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Old 12-31-2017, 01:25 PM
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Default QA-42 snowthrower issues

We have our first CC. It is a 125 with hydraulic pump and it has a QA-42 mounted.

Unfortunately, the snowthrower will not sit remotely close to flat on the ground. When down, the right side (looking forward) is elevated about 3". It appears that the thrower pulls the tractor to the left, visible by the relationship of the difference in the space between the frame and the front chassis from the left side to the right side.

The only adjustment in the thrower mount appears to be vertical . . .

I quickly searched through the archives last week for any mention of this problem and didn't find any similar threads, though I did learn about the different models - i.e QA-42, or QA-42A !!! - which is worrying.

Anyways, I thought I'd put it out to the pros and see if there are any rays of hope with this unit, maybe something I've missed.

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Old 12-31-2017, 01:38 PM
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Welcome and congrats on an awesome tractor! That’s a great little combo there.

Did the blower come with the tractor? Does it sit flat with the lift rod detached?

Do you have any photos of the two, particularly where it attaches to the hydraulic lift?

The blowers do tend to lift a little cockeyed but should sit flat when all the way down.
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Old 12-31-2017, 01:55 PM
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Gary have you take a look at the implements technical library section? Here the link for your Qa-42 snow thrower, follow the setup procedures.
http://ccmanuals.info/pdf/QA%2036%20...tors%20Man.pdf

...By the way I'm a French Quebecquer so if you need help in our other official language just PM me.
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Old 12-31-2017, 02:04 PM
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Oh just thought of something obvious. Did you adjust the stop on the lift so that it allows the cylinder to go all the way down? If it had a deck on it before, that might still be set to keep the blower from going all the way down.
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Old 12-31-2017, 02:09 PM
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Welcome to OCC..............

How about some pictures of this setup and condition...???

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Old 12-31-2017, 08:43 PM
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Thank you everyone for your replies.

Gompers, yes the blower came with the tractor (unmounted). And I have not checked yet if it will sit flat with the lifting rod detached, and I don't recall from when we mounted it a couple months ago. There is tension on the rod so I imagine it will fall somewhat.

- And, I have a feeling that the lifting rod may have been made recently. The plate at the hydraulic end did not look factory produced / original, it's not very worn, leading me now to wonder if it is the correct length... The old fella we bought it from had picked up the pump on ebay in 2005 from someone who had it on a 123, the ad says and,

"Cub Cadet NF Hydraulic Lift, Rockshaft, Belt, and all mounting brackets, nuts, and bolts". No Lift rod mentioned.

And, no, I did not "adjust the stop on the lift". I am not sure I know what the stop is ! We only took off the deck carriage and attached the lift rod plate to the end of the hydraulic ram.

I will examine it again but I believe that the ram was pulling into the cylinder completely.

I will get some pictures when I can. (Thanks R Bedell)

And thank-you Old Skull - for the link to the QA-42 manual.
We are near Wakefield, Qc., btw.
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Old 01-02-2018, 03:26 PM
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Hello again,

Jeff, yes I see now that I have to move the stop forward and have about 1 1/4" of forward travel available.

Jonathan, yes the rear tire pressure is a bit different by sounding. The left being slightly lower an I will raise it's pressure. The tread looks even from side to side. Thanks, I can see how the back end could make a noticeable difference.

ONE QUESTION I have is about the new paint on the piston rod. I am guessing I don't want to ram that through the seals ...
- I was wondering about getting a chemical stripper to prevent causing a leak.

Also, regarding the QA-42 front mounting plate, there is currently some room to go down, and I would imagine that some, slight rotation is possible there.
Though, this is premature and not somewhere I want to go, and having not yet made the recommended changes, can anyone comment on tweaking the blower via the four mounting bolts?

- The reason I mention it is because the left skid of the blower is currently sitting on a block and the right side is still not wanting to fall (I've checked and there is actually no tension on the lifting rod).
I've had it sitting this way since it was installed and we noticed it wouldn't sit flat on the ground.

Thanks again.
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It appears from the photos that the blower mounting framework is not far enough back. There is suppose to to be 2 Frankenstein/shoulder bolts that the rear slots are suppose to slide over. Do you have belt alignment issues as well?
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Old 01-02-2018, 04:36 PM
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Hi Cubs-n-bxrs,

There's no problem there with belt alignment.

I can't see how it would be possible to move the attachment to the rear. The next bolt hole in the frame is about 3" aft. And the forward plate(adjustable) of the two mating blower mounting plates is right up tight to the casting surrounding the grill - about 5/8" away.

Also, if it were mounted ~3" backwards, to the next hole, the downward angled bar of the blower mounting gear would come in contact with the chassis. Current clearance there is about 1 1/2".
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Old 01-02-2018, 04:52 PM
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That setup is not correct. The whole area where the cylinder connects to the lift arm is not right. Also, the cylinder isn't correct. Finally, the lift rod for the blower isn't correct. Look through the hydraulic unit manual and see how it's supposed to be. Link is below.

http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=7429
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