SDE, You are absolutely right about setting the mower on blocks when you disconnect it from the tractor. Two other things, the top link controls the spring that allows the mower to float. The top link has two pins. One is the regular old hitch pin that attaches the mower to the tractor, but the other one is integral to the top link. It is really short (about two inches long) and is held in place with a short pin and a cotter pin or spring loaded cotter pin. When dismounting the mower, it is essential that the mower is level horizontally when it's on the blocks. You level it up with the leveling arm on the tractor. Then, when it is horizontal on the blocks, you raise the mower all of the way up and install (or remove) the little pin depending if you are attaching or detaching the mower. I have found that it is virtually impossible to attach the top link to the tractor with that small pin in the top link.
I don't know if anything I've written makes sense, but I have a 501 mower that I mount on my Ford 2000, and following what I've just written allows me to mount or dismount the mower in about 10 minutes with no grunting or groaning.
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