Question on moving drive over decks

[bigtiller]

Pulley/rope to beam/rafter/etc.
Pull rope that is attached to the leading edge of the desk Standing on the back edge
Slip a regular or fridge dolly under
Strap to a dolly with ratchet straps
Roll it away

That won't work for me, no beam or rafter. The ceiling is dry-walled and insulated.

I'm thinking of something like a motorcycle jack stand.

 

[DoubleDeere]

bigtiller, not having one yet to look at, is there any other area that a block of wood and a crowbar ( pry bar ) could be used to raise it enough to lock in the casters? Like maybe under the shoot ( might have to lift the deflector up a little out of the way ) or one of the spindle mounts close to the deck shell some how.

 

[newbury]

Can't you guys lay down a couple of 2x4's and drop the deck on that?
THEN use your straps or forks to move it.

 

[prosperity]

Can't you guys lay down a couple of 2x4's and drop the deck on that?
THEN use your straps or forks to move it.

With the drive over deck, it needs to be all the way on the ground. To drive over it coming off, with the tractor in 4WD, the front tires crawl up the front of the deck then up over. If the deck slips at all it won't work.

I agree with DoubleDeere - not hard at all to use a crowbar to lift the right side of the deck up. Once you get one caster wheel set the rest will be easier. Might need a small block of wood under the deck where the crowbar goes underneath to get the proper leverage - doing that you could use your foot to push down on the crowbar and have both hands free to adjust the caster.

 

[bigtiller]

Today was the day. I finally built a mower deck jack. Head on over to the "build it your self" forum and read the thread titled "moving drive over decks"

 

[KennyG]

The reply that the 2x4's won't work is probably correct. If the deck didn't scoot, the tires probably wouldn't climb the deck easily. There are tabs on the deck that the tire lugs match up with and you wouldn't want to have it any higher. I use the loader to raise it and put wheels on it for vertical strorage. However, I can lift one corner at time without much trouble and slide blocks under it if I want to lower the wheels and I'm not that young or strong.

 

[bigtiller]

Give yourself a few more years and you'll be building a jack like mine. The ritis brothers (art & theo) are no help at all.:laughing:

 

[OregonCraig]

I don't have a drive over deck, and I'm not sure why that matters but I use Larry's Mower Axles to store my deck vertically:

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kennyd, I was looking at those mower axles...how do you lift the deck to install the axles?

...I use the loader to raise it and put wheels on it for vertical storage. However, I can lift one corner at time without much trouble and slide blocks under it if I want to lower the wheels and I'm not that young or strong.

KennyG, do you use the same mower axles that kennyd linked to?

Thanks!

 

[KennyG]

I basically "stole" the design and made my own. 1/2" pipe fits through the John Deere rear wheel mounting holes. I put 5/8" threaded rod in the end of the pipes and bought 10" Harbor Freight wheels/tires on sale. I had an old thread on this and several others have done it. Once you have the parts, it's a 1/2 hour job.

 

[kennyd]

kennyd, I was looking at those mower axles...how do you lift the deck to install the

Brute force