Woods L 306 & Case 311

[Maple Springs]

I have both the items named in the heading, but they have not been used together. So far.
I have used the Woods on a Farmall 140 and would like to put it on the Case to free the 140 for cultivation, etc.
I have not been able to find any manuals/pictures for mounting the mower on my Case 311 so am inquiring here. Has anyone piut this mower on a 311? Does anyone have a manual or pictures from a manual that could make clear what I need to do?
I have a friend who can fabricate what’s needed, but I’m sure the process would be faster/simpler/cheaper if we have some printed info to follow.
Any help appreciated!

Mark @ Maple Springs Farm

 

[Tgrasher]

Can't recall ever seeing a 311 with a belly mower but then I don't get out much. Being familiar with the 311, I can see bolting up to three possible points along each side of the tractor. Hooking up the PTO drive first, one then would rig the supports to suspend the deck. Sounds like a fun project.

 

[Big Scott]

I had a woods 306 on my rn311 years goo and it worked great.

 

[Maple Springs]

Can't recall ever seeing a 311 with a belly mower but then I don't get out much. Being familiar with the 311, I can see bolting up to three possible points along each side of the tractor. Hooking up the PTO drive first, one then would rig the supports to suspend the deck. Sounds like a fun project.

Thanks for the comment.
I haven't seen one, either. But partly the basis for my proposal was that the width is right, and partly that there was a Woods booklet showing how to mount to a Case VC and VAC.
Unfortunately, I have only a lousy scan of the booklet and it does not print dark enough to actually see anything helpful.
But perhaps that bit of informationmay help you figure out what they’re suggsting. If so, I’d sure appreciate any guidance you can give.
Also, I'd very much like to hear what you are thinking of as the 3 possible points to suspend the deck.
Thanks for your interest and time, and any information you can send along.

Mark

 

[Maple Springs]

Big Scott:
I didn't see your post when I wrote to Tgrasher: thanks for commenting.
Given what I wrote above, do you by any chance have the booklet from Woods, or have any pictures, or just some ideas of what to do and what NOT to do?
Thanks for anything you can add!

Mark

 

[Maple Springs]

One of the few things that’s actually clearly legible on my photo of the manual I need is the part number of the _manual_.
It is manual/Part # 29946.

 

[Big Scott]

Mark,
as I recall, we used a standard woods mounting that was suspended from the rear axle. The drawbar had to be removed. We later moved it to a late 430d to have live power. I no longer have any manuels.
john

 

[Maple Springs]

Big Scott: Thanks for that reply and helpful clarification.

 

[Tgrasher]

With out seeing a picture of your deck, I'm theorizing, but one would think the deck would have a forward, flexible/hinged support, with again a rear support that was able to flex. My question is how is it set up to raise or lower?

 

[Maple Springs]

Thanks for the folow-up question .
On the Farmall 140 the mower deck pivots on brackets attached to the rear drop axles. It merely revolves around the bolts that join the deck to the extended bars on the drop axles.
The front has 2 ”chain-hold” keyway brackets (?) on the deck -- about 1/4 of the way in from each edge - which secure the chains that converge to the hydraulic-operated shaft that would lift the front cultivators.
In other words,when not mowing the deck rides quite low in the rear and quite high in the front.
Since my last post, I have rescued one page of the Case-focused Woods booklet, and it shows that Woods intended the front of the mower to be lifted by a 1 1/2” X 8” hydraulic ciylinder when mounted on one of several AC or Case tractors.
I think I can make this work, though the Case currently needs some hydraulic-leak-repair first.
If you have time at some point, I’d still be interested in your thoughts about a good place to mount/suspend the rear of the deck. Your recent added modified photograph does give me starting points for thinking about the mounting.

Thanks for helping me think through this situation.
Mark