snowman
Gold Member
I don't have any shackles...mine is a Kubota MMM too.
There are only three points on mine that connect the
MMM to the tractor - the front bar/latch, and the
two points on either side of the deck that hook up
to the 3pt mechanism (I'm excluding the PTO connection,
because that is not a support connection).
If the shackles you're talking about are the 3pt "hooks"
that the spring loaded pins are in, they should lift right
up after you pull the pins back. Since you haven't removed
the mower much, it may be that there was debris in the
spring or lever and that just made it hard to do.
I purchased mine in 2/2001; I'm not sure when it was actually
manufactured. It may be that yours is a little older and that
the design may be slightly different?
There are only three points on mine that connect the
MMM to the tractor - the front bar/latch, and the
two points on either side of the deck that hook up
to the 3pt mechanism (I'm excluding the PTO connection,
because that is not a support connection).
If the shackles you're talking about are the 3pt "hooks"
that the spring loaded pins are in, they should lift right
up after you pull the pins back. Since you haven't removed
the mower much, it may be that there was debris in the
spring or lever and that just made it hard to do.
I purchased mine in 2/2001; I'm not sure when it was actually
manufactured. It may be that yours is a little older and that
the design may be slightly different?