went to swap the mower the other day then noticed an issue.
hyd arms don't come up very high.
hadn't noticed it as much when the oversized 14.9-28 were on it.. I did a quick up/down check standing onthe arms to make sure they worked when i picked her up.. but never actually ran them all the way up...
put the mower on, and well.. she would lift the mower about an inch!!
jimmying with the draft control made her lift strong but eratic. thus I knew she needed adjustment and probably a cam pin.
took the seat and fenders off, cracked the bolts loose, got the 3pt loose.. which was easy as I just had puit it all back together a week ago
.. then lifted the top cover using a gin pole on my 4000.. ( loader on my 850 didn't have the reach i wanted, plus got the tractor so close as to be in the way.
as soon as i got the cover up my heart sump.
the owner had been into the top cover! it had 2 gaskets and new orings.. and WELDING!
cam pin had been WELDED in. I could tell fromt he back side he had wallowed or drilled the original hole out, and simple welded a new one in at some point.
figured I'd grind it flat on both sides and drill out.. then started looking around. half the cotter pins were missing and in there place glops of weld!
took 2 hours to get that cover apart with wire snips and files and grinding spones on a dremel.
arm holding the cam pin has been so worked over I was afrais to work in more. I ende dup welding up and filing downt he existing pin.
next disaster was the cam itself. it was wore into a bevel with deep striations.
I ended up laying 2 beads of 6010 on it, then using a coarse then fine stone on it, then finished it all up with a couple files, then a hone.
everything was herky jerky loose at first.. adjsuted using alternate method as best possible.. got it a lil to tight, had to re adjust.. called it good, hung it again and pressure washed, crossed the ole fingers and slapped it back on..
was mighty happy when the hyds went right up real good and stopped with no hiccups, and all.. cycled it a few times with some weight in it to make sure, then put up the tools after getting it all back together.
thought I was gonna have to buy a donor lift cover when i saw all the welding in there!
soundguy
hyd arms don't come up very high.
hadn't noticed it as much when the oversized 14.9-28 were on it.. I did a quick up/down check standing onthe arms to make sure they worked when i picked her up.. but never actually ran them all the way up...
put the mower on, and well.. she would lift the mower about an inch!!
jimmying with the draft control made her lift strong but eratic. thus I knew she needed adjustment and probably a cam pin.
took the seat and fenders off, cracked the bolts loose, got the 3pt loose.. which was easy as I just had puit it all back together a week ago
.. then lifted the top cover using a gin pole on my 4000.. ( loader on my 850 didn't have the reach i wanted, plus got the tractor so close as to be in the way.as soon as i got the cover up my heart sump.
the owner had been into the top cover! it had 2 gaskets and new orings.. and WELDING!
cam pin had been WELDED in. I could tell fromt he back side he had wallowed or drilled the original hole out, and simple welded a new one in at some point.
figured I'd grind it flat on both sides and drill out.. then started looking around. half the cotter pins were missing and in there place glops of weld!
took 2 hours to get that cover apart with wire snips and files and grinding spones on a dremel.
arm holding the cam pin has been so worked over I was afrais to work in more. I ende dup welding up and filing downt he existing pin.
next disaster was the cam itself. it was wore into a bevel with deep striations.
I ended up laying 2 beads of 6010 on it, then using a coarse then fine stone on it, then finished it all up with a couple files, then a hone.
everything was herky jerky loose at first.. adjsuted using alternate method as best possible.. got it a lil to tight, had to re adjust.. called it good, hung it again and pressure washed, crossed the ole fingers and slapped it back on..
was mighty happy when the hyds went right up real good and stopped with no hiccups, and all.. cycled it a few times with some weight in it to make sure, then put up the tools after getting it all back together.
thought I was gonna have to buy a donor lift cover when i saw all the welding in there!
soundguy
