1450 mower deck will not drop down low enough

[BigCat77]

Ok, I got pics of the lockout pin (I think). There are two holes for the pin to go into. If Im reading the manual right, either position is considered "locked out" correct?

First pic is with the deck raised and the second is with the deck lowered.

[ccannon222]

It looks to me that you have the wrong subframe for your deck. The one in your pics looks like the one used with the 44" and 50" decks while the deck you have looks like the 38", 42", 48" triangle decks. This might limit your drop.

Chris

[BigCat77]

Originally Posted by ccannon222

It looks to me that you have the wrong subframe for your deck. The one in your pics looks like the one used with the 44" and 50" decks while the deck you have looks like the 38", 42", 48" triangle decks. This might limit your drop.

Chris

I got the lowering issue figured out, it was the cam stop. Now Im trying to limit the down force and its possible that the lockout pin is causing that so I took pictures of the current pin position.

[Berwil]

You don't have the lock out pin in place, it is how it should be for mowing. The float lock out is a second pin you put in the upper hole. In the second pic you can see the link "bend" with the cylinder closed. If the pin was in, the link couldn't bend and the cylinder would be pulling the link thereby making the down pressure.

When you set the cam to the desired height, is the black knob locking it down sufficiently? If it's loose, I could see the weight of the deck moving it. If you tighten the knob, but the cam can still move something is wrong. Maybe the bolt is bottomed out, if so you could try a washer under the knob.

Bill

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by Berwil

You don't have the lock out pin in place, it is how it should be for mowing. The float lock out is a second pin you put in the upper hole. In the second pic you can see the link "bend" with the cylinder closed. If the pin was in, the link couldn't bend and the cylinder would be pulling the link thereby making the down pressure.

When you set the cam to the desired height, is the black knob locking it down sufficiently? If it's loose, I could see the weight of the deck moving it. If you tighten the knob, but the cam can still move something is wrong. Maybe the bolt is bottomed out, if so you could try a washer under the knob.

Bill

Yep!

[cubby102]

Rust may be keeping it from pivoting freely. That would be my only guess. I usually get my deck set to where I want it. Loosen the cam and spin it into place the tighten it down as tight as I can with my hand only. Never had a issue doing it that way even if I forget to remove the locking pin when I remove my blade (helps with getting the harder packed snow up without the blade running up a slope)

[BigCat77]

After reposition the cam stop and tightening down the knob I was able to get the deck to lower to the right height.

Thanks again for all the help!

[drglinski]

I can't remember the last time I used an implement (blade, tiller, mower) and I had it in the "locked" position. Mine is always in the "float" mode so nothing is likely to break that way.

[Berwil]

Glad you got it fixed.

Bill