[AT] Second cutting

[Bill Bruer]

This one came in while I was writing my previous reply.

My manual showes the same 14" requirement.  I believe that is the ASAE 540 
PTO standard.  It doesn't need to be all that exact.  At least, mine are 
not.  A little longer is better than a little shorter to keep the u-joint 
angles down.  On the old Farmalls with Fast-Hitch you needed an extension 
plate that bolted to the drawbar to get to that standardized length.

Bill

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 1:35 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Second cutting

I just found the problem a few hours ago. It is the height of the hitch. The 
clue was the owners manual that I was reading for the fourth time, and it 
warned that you should adjust the flotation springs after you switch 
tractors since hitches will be different.  That set a lightbulb off in my 
head. So I flipped the hitch bar so that the tongue of the mower was 4 
inches higher. Voilà I now have a floatation weight that approximates 
specifications.

The manual says that the hitch should be 13 to 17 inches above the ground, 
but I thought the PTO shaft was at too sharp of an angle.  So I had set the 
hitch for the lowest position which was about 12 1/2 inches.  Close enough I 
thought.

I thought wrong.

I did not need to tension the springs any more after that.

Problem solved I think!  Now all I need is a spring scale that will measure 
past 50lbs so I can assuage my curiosity.  I think it's 85lbs


Now I wondering about something else.  The manual says the end of the pto 
shaft to the hitch pin hole should be 14" exactly.  I can get 13 or 15. 
Seeing as how finicky hitch height was, should I try another bar and get 
that 14" exactly?  Or is there some wiggle room in that measurement?


Spencer

> On Jul 25, 2015, at 19:53, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>
> The male alpacas are enjoying a banquet of fresh cut hay while the 861D 
> takes a breather.
>
> The new mower did very well with cutting but I had a lot of trouble with 
> drafting.  It was very hard to keep the height correct. If I extend the 
> cylinder there is simply too much weight on the head.  I created way too 
> many dirt gouges.
>
> And of course like any new piece of equipment it took a little while to 
> get used to. It always takes a time or two before you get the spacing 
> between the tractor and mower absolutely correct 100% of the time.
>
> All in all I'm pretty pleased with the mower.   Pictures are below.
>
> Spencer
>
>
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