Re: Bush hog connection

Posted by Larry 8N75381 on August 17, 2000 at 12:58:14 from (132.250.80.6):

In Reply to: Bush hog connection posted by TimK on August 16, 2000 at 09:12:42:

Gentlemen,

Sorry to be contradictory, BUT which top link rocker hole used is important ONLY for DRAFT loads. You know, stuff that digs in the dirt like a plow, back blade, cultivator and the like. I sure hope you are NOT using your rotorary mower as a draft implement!!

Except for traveling the weight of the mower should be supported only by the lift arms and tail wheel. That is so the mower can dip up and down freely as the tail wheel goes over ground rises or drops into a low spot.

And, even when traveling, the force on the top link rocker is just the OPPOSITE of what a draft implement, like a plow, would put on the rocker. So using the highest position is OK, or any of the others for that matter. I use the higher of the two that are on my Ford 3000 - don't mow with the 8N. I am pretty rough on my mower - like mowing 2" trees. :-) AND I want my Uncle's 8N to survive for my grandson to drive. :-) :-)

As to adjusting the level/height of the mower, the lift arms and tail wheel are the things to adjust. Here is a place where two stops on the quadrant control would be nice. The top one to keep from hitting the front edge of the mower deck with the PTO and a second one a the bottom to set where the mower is level.

I had the same problem with the new adjustable top links that everyone else has. I took the hacksaw to the ridge around the edge. I cut away enough so the one end does not bind (took several cuts), then I cleaned it up with a big file so it looks nice and smooth. You should check the fit and be sure it does not bind when the top link is loose and hanging down against the differential. You will have to put it on ALWAYS the same way - small inconvenience but quite acceptable.

my 2 cents,
Larry

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