Mowing PT2425

[SCOTCHERS]

Hey all,

Friend of mine just bought a PT 2425 and I have a PT 425. I have had a finish mower and let him try it out. Seems it was rubbing his tires in front as he floated it. Do any of you know if they've made,modified or adapted a quick attach plate to help allow a PT2425 use the mower attachment or if there are any additional modifications that enable the PT2425 to mow? Any and all help would be appreciated.

 

[J_J]

From looking at the pictures of the attachment mounted on the 425, that if it were hitting the tires on the 2425, then the tubing to the deck could be set back a little bit more on the deck by drilling new holes, which would push the deck forward.

 

[coolconnection]

My deck for my 425 already has pre-drilled holes I guess for that reason. I know because the holes keep filling up with grass.

 

[Rivco]

When I installed a Caroni caster wheel kit on my brush mower I had to move the attachment mounting assembly back so the casters would not rub the front tires...so it's a easy modification if you need more clearance between your mower deck and your front tires. :thumbsup:

 

[Clumber]

When I installed a Caroni caster wheel kit on my brush mower I had to move the attachment mounting assembly back so the casters would not rub the front tires...so it's a easy modification if you need more clearance between your mower deck and your front tires. :thumbsup:

The Caster kit looks great. How did they improve the mower?

 

[jfh28]

I have the brush mower and it did the exact same thing.....mostly when making a tight turn.....lost some bars off the tires before I noticed. The solution was to move the connecting plates back toward the mower a little. Since this will off balance the mower now it is advisable to add an additonal piece of plate steel under the bolting points on the mower to add alittle more support when picking up the mower.

fwiw powertrac did tell me that the 2425 is not a mowing machine before I purchased. Apparently the cooling system is not set up to cool the hydraulics under mowing loads. For me this isn't a problem as I only need to keep the weeds down along the drive. Not sure how it would act if I was mowing 5 acres.

Jack

 

[American Bulldog]

Apparently the cooling system is not set up to cool the hydraulics under mowing loads.
Jack

None of the diesel PT's are properly set up to handle mowing loads. On the rest of them, the motor overheats too easily. Too funny.

 

[SCOTCHERS]

does anyone know if you can add a bigger cooling fan system for the PT2425 to mow with or any other PT's that may be inferior?

 

[J_J]

Sure you can add more fans/radiator or a larger fan/radiator, if the electrical system can handle the load.

That is, if you have the space .

 

[Red Zebra]

My deck for my 425 already has pre-drilled holes I guess for that reason. I know because the holes keep filling up with grass.

My 425 would front wheels would bind against the mower deck when articulating across (deep) depressions. I noticed the other holes too and moved the mounting point back--pushing the mower out about 4-6 inches. Problem solved? Yes, for a while.

This new position changed the leveraging across the deck and I later (1 yr) noticed 1/2 stress cracks developing at the front "corners" where the deck angles at 45 deg toward the front edge. Also noticed the deck had a slight bow. I corrected the problem by straightening the deck, welding the cracks, and adding 2 pieces of 3" angle iron to the deck, running from the mounting locations to the front edge. No problems since making the corrective mod this past spring.

 

[Red Zebra]

I should have added that I have the 48" brush mower....not the finish mower.
Have not had any problems maneuvering since moving the deck forward.

 

[MossRoad]

I think everyone will see cracks in the 48" brush cutter. It is inevitable, even with the mounts in the factory position. I know mine has the cracks and several people here also reported them. I just welded mine up for now, but it is a weak design at those corners.

 

[BobRip]

I think everyone will see cracks in the 48" brush cutter. It is inevitable, even with the mounts in the factory position. I know mine has the cracks and several people here also reported them. I just welded mine up for now, but it is a weak design at those corners.

Same problem here. I welded and bolted angle iron on. In certain conditions it is easy to put all of the front weight of the PT on the mower.

 

[J_J]

The weakest part of the metal is at the edge of the weld. I think a bolt and nut attachment would be just as strong if not better in the long run. I would also consider a backing plate.

 

[cqaigy2]

My 48" cracked too, fixed so far by welding it.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Just in addition. My 90" the cross bar bent to heck in a week. One bump on a tree tweeked it quite bad. This spring I cut off the ears and welded on a thicker box piece...

 

[KentT]

My 48" cracked too, fixed so far by welding it.

Mine's cracked and not fixed... :ashamed:

Since I only use it a couple times a year, and it's 900 miles away, it hasn't made it to the top of the to-do list yet. It's hard enough to find/take time to do the essential maintenance (oil changes, filters, etc.) when I'm visiting TN, much less fix things that are "just starting to fail" list...