BobRip
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I think the mowers get the most stress when the front of the tractor is lifted by them. This is easy to do.
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MossRoad
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Its very easy to accidentally pull the joystick out of float and not notice on flat ground. Then, when you get to an incline, the tractor drives its weight up onto the mower instead of the front tractor tires. It happens. 
BobRip
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It is easy to do and will happen accidentally. I would not do more than you have done so far. There are multiple areas that need to be reinforced. I have had to add angle iron to my rough cutter mower on the deck because it cracked. Fix it when needed.
ponytug
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I have to say that mine pops out of float on rough ground regularly; but that's where I brush cut.
My 1445 brush cutter has the same type of mower support- and no upper deck reinforcement beyond a ~2" wide strip of steel. But it works!
All the best,
Peter
My 1445 brush cutter has the same type of mower support- and no upper deck reinforcement beyond a ~2" wide strip of steel. But it works!
All the best,
Peter
BobRip
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I have to say that mine pops out of float on rough ground regularly; but that's where I brush cut.
My 1445 brush cutter has the same type of mower support- and no upper deck reinforcement beyond a ~2" wide strip of steel. But it works!
All the best,
Peter
Ther are several fixes for popping out of float. Mine will not stay in float hardly at all without a fix.
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The 1850 Mower deck is a different build. I wish I had pix of it but I don't. PT drilled a hole through the 3x3 cross member, then ran a pipe and a bolt through it. The attaching plate has a hole in it as well but has a... a.... a large bolt with an angled head like a wood screw. they beveled the hole so the bolt sits flat. They then added 2 straps on the left and right of the mounting bracket to keep the bar from swaying too far left to right.
I will get pix...
I will get pix...
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Have you ever taken the cap off the spool with float and inspected and cleaned the balls and springs? You might try rotating the spools a bit and and see if the balls will have a better place to drop into and out of detent. It is probably a square grove in the spool. Clean the groove. Load it up with a water resilient grease
I can see where if using the float a lot, that the balls and groove might get worn, especially if the two metals are dissimilar.
Look at page 7 for a float detent. Yours might be similar or totally different.
http://www.princehyd.com/Portals/0/products/valves/LVManual.pdf
Do you have a break down of your FEL valve, or what brand and model number it it?
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BobRip
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No I do not. The valve has not beebread right since new. PT has a fix. For $70. I refused to pay that on principle and developed my own.