Mower deck frame mounting

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After a couple of failed attempts, I figure things out. Here are the pic's of the undercarriage and mule drive.

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Looks like things worked on posting pic's. The first picture shows how short the pivot engage bar is from the foot rest bar. The hydraulic lift is in the full down position. It doesn't seem to change any in the up position.

I know the mule drive is missing the front pulley idler bracket and I plan on finding one, or fabricating one if necessary.

[darkminion_17]

Looks to me like you have the undercarriage from a NF, got a pic of where the deck mounts up front?

[Terry C]

Originally Posted by R Bedell

Is this what you are looking for..??

That's a really good pic for explaining several things. Is that in the tech library?

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Darkminion (Lew if I'm correct?)

Here are the pic's of the carriage & mule drive connected to the mower deck.

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Hope that helps.

Mike

[darkminion_17]

I will be playing with my deck collection tomorrow and will see if I can enlighten you.
But I do believe you need a different pickle fork hanger thingy.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by darkminion_17

I will be playing with my deck collection tomorrow and will see if I can enlighten you.
But I do believe you need a different pickle fork hanger thingy.

I think you are correct, FWIW.

At first I thought the "pickle fork" was worn out and broken off..... but since you said that I would say that it has a WF mule, with a NF subframe. I've played around with combining the two before to make a deck work on another tractor..... more headache than it was worth to just find the right one.

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I know that in the service manual the "pickle fork hanger thingy" has two flat bars welded perpendicular to the inside of the hanger and sticking out longer than the fork itself. When I first saw a picture of one I assumed it was a modification to make that hanger fit a difference tractor model. Then when I saw it in the manual I thought, Mmmm, it must actually be original. During the start of the WF series they may have wanted to use up old stock inventory. :big think: That's my only best guess.

I don't remember for sure, but I don't think I saw one like that in the Parts Look Up. I'll re-check that to be certain.

Let me know what you find in your collection. I appreciate it.

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Jon

I was afraid of something like that also. However, if that were the case, why would the subframe fit correctly in the WF mule drive?

[sir_lancealot]

Originally Posted by Baccarat

Jon

I was afraid of something like that also. However, if that were the case, why would the subframe fit correctly in the WF mule drive?

The 48" deck you have was offered for the NF and WF tractors both. So, it will work with either sub frame. The mule drive was the same width on the bottom of both the NF and WF. It was just where it mounted to the tractor that was different.

It would appear you have this deck:
http://www.cubcadet.com/equipment/AR...0-A/0075600005

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Lance. I agree with your deck assessment.

After doing quite a bit of research on the parts lists, I found the following info.

Deck: 1968 - 1971.
Undercarriage: Tractor S/N 218,010 to 400,000. Call it the early version.
Mule Drive: 44" & 50" deck model.

My tractor S/N is 433720. Call it the later version. That undercarriage has a few differences that I can see.

1: The pickle fork has two perpendicular brackets welded on that "look" like they are intended to extend the fork. Part call out #7 on both lists.

2: The adjustable hanger brackets for the hydraulic lift are not the same. The left side bracket is the same as the earlier model. The right side is a two piece assembly. On the early version they call for 2 each of call out #8. On the later version they call for 1 each of call out #8. Then 1 each of call out #s 21 & 22.

Should I modify the fork bracket by welding on the extensions and see if the hanging brackets will work as is? Or, should I find the two piece hanging bracket for the right side? Should I find the correct undercarriage for the tractor/deck combo? I don't think the mule drive is a concern.

Mike