BX 2360 60" deck adjustment question

[RaydaKub]

The l-to-r measurement makes sense to me, but why would have have the f-to-b measurement tilted purposely by 1/4"? What would 1/4" inch off do that would improve the cut?

 

[Scooby074]

The l-to-r measurement makes sense to me, but why would have have the f-to-b measurement tilted purposely by 1/4"? What would 1/4" inch off do that would improve the cut?

I understand it allows the deck to move the clippings more efficiently. Probably helps with lift and tip speed as well.

Focuses cutting at the leading edge which means a straight shot out the chute.

 

[craigbaill]

The l-to-r measurement makes sense to me, but why would have have the f-to-b measurement tilted purposely by 1/4"? What would 1/4" inch off do that would improve the cut?

I wonder if the 1/8 -1/4 difference is due to the fact that the deck will torque a bit and be level front to back when the blades are at full speed?? Just a hunch....

 

[AFChief]

Me too AFChief. I hit a F'n Water Main lid cover 2 weeks ago and cracked the weld on right front wheel. Thinking about taking it to dealer to have them fix it but don't know if its worth what the will charge. As of now I just have it raised a couple holes higher than the other wheels. BTW, are you the same AFChief that is on vets.yuku.com?

Nope, Not me.

I tried using a strap, a tree and a pry bar to straighten mine before I snapped it off. Running without it now. I finally used a bottle jack and blocks to get the deck almost straight. Just waiting for my bud to come over to tack the wheel mount back on for me.

 

[crisco]

Just to be clear, can you lock your deck in the top position? That is, deck is all the way up and the three point goes up and down while the deck stays at the top. Does your deck change height depending on the setting to the height adjustment knob? To me it sounds like your height adjustment knob is not working. The stepped cam may be loose or completley gone. The bolt holding mine on came loose after I got mine and it took a while to realize what the problem was. Good luck.
Doug in SW IA

Hi Runner,
When I got my BX2230, the mower height control was broken right off the frame. No matter what height I set, it went right to the ground. I finally took the wheels off and it REALLY went (almost) to the ground. Now it stops at a reasonably good height, though I really need to do the calibration. I'm not convinced it is level. Need to get some new blades on it first though.

This is exactly what has happened to my BX2230. the shaft must have popped off the stepped cam under there - how do i fix it? maybe i need to start a new thread on this problem...

thanks!
-crisco

 

[RaydaKub]

This is exactly what has happened to my BX2230. the shaft must have popped off the stepped cam under there - how do i fix it? maybe i need to start a new thread on this problem...
This is exactly what has happened to my BX2230. the shaft must have popped off the stepped cam under there - how do i fix it? maybe i need to start a new thread on this problem...

thanks!
-crisco

Pull your mower off and crawl under the tractor. You should be able to see the cam if you get in the right spot. It looks like a big overgrown nut. Inside of it is the shaft and a 15mm nut screwed up inside the cam. The shaft goes up through the mounting bracket (part of the frame that broke for me) and extends up through the floor and has the plastic knob on it. The cam makes a stopping point for the lever on the back side of the lift arm pivot shaft.
Unless the lever on the back side has bent (I can't imagine!) or this shaft has slipped sideways, there should be no reason it doesn't engage. Now what I've discovered on mine is that first, the cam steps are sorta rounded off and the knob doesn't align quite straight on with the cam; it's off by 1/4 setting which is interesting because the spring to hold it in place will want it to fall back in line.

Take a look at my repair thread.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/222715-mower-height-limit-control.html

 

[RaydaKub]

I didn't read closely enough on the previous post. I suppose it is possible the cam has fallen loose. I remember I got mine too tight when I put it on and couldn't turn it at all. If that's the case, just take off the knob and put a vice grips on the top of the shaft. Then crawl under it with a 15mm socket (coulda been 13mm, but I don't think so) with a 6 inch extension. A 3/8 drive rachet is enough wrench to tighten it back up.

Is your knob solid enough or can you move it around? You may have answered that question already and I've forgotten. There is only 1 nut on the whole thing that holds it together. If the shaft doesn't wiggle a lot, then the cam has got to be solidly mounted on the adjustment shaft because the nut is inside the cam.

 

[crisco]

Thanks i will take a look there. Its wierd, the bolt holding the adjuster knob is actually loose and the whole thing moves around. So it either broke the bolt or the nut, or something came loose.

 

[crisco]

We must have both been typing at the same time. Lol.

We're on the same wavelength.

 

[RaydaKub]

Thanks i will take a look there. Its wierd, the bolt holding the adjuster knob is actually loose and the whole thing moves around. So it either broke the bolt or the nut, or something came loose.

If it's loose and the whole thing moves around, it may have broken off the frame like mine did. That wasn't a difficult repair, just a pain to get to it and weld it up. I posted some pictures in that thread that show where mine was broken.

 

[crisco]

ok thanks! yes, i'm used to working on my old 1970s gravelys, but not on the Kubota. this is the first repair and i have about 1800 hours on it. but i use this thing where i should really have a bush hog a lot of times so thats what i get.

 

[RaydaKub]

Just keep us posted on your progress, crisco. I hope find it easier to fix than I did. Not hard, but just a pain to get at it.

 

[crisco]

i took off the mower deck and the plate is actually hitting the HST fan sometimes (since it is loose, it moves around and hits the fan sometimes and not other times.

but yeah i can see that the plate that the height adjuster knob bolt to is disconnected from the frame.

havent started taking anything else apart yet. im moving in a month so this repair might have to wait 2 years until i get back from Calif.

 

[RaydaKub]

Wow, 2 years? You might wanna bungee that knob over to the side so that it doesn't take the fan out completely (in the event somebody drives it for some reason).

If you need to mow with it, either it rides on the wheels or when you lower it down, you'll have to monitor the height and adjust it on the hydraulics.

Good luck!

 

[crisco]

yeah good call on the bungee cord. i will definitely do that.

i was considering leaving the mower deck off and just using it for the FEL and pulling my DR power grader, which is used almost as much as the mower on this tractor.

i have 2 other rider mowers (gravelys) that are in running condition so its not the end of the world if i leave the mower deck off the Kubota for a while.

i might still try to get it fixed properly before i leave but it's not the highest priority... either way i will update you guys when i get to the next steps.

 

[crisco]

i took the foot deck off and getting it welded tomorrow. only took about an hour to get it ready for welding.

 

[runnerbl]

Ok..so i have the wheels raised up so they don't touch when I put the deck setting on 4. I then let the deck down till it stops. I measure from ground to the blade at the discharge and the blade is at the inches. I have the leveling bolts adjusting all the way down and it's still at 3 inches. How do I get the blades to 4"? Do I adjust the back bolts that have the springs on them?

 

[Scooby074]

Ok..so i have the wheels raised up so they don't touch when I put the deck setting on 4. I then let the deck down till it stops. I measure from ground to the blade at the discharge and the blade is at the inches. I have the leveling bolts adjusting all the way down and it's still at 3 inches. How do I get the blades to 4"? Do I adjust the back bolts that have the springs on them?

Dont touch the spring bolts.

Your doing something wrong or something isnt right I think. You should have lots of adjustment on the bolts to fine tune.

How are you measuring? Are you using the deere gauge? are you on firm LEVEL surface, like concrete?

 

[runnerbl]

Dont touch the spring bolts.

Your doing something wrong or something isnt right I think. You should have lots of adjustment on the bolts to fine tune.

How are you measuring? Are you using the deere gauge? are you on firm LEVEL surface, like concrete?

I dont have a deer gauge. All I did was raise the shroud and took a tape measure and measured from the concrete floor to the cutting edge of the blade. This was just a quick measurement to see if screwing down those 2 bolts did anything about adjusting the height.

 

[Scooby074]

My advice is get the deere gauge or build a block gauge.

Tape measures dont work as I found out when I set mine. The deere gauge is the best $8.00 you'll ever spend.

The adjustment on the rear bolts, with the locknuts, should provide all the adjustment to get the deck level you need. The lift pins are inside the oval holes under the adjustment bolts correct? 3pt flow control opened all the way up? 3pt lift arms moving for their full stroke?

Try measuring blade height with the deck height knob on 3"