lagreex1
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I have a question, why the cylinder is not parallel with the two track? I think this could make big noise when it is moving.
It should be parallel like this.View attachment 543410
Jack, yes absolutely! I had it off in my original picture and mentioned that in my post: "The cylinder mounts aren't lined up in this picture, so it won't normally be cockeyed."
When mounted it will be parallel, thank you for checking!
It has been a long time since I did mine, but from memory it wasn't all THAT hard.
Accepted that the translations are rough, add some intuit and with a clear head ta dahh... all done.
One thing to watch out for when drilling the holes is that you have everything "square, level and plumb".
Initially I didn't and a slight out of squareness caused considerable binding when shifting to extreme right.
I had to "oval out" a couple of holes, assemble barely snug then shift out to allow everything to settle "where all the tolerances tolerated each other" then really tighten things up.
YMMV etc.
Thanks for the warning! I'll make sure to keep things lines up as best I can. At this point I plan to drill out the top left and bottom right holes first, then tighten them down and drill the rest.
Leonz, i couldn't pull up the first link you posted, but the second one is great, thanks! It looks like they've revised the kit since then (it's definitely different). But besides the hydraulic unit being oriented the other way, it looks like I've got it mounted correctly.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, Before you start drilling anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please purchase an Italian to English language dictionary to do the work first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have to flip the side shift kit over to mount it in the 3 attachment holes that correspond with the three holes in the side shift kit on both weldments on the flail mower shroud.
I will have to get in touch with Rodney Barbour about this.
Sorry, not sure I follow. Are you saying I have the whole thing upside down, or spun 180 degrees? There are absolutely zero holes on the surface of the mower, so I can't imaging not drilling holes and getting this thing mounted.
Thank you all for the help!