[Ford-ferguson] Re: Ford-ferguson Digest, Vol 13, Issue 1 FergusonTO-20

[John Shoaf]

I have Chains on my bush hog. They go from the top link pin on the tractor
to just above the lift arms on the mower frame.
This keeps the weight off the lift arms and the hydrolics system. It also
holds the mower level all the time.


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From: "Twojean" <twojean at quik.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: [Ford-ferguson] Re: Ford-ferguson Digest, Vol 13, Issue 1
FergusonTO-20


> Hi, list,
>
> I'm fairly new at this game.
>
> Perhaps someone can help me with a problem. Last week, I got a new 5
> foot brush cutter for the 1949 TO-20, and found that the 3-point can't
> maintain the brush mower at a set height; it sags on one side. The
> result is that the whole mower drags, and plows into the ground a few
> inches. Not good.
>
> The side with the adjustible link seems to hold the mower up, a little
> higher than the other side, but both sides sag after a couple of minutes.
>
> Obviously, something is out of whack. It may always have been this way,
> but the box I had on it didn't need to be held up at a certain height,
> so I didn't notice the problem there. I did notice that the box sagged
> when I raised it, but I thought it was just because it was an old
> tractor, and I made a mental note to restore it -starting in the winter.
> Now it's next winter.
>
> I can't tell where the fluid levels are. Ideas for this newbie?
>
> Thanks!
>
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