Mounting CL300 loader onto EX2900 with mid mount mower

[jonpaulson]

I purchased a CL300 loader and was just looking at how the loader mounts hook up on the 2009 EX2900 I have. The tractor has a mid mount mower on it already and that's causing me to question how to attach the loader mounts. The loader mount (see loader mount pic) attaches to the tractor with a set of 2 100mm bolts and a set of 3 60mm bolts. The mid mount mower has a mount which attaches to the tractor using the lower 2 60mm bolt locations (see MMM mount to lower 2 bolts pic). Not sure what to do here. If I remove the MMM mount and attach the loader mount first and then attach the MMM mount it's going to force the MMM mount out about 1 inch (width of the loader mount) which pushes everything attached to the MMM mount out 1 inch (mower deck lift linkage, see Mower lift linkage attached to MMM mount pic). Not sure if I'm missing something or not looking at this right. To me it looks like the MMM mount needs to be refabricated so that the 1 inch that the loader mount pushes the MMM mount over is removed from the MMM mount. The MMM mount has a 1 1/2" offset (see MMM mount offset pic) so if fabricated the 1" could be removed so that when both mounts are attached the mower deck lift linkage lines up where it needs to be. Assume I'd need to get 1" longer bolts then also.

Thanks for any help you can provide,
Jon

 

[jonpaulson]

Actually I'll answer my own question. After downloading the operators manual for the mid mount mower which I didn't have when I purchased the tractor, it tells you that if you want to mount a loader and MMM you need to replace the subframe mounting brackets with loader adapter brackets (see pic from MMM manual). Guess I'll be ordering those tomorrow.



Thanks,
Jon