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Easy Way to install 318 mower deck?

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Is there an Easy Way to install or proper way to install a 318 mower deck. Took it off last Fall to install my bucket / blade and it took way to long to re-install just now.
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Bill,

The procedure is in the owner's manual. I sent you some information by e-mail...too large to post here.

Chuck
Hank and Bill,

I know what you mean about the ease of rolling a deck into place and I have found that the three caster "piano leg" dollies are about the lowest profile way to do it on smooth concrete. Just place one under each gauge wheel...

Harbor Freight has inexpensive ones (~$4) that are fine for the low weight loads presented by a mowing deck. And they are easy to store when not in use as they can be nested...
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-wheel-movers-dolly-67208.html

Chuck
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AJ and Hank,

Unlike the flat straps that adjust the gauge wheels on on the 46 and 50 inch decks that fit the open frame tractors (318, 322, etc...) improvements were subsequently made. Late model decks such as the really cumbersome 62 inch shaft driven mulching unit on my x495 have ROUND vertical supports for the gauge wheels and a cross drilled hole to use as a side-to-side caster lock for installing/removing the deck from the tractor. This deck had both inch size shafts and later metric hardware available depending on year of manufacture -- don't ask me how I know this...




Note that this large deck had grease fittings on the gauge wheels...!!


The 48 inch REPLACEMENT deck has this style of re-positionable gauge wheel with round post as well...makes sliding it under a tractor a snap.

Chuck
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JDF,

The whole concept of having one tractor per attachment is to leave the attachment ON the tractor...


Yup -- that shed door needs to be larger.

Chuck
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Hank,

Good point about ensuring the lift linkage bellcranks are positioned properly (sorry for poor quality enlargement of the tiny image from the manual):


Chuck
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Doug,

Information is the antidote for ignorance, but stupidity is much more resistant to being cured...

Sometimes you just have to relieve them of their burdens.


Chuck
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