Interesting. The TY15863 I got was a plastic pan. I saw an OEM advertised for $208, but was hoping to get by for less. My old one is tight to get a leg through, but I can do it. With the new one I had no chance. Maybe I'll check with Hartville and see what they have.
Thanks for responding, and I...
What seat did you use? I looked on my JD dealer's website and an alternate seat was listed (a A & I Products A-TY15863, which I bought on Amazon. Unfortunately, it's enough thicker that there was only 2" between the seat and steering wheel. I couldn't get on the seat without swinging my leg over...
The usual big box type stores and Tractor Supply did not have them. I was able to find the grade 5 3/8-16 x 1.75 and 2" full thread at a hardware store.
I've had good success with Pats with several attachments that use plain lift arm pins, but my box blade and tiller use clevis style attachments, and I've had trouble getting the Pats aligned straight enough to get attached without a lot of moving the implement around- almost like using the...
That might work, but I'm doubtful just because of how hard I tried with the easy out and it wouldn't budge. I have no thread showing on either side of the casting. I had about 1/16" inside, but it was the mushroomed bolt. I dremmeled that down flush with the casting hoping that would allow me to...
"Been using these for 3 years and don’t understand the issue with the original bolts. So what if they mushroom a bit. You can still back them out enough to remove the hitch. If they get damaged they’re easy to cut or drill out, and it’s unlikely that the grade 2 will damage or gall the threads...