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Old 05-15-2019, 10:58 PM
BradH BradH is offline
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Default 1650 deck adjustment issues

I finally got my 1650 put back together and running decent most of the time. Thanks in no small part to the help and advice I received from this forum. This afternoon I put the mule drive and the 50 inch deck under it. I sharpened blades and checked things over last week. I've never had anything to do with one of these machines before so it took a while to assemble everything. I was glad to have the 149 sitting there with the deck already mounted so I had something to go by. I fought with it for quite a while and finally decided I had everything hooked up. I started the tractor and it took me a minuite to notice that the lift wasn't raising the deck evenly. The right side would raise up to about three inches and the left would still be on the ground. I fiddled with it for the next hour or more. I even went so far as to rob the adjustable bracket off the 149 to try and even things out. I've had no luck. Nothing looks odd or bent. I'm not looking for a golf course quality cut or anything but an inch or two off isn't going to work. It seems to only pick up the right side of the deck. Am I missing something? Or am I just doing it wrong? Any help you can give is appreciated.
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Old 05-16-2019, 06:24 AM
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Lets see some pictures. Im sure its something simple
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Old 05-16-2019, 06:42 AM
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Sounds like the spirol pin on the left side lift arm of the rock shaft may be sheared. Remove the tunnel cover and look for proper operation while raising and lowering the deck.
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Old 05-16-2019, 06:57 AM
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Sounds like the spirol pin on the left side lift arm of the rock shaft may be sheared. Remove the tunnel cover and look for proper operation while raising and lowering the deck.
I would agree.
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Old 05-16-2019, 07:45 AM
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Easy to check
When in the fully raised position with or w/o the deck, both arms should touch or be the same distance from the cross member that the steering sector bolts to.

Eyeball them to make sure they are parallel when in the lowered or raised position.

Also but not too likely, one of the arms may be bent or twisted.
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Old 05-16-2019, 11:32 AM
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My 1650 has the same issue. I just have to figure out which one is the culprit, and deal with it.
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