Sorta embarrassed to ask ... I should really know.

[WranglerX]

I always have a ballast box on my GC1715 and it always drops down (leaks down) and drags.... Solved issue by putting a set of check chains/limit chains on it to keep it up where it clears whatever, no more drop issues and I can completely ignore its there.... THough mine are DIY they are available commercially...

https://www.stevenstractor.com/home/chain-limiter-kit.html

For Concept...

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/limiter-chains-for-bushhog-anyone-have-pictures.848517/#post-4560114

 

[rScotty]

According to the spec sheet, the T1030 NH has a standard hydraulic 3pt hitch. The specs show it to be just like any other compact tractor. .

If so, it should also have a knob under the middle front of the seat. That knob normally works a needle valve that controls 3pt lift arm drop speed. But if turned all the way in, it will completely block the outlet from the 3pt lift cylinder. That is often used to hold the arms in any position.
rScotty

 

[Little Red Tractor]

I have a similar situation with my Kubota, but it only becomes a problem if I'm backing up on very uneven ground. If you can lift the arms by hand when the mower is down, it will not hurt to lash them up. How you do that might be interesting, but it shouldn't hurt anything.

 

[SARG]

According to the spec sheet, the T1030 NH has a standard hydraulic 3pt hitch. The specs show it to be just like any other compact tractor. .

If so, it should also have a knob under the middle front of the seat. That knob normally works a needle valve that controls 3pt lift arm drop speed. But if turned all the way in, it will completely block the outlet from the 3pt lift cylinder. That is often used to hold the arms in any position.
rScotty

Would closing that valve also prohibit the mower mid deck arms from lowering ?​

 

[rScotty]

Would closing that valve also prohibit the mower mid deck arms from lowering ?​

Good Question... I don't know. I've never had a tractor with mid deck arms. Our old JD had a center mounted cultivator, but it used the accessory hydraulics and had its own control lever. No connection to the 3pt hydraulics at all.

For the 3pt hydraulics, that needle valve is there and handy on most tractors to control the implement drop speed when turning around at the end of a furrow. And also useful to insure that the 3pt will hold an implement up off the ground when driving from the field back to the house. It's not perfect, sometimes 3pt cylinders leak internally.

 

[scootr]

Just a WAT but if the trailing arms are unused could you not assemble a rod with 2 wheels and connect it to the trailing arms?

 

[bgr]

A couple of comments from my own experience with similar machines, Kubota BX and JD x485 with rear 3ph.

Both center mower decks are raised and lowered by bellcranks operated by links to the rear 3ph linkage. Raise and lower of center deck depends on the 3ph link up and down motion.

On the Deere models , there is a limit screw adjustment which can stop the 3ph equipment attachment draft arms in the up position, it does not stop the raise and lower functions of the upper 3ph control arms on the rockshaft which are connected by links to the mower deck, so the mower deck raises and lowers normally with the 3ph draft arms locked up. In normal operation the 3ph draft arms just ride on the lift linkage and can be held up by the stop screw, (or a self-installed check chain).
On the Kubota BX, as I remember, there is not a travel limit adjustment for the 3ph arms and to use a center mower with a 3ph spreader attached, I had to install check chains to the 3ph draft arms and disconnect the vertical links from the draft arms to the 3ph lift arms which came out of the top of the transmission so they could move up and down.(Took about 5 minutes.) The draft arms being held up while connected to the lift arms, kept the lift arms from moving.
If you carefully look through the parts catalog and accessory catalogs for your tractor, you may find a factory parts kit which will hold up the 3ph draft arms while letting the mower go up and down.
If you can see the parts picture for it, you can either buy it or make the parts yourself.
As others have suggested, you can hold up the 3ph draft arms with a rope if there is no attachment on it. Once you do that, if the mower deck will not raise and lower, disconnect the vertical links to the 3ph draft arms to let the mower deck raise and lower. I have never seen a 3ph linkage with hydraulic down pressure.
You might want to contact factory support for your machine to see how they handle the problem. There may be some sort of travel stop there for the 3ph draft arms which you don't see because it is tucked away.

 

[Lavender Valley]

Here's the question.
I have a T1030 NH tractor and use it to mow in the summer and clean snow in the winter with a rear blower
The issue in the summer is the 3-point arms drop low with the mowing mid-deck and sometimes dig into areas.
I have removed the arms for the summer previously ..... but it is a royal pain to install them .... requiring removal of the loaded tires to install the pins.
The 3 pt has no down pressure so I am wondering if I might be able to "lash or tie" the arms in the up position for the mowing season. (Possibly unhook the lift links ? )

Opinions ??

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I don't know what your tractor has to lock the hydraulic arms up, some tractors have a tap wheel below the seat, this slows the speed of arm drop and will stop the arms dropping. My tractor has many electric/hydraulic settings, including height, speed, and draft control.

 

[boomer1025]

Would closing that valve also prohibit the mower mid deck arms from lowering ?​

Yes it will

 

[SARG]

So ... my probable solution will be to remove the lift links from the draft arms ... insert a draw bar in the draft arms and find a "neat" way to tie the arms up attached to the top link connection pin.
I recall my father left behind some 1" ropes that had the ends braided together forming a loop about 3' in diameter that may serve the purpose.
If I remember in the spring when I swap out the rear blower for the mid deck .... I'll come back and post a picture.