62D deck has me scratching my head......

[mcgill72143]

I noticed that almost every pic I look at of the 62D it has pins through front brackets for moving the deck around with the iMatch or 3 point lower arms.....heres the problem...mine doesn't have the pins or even the brackets for the pins to go through...did JD change the deck for 2010 or did they forget to weld them on mine...? heres a pic of the brackets im talking about that im missing....

 

[glc24]

Hey mcgill,
I'm pretty sure 2009 decks were the last ones to have those brackets.
They are indeed nice to have.


Greg

 

[kennyd]

Hey mcgill,
I'm pretty sure 2009 decks were the last ones to have those brackets.
They are indeed nice to have.


Greg

Why the change?

 

[thatguy]

Why the change?

My guess would be cost savings...

i used the mounts a couple times to move the mower when I first got it.. BUT the Pats EZ changes didnt fit them, so now I hook a chain to them to lift the mower up when I put on the axles to store the mower upright..

brian

 

[revitupfaster]

I also just got a new 2520, with the 62D, and the deck doesn't have the lifting brackets. I think they have discontinued this feature. I'm not happy about it, the "Stow & Go" feature of the deck was one of the main things I was looking forward to.

My dealer is trying to get an answer from JD just as to why this feature has been discontinued. He seems to think there may have been some safety issues with it.

A real bummer, they still show it on the JD website videos, and it is still referred to in all the brochures. I told my dealer there should be some kind of a discount, since when I ordered it, everyone, including him thought it would have the "Stow & Go" feature. My dealer even described how it worked, and said that you could actually tilt the deck up once it was on the 3 PTH to clean or service it. So much for that feature I guess.

I'm not holding my breath on any discount, but JD should have made all the dealers aware of the change, so people like me don't get that "Bad Taste" after the fact.

REV

 

[Runner]

Seems like they eliminated the brackets about the time they added the garden hose wash-out fitting. I'd rather have the brackets.

 

[mcgill72143]

the dealer told me if I needed to lift and move the deck to use straps hooked to the loader ...lol

 

[northernjake]

I too was disappointed when I got my 2320 with 62D at the end of July. My salesman said it was discontinued due to too much confusion with the customers in regards to hooking it up for stow and go and for mowing. That might coincide with the safety factor as mentioned. You would think if it was cost saving measure, they could have left it as an option.

Jake

 

[47chevy]

Mine has them, never used them. Never will.

 

[revitupfaster]

I was at my dealer today, and he apparently did get a call from JD about why the lifting brackets are no longer on the 62D mower decks.

He said that JD had done a market analysis and that the majority of buyers did not consider this as a "High Priority" feature of the deck, so JD decided to no longer include brackets on the decks.

Apparently nothing to do with safety, just that in JD's opinion, because the feature was not perceived as that much of a benefit by the consumer, they may as well save the cost and not include them. (Apparently this cost savings was passed on to the consumer.......yea right......if you believe that, I've got this nice bridge for sale.)

They sure didn't ask me, I was expecting them to be there. My salesman assumed there must have been a service bulletin stating that the brackets were going to be discontinued, but the info never got their sales people.

I couldn't even order a set to have then installed after the fact.. They have been permanently discontinued.

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[thatguy]

I can see their reasoning.. BUT Unless you have a fel to lift the MMM how would you get it up to do maintenance on the new version? that thing is a bear to move around on the ground, and for a mere mortal man nearly impossible to lift..

just wondering

b

I was at my dealer today, and he apparently did get a call from JD about why the lifting brackets are no longer on the 62D mower decks.

He said that JD had done a market analysis and that the majority of buyers did not consider this as a "High Priority" feature of the deck, so JD decided to no longer include brackets on the decks.

Apparently nothing to do with safety, just that in JD's opinion, because the feature was not perceived as that much of a benefit by the consumer, they may as well save the cost and not include them. (Apparently this cost savings was passed on to the consumer.......yea right......if you believe that, I've got this nice bridge for sale.)

They sure didn't ask me, I was expecting them to be there. My salesman assumed there must have been a service bulletin stating that the brackets were going to be discontinued, but the info never got their sales people.

I couldn't even order a set to have then installed after the fact.. They have been permanently discontinued.

REV

 

[revitupfaster]

My point exactly. How do you lift the thing? As I said, the "Stow & Go" feature was a "BIG" feature in my opinion, because I also have an X495 with the 62" deck, and it is also a bear to lift it up and do any servicing under it.

I find it very hard to believe that in JD's opinion, supposedly based on some kind of market feedback, that most buyers didn't see any benefit to this feature.

I for one am quite disappointed that I don't have the lifting brackets, and I know I would have used them. Now I'm trying to figure out how the h... I'm going to move the thing to a winter storage spot. I don't have the luxury of being able to drop it in the middle of my garage and leave it there. I do have the FEL, but I really don't relish the idea of a 400+ lb deck being lifted up by a chain and swinging around on the end of my bucket. My dealer originally told me that you could put it on the 3PTH and if you wanted even swing it up. for easy access to the underside. So much for that idea.

I'm sure I will come up with something, but the lift brackets would have been the ticket for my needs.

Personally, I do think that JD had some other issue with it, whether it was safety or something else, but they aren't saying. The idea that the feature was not being used therefore we will delete it, to me is BS.

REV

 

[thatguy]

How i lift my deck is with the FEL with the bucket removed.. I tried with the bucket but I think its easier with it removed. If I had hooks on my bucket it would probably leave it on.

I take the end of a chain and go thru the end connector (the top hole) down to the 'now eliminated' hitch pins and back up to the chain. so each side is independently connected..

I would think that you could hook it the same way but go to where the front connection bar is, on mine that is a welded bracket..

brian

My point exactly. How do you lift the thing? As I said, the "Stow & Go" feature was a "BIG" feature in my opinion, because I also have an X495 with the 62" deck, and it is also a bear to lift it up and do any servicing under it.

I find it very hard to believe that in JD's opinion, supposedly based on some kind of market feedback, that most buyers didn't see any benefit to this feature.

I for one am quite disappointed that I don't have the lifting brackets, and I know I would have used them. Now I'm trying to figure out how the h... I'm going to move the thing to a winter storage spot. I don't have the luxury of being able to drop it in the middle of my garage and leave it there. I do have the FEL, but I really don't relish the idea of a 400+ lb deck being lifted up by a chain and swinging around on the end of my bucket. My dealer originally told me that you could put it on the 3PTH and if you wanted even swing it up. for easy access to the underside. So much for that idea.

I'm sure I will come up with something, but the lift brackets would have been the ticket for my needs.

Personally, I do think that JD had some other issue with it, whether it was safety or something else, but they aren't saying. The idea that the feature was not being used therefore we will delete it, to me is BS.

REV

 

[KB9UDE]

Seems like they eliminated the brackets about the time they added the garden hose wash-out fitting. I'd rather have the brackets.

My last 62D on the 2320 had both the brackets and garden hose fittings

Mine has them, never used them. Never will.

They are handy for picking up on the Imatch to clean the deck

 

[Runner]

"Now I'm trying to figure out how the h... I'm going to move the thing to a winter storage spot."

Make or buy yourself a pair of axle stands.

 

[sldva00]

Make or buy yourself a pair of axle stands.

That is a good idea. Like your setup. Right now I'm having to lift them on to a pallet one corner at a time and move them with my forks. I can manage right now, but one day my back is going to give out. Eventhough I lift with my legs, sometimes the back does handle its share of the weight.

 

[kennyd]

"Now I'm trying to figure out how the h... I'm going to move the thing to a winter storage spot."

Make or buy yourself a pair of axle stands.

I bought mine from Larry at http://www.moweraxle.com/tractorstands/johndeerestands.html , he even has a picture of my deck on his site. Money well spent.

 

[Runner]

"That is a good idea. Like your setup. Right now I'm having to lift them on to a pallet one corner at a time and move them with my forks. I can manage right now, but one day my back is going to give out. Eventhough I lift with my legs, sometimes the back does handle its share of the weight."

Now, I'm trying to figure out a way to make them "steerable" so I don't have to pick up one end to turn it....as was said, the ...... thing IS HEAVY.

 

[damiang]

Does anyone know what the part number is for the discontinued stow n go brackets on the 62d mmm???? I am trying to find them so I can weld them on

 

[kennyd]

Does anyone know what the part number is for the discontinued stow n go brackets on the 62d mmm???? I am trying to find them so I can weld them on

They are not available for sale.