Thanks all for your help so far. As soon as the sun comes out, I'll start taking some photos.
I do have a response to some questions raised so far.
I'm in Ringoes, New Jersey in an agricultural district. There are probably lots of farmers that could help but everyone (as you probably know) is overloaded with their own work. Actually one of them farms some of my property.
The mower is a Bush Hog brand HDTH-8. I also have a pdf of the owners manual. The section on setting the mower states "Repeat these steps for all caster wheels making sure all are adjusted to the same height".
While googling for help, I also found an article (general on finishing mowers) that states the following on Deck Angle:
"With any rotary mower, it is desirable to set the front slightly lower so the blade cuts at the front and the rear of the blade does not recut the grass or drag on the grass. The slight angle should be designed into your finishing mower so that all you have to do is set the front and rear wheels to the same position to achieve the correct nose down cut" .
In any case, the mower was cutting unevenly before we made all wheels the same height. Actually, it was cutting lower on one side too.
I wouldn't be surprised if something is bent. I'm not even sure when this thing was purchased. It may have been purchased used. I know it didn't get much use here because I always had my riding ring harrow hooked to the tractor and it was a pain to keep changing the implements.
I did just this morning go out and raise the deck to see if there was grass clogged and there was not. My handyman does clean that routinely. I think he also sharpens the blades or the kubota guy does.
The other thing that could be a problem is that this mower is probably too wide for the tractor. When we first started using it, my handyman couldn't operate it because it was swaying and coming on the tractor. It's really probably too wide for the tractor which is a Kubota L3400. That's why I got the Kubota guy out and he put it on. It has not been removed since.
I do have a response to some questions raised so far.
I'm in Ringoes, New Jersey in an agricultural district. There are probably lots of farmers that could help but everyone (as you probably know) is overloaded with their own work. Actually one of them farms some of my property.
The mower is a Bush Hog brand HDTH-8. I also have a pdf of the owners manual. The section on setting the mower states "Repeat these steps for all caster wheels making sure all are adjusted to the same height".
While googling for help, I also found an article (general on finishing mowers) that states the following on Deck Angle:
"With any rotary mower, it is desirable to set the front slightly lower so the blade cuts at the front and the rear of the blade does not recut the grass or drag on the grass. The slight angle should be designed into your finishing mower so that all you have to do is set the front and rear wheels to the same position to achieve the correct nose down cut" .
In any case, the mower was cutting unevenly before we made all wheels the same height. Actually, it was cutting lower on one side too.
I wouldn't be surprised if something is bent. I'm not even sure when this thing was purchased. It may have been purchased used. I know it didn't get much use here because I always had my riding ring harrow hooked to the tractor and it was a pain to keep changing the implements.
I did just this morning go out and raise the deck to see if there was grass clogged and there was not. My handyman does clean that routinely. I think he also sharpens the blades or the kubota guy does.
The other thing that could be a problem is that this mower is probably too wide for the tractor. When we first started using it, my handyman couldn't operate it because it was swaying and coming on the tractor. It's really probably too wide for the tractor which is a Kubota L3400. That's why I got the Kubota guy out and he put it on. It has not been removed since.