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Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind

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Osweld

01-16-2008 13:39:42




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Ok mowing hills side to side or up and down ? Just driving up a hill oh with just a back blade on the back ??

Also, if I travel the road with the back bld is there a way to chain it up so no pressure is on the 3 pt ??

Thanks again




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jon

01-17-2008 13:43:27




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
Heres how I made one to keep the lift up, same thing they're talking about I guess. Two would be safer for heavier implements. A clevis would be better & easier to adjust height, I just grabbed a bolt.
Works good (on a weak lift) when moving the bush hog & need to take PTO out of gear. Also good for keeping lift up if you have to roll off your tractor & theres something attached.

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Osweld

01-16-2008 16:10:35




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
yup I ment driving it up the road to get to the property. Not sure I understand how exactly to chain it up but maybe I wouldn't need to do that ?? As for the hills, they are not real severe so probably just go up and down right ? Thanks fellas !



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soundguy

01-17-2008 06:16:11




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 16:10:35  
Not sure how to chain it up? re-read my message.. I think I explaine dit as EZ as it gets.

a bracket is attached tot he toplink rocker, and chins run from that bracket tot he implement pins.. can't get any easier than that???

soundguy



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lomow

01-16-2008 16:10:27




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
I have, on some ocassions, mowed downhill and then simply backed up the hill in the just mowed lane. You get good traction with the mower on back and you don't risk front end off the ground. Just do it slowly and carefully. Usually you're not going to have a very long back up to do this. Sometimes you can swing around the low side of your hill and mow downhill a swatch at the time depending on the lay of the land. Limiter chains used for bush hogging are the best of stabilizing your back blade for moving from one arena to another.

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o

01-16-2008 14:58:38




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
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NEVER mow side to side or you could end up like this guy did. He was told not to do it but he didn't listen and did it any way and ended up in the hospital as did the tractor

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John B. NW Ind.

01-16-2008 14:40:42




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
Make sure "both breaks" work equally well. When Mowing up or down, if you would happen to stomp on the breaks to slow down or try to stop, and only one worked well, this could cause the tractor to jump side ways resulting in over turning. This could also happen on level ground if you had only one brake working and you pushed on it real hard trying to stop quickly. One really good brake is more dangerous than 2 that only work half way. When loading and unloading on a trailer with 1 brake, its real easy to hit the brake and jump the front end off of the ramps.

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soundguy

01-16-2008 14:06:09




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
If the hills are steep.. mow and traverse up and down.

you can get a set of limit chains that have a bracket that pins tot he toplink, and then you slip the chain ends onthe implement pins, lift the 3pt, and then slip the chains into slots ont he toplink bracket, and set the implement height of your choice.

to buy them costs about 30$... however many of us have just made ours out of scrap chain and some flat stock.. etc..

soundguy

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maplehillfrm,pat

01-16-2008 14:11:40




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to soundguy, 01-16-2008 14:06:09  
I forgot about the limiter chains, I forgot they could be adjusted all the way up,, they normally use them for the height adjustment of the mower/bushhog,,

I dont personally use one so it slipped my mind,,



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maplehillfrm,pat

01-16-2008 14:05:13




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to Osweld, 01-16-2008 13:39:42  
ok if the hill is severe, up and down mowing, watch your turning on the side of the hill , the extra weight can swing your front end around especially with the upward momentum,,

depending on the size of the back blade, same thing, some are quite heavy, any extra weight hanging off the back increases less weight to be on the front axle, it'll be ok,, you just gotta use your head,if it looks to steep to you,, probably is,

as far as chaining up the back blade off the rear you can use a set of chains wrapped around the top link [that would really be the only high place to hook] but I wouldnt worry so much about that weight being on your 3 point,, ,, plus if you are climbing a hill with the implement raised going up the hill, it is that much easier to lose front end control,,,

you may want to be able to lower that implement,, not a bad idea to keep the heavy implement low while driving up the hill of turning on a hillside,,

all this will come to you after a few oppsy's,, you'll figure it out,, dont overdrive the machine,, this goes for any size tractor,, but more so on a small scale ,,be carefull hope that helps, pat

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soundguy

01-16-2008 14:17:58




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 01-16-2008 14:05:13  
I believe he mentioned chaining up the implement to drive down the road.. not up the hill.. etc.

soundguy



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maplehillfrm,pat

01-16-2008 14:28:06




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to soundguy, 01-16-2008 14:17:58  
yup you are correct, my bad, I was thinking driving up the "road"[roadway] to get to the top of a piece of property,, oops,



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soundguy

01-16-2008 14:37:50




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 Re: Couple more 8N quetions if you dont mind in reply to maplehillfrm,pat, 01-16-2008 14:28:06  
I had assumed conventional road.. but you may be correct as well. nothing says there couldn't be a road up the hill.. and you are correct.. I wouldn't carry a rear implement at max lift up a slope.

it's good advice.

soundguy



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