up to close the other contact for rear PTO off-seat use. That is why there are three contacts. Schematic is attached. I will look up some pictures to post regarding your mower deck attachments.

JD755 · Aug 6, 2011

This may be enough to get you started.

Brian_Stephens · Aug 6, 2011

Wow thanks...

I had sorta figured it out the mower deck.. After I posted I crawled under for about 20 minutes..... But I've found that the center of the draft arms has been bent.... and it won't fit

The good news is that I have all the parts sorta.. I need the drilled pins for the lift links and I will replace the center I think.. (sorta depends on what they say it's gonna cost)

Parts catalog 2114 here I come..

Ouch 100 bucks... I straightened it enough to get into the bracket and then found that the welds on the pin had broken... and I don't have anything strong enough to weld inside a 1 inch pin.. on 3/8 steel... Might have to see if someone in town can do it... FUN WOW... I do this because I love it RIGHT???