One more rear-ender(question, that is!!) Top link adjustment

And my final question in this weeks series of drawbar/hitch/lift arms/stabilizer/leveler box questions.......

How do I know if my top link is adjusted properly?
The only implement I use is a finish mower. And I only raise it to park it in the garage easier, as backing with the mower attached is kind of dicey. I raise it, back it in, and lower it.

I figured as long as it was raising the mower somewhat level, it was adjusted properly. Is there anything else I need to be thinking about for safe and long-lasting results from this equipment combination?

Thanks again.
Mike
 
"How do I know if my top link is adjusted properly?"
For what you are doing with mower it will be OK. You
adjust the top link to vary the pitch of a rear
blade or plow. Always make sure the top link is
attached to the lowest hole in the rocker.
 
" How do I know if my top link is adjusted properly?"

When the implement you are using is at the right position.

For a plow, you want it to have a slight nose-down position, For your mower, you want it level all around to the ground.

" backing with the mower attached is kind of dicey."

Got sway bars on it? If not, get some.

" for safe and long-lasting results from this equipment combination?"

If it has a gear box, keep it under cover. Clean it as needed. Perform what ever maintenance the operators manual calls for.
75 Tips
 
Just adjust the top link good and loose. The mower needs to move to follow the ground. The top link only comes into play when you raise it. I adjust mine so the tail end is drooping quite a bit and call it good.

All this assumes you have a four wheel mower, there are some old two wheel mowers out there that you need to adjust like a rotary mower.
 
On a finish mower, like said you want it to follow the ground some.
Takes a little experimenting though.
too tight and the back wheels will come off the ground on dips.
too loose isn't good either. If it has a chain connecting the brackets, watch the chain, you don't want it arguing with the shaft on dips when the back raises.
Way too loose changes the angles too much when you lift the mower high. The driveshaft could hit the front of the mower.

I set mine so the front raises first when I pull the lever, but only a little. That way I can bump the lever a little when I see a dirt edge/mound.
Lifted about 8" off the ground, I want about level.
That way, in tall grass, I can just lift it there, set my quadrant stop and mow grass I should have mowed days ago without changing the wheel settings.
too high in the front doing that and it spits stuff at me.
 
It is a 4 wheel mower. The ground we cut is mostly level (yard rather than fields). Thanks again for the tips.
Mike
 
I finally found this Mike. I'm not sure what brand or model you have, but most makes are about the same. This is from a Bush Hog brand finishing mower.

 
Ours is a New Holland 930B, 6 foot finish mower.
Thanks for the reference drawing...that tells me what I needed to know.
Mike
 

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