[AT] Second cutting

[Dave Rotigel]

Spencer, Any bathroom scale should work. Just put blocking on the scale to give you the proper height and then weigh it and subtract the weight of the blocks. (Or am I missing something?)
	Dave

On Jul 26, 2015, at 2:35 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
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> 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
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> 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?
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> Spencer
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>> On Jul 25, 2015, at 19:53, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
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>> The male alpacas are enjoying a banquet of fresh cut hay while the 861D takes a breather.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> All in all I'm pretty pleased with the mower.   Pictures are below.
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>> Spencer
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