DJ
Yes, it sounds as though it may be together wrong. In my neck of the
woods, 3 1/2" is the lowest I would go unless I was going to overseed very
soon, and then only in the fall. Good luck. With 8" wheels you would be
better off with a small adapter toraise them, but it sounds as though you
should be ok with 3.8"
Keegan
"DJ" wrote in message
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Keegan
Hi, thanks for the tip. I had made a mistake on the brand name, it is a
Murray, not Murphy.
I looked it up online and it says that the tires are 8". Also says that it
has a 7 Position Height
Adjustment from 1" to 3.8". When I measured I got 0" to almost 3 inches,
so
maybe the store put it together wrong. Doesn't it sound strange, that
the
lowest setting would literally "scrape" my yard?
Donna J.

"BDT" wrote in message
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DJ
Here's something you can try. Get larger diameter wheels for your
mower.
Buy 4 to replace yours now and you will raise evenly. If your wheels
are
5"
now, get 6" and you will gain your 1/2". You better check to see that
you
have clearance around the wheels first. Also, make sure you get the
same
shaft diameter. Take one wheel off and take it in to your local
hardware
store, they should be able to help you out.
Keegan
"DJ" wrote in message
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No, I don't think you're a "Dork". I probably would have done that
too.
:-)
I have a Murphy and measured it from the deck, as recommended and it
is
almost 3" from the bottom of the deck, on the highest setting. It has
7
notches and if I were to put it on the lowest, the deck is touching
the
sidewalk. Is there a way to re-adjust it so that there is at least 1/2
"
space between the deck and cement? Not that I would mow a yard on that
setting, but seems it's not correctly set. Is this normal?

Thanks,
Donna J.

wrote in message
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I was glad to see your post. Thought I had subscribed to the
wrong
newsgroup. You said you mow your yard 3"-4" . Can you tell me how
you
know
the height?

I'm a dork...I take a ruler and measure the height of the grass
after
I mow it!

I know that the third notch from the top is 3", and it looks like
each
notch is a 1/4" change.