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On Oct 5, 5:02 am, wrote:
Dave wrote:
If anyone is tempted to buy the bottom of the line Troybilt riding
mower
(Pony) from Lowes, don't. The deck only raises/lowers on the rear.
The
front of the deck is pin mounted. Doesn't move up or down. Any minor
bumps
in the landscape, scrape goes the blade... Purpose of a deck the only
move
up and down in the rear?
Dave

I believe the pin is threaded at the tractor mount point and is
adjustable.

That is true, u adjust from the front. There are two bolts that
protrude from the lower front of the mower. I have this mower and
LOVE it. It gives a good clean cut, rides good, and is versitile with
attachments. Perhaps you have the deck too on the side adjustment
lever. Or u have some reallly bad bumps in your landscape. I have a
few unevenesses in my lawn, but no big deal. I did however almost tip
the thing twice, but that is because I get a little to agressive
around trees, and when I am done I like to run as fast as I can back
to the house. Thats on speed 7. Probably that I am very tallthe
center of gravity is working against me, oh well!


To help correct semantics, I mean the shroud and rest of assy that moves the
entire blade rotating assy up and down in relation to the riding mower
itself. Troybilt parts manual uses the term "deck" for the entire assy that
moves up and down.

Yes, the deck adjustment is the RH side lever. The other RH side actually
engages the blades. The entire deck does not move up and down, just the
rear with the RH side lever. As I stated before, I don't understand the
purpose of raising/lowering only the rear of the deck. Seems to me, the
front and rear of the deck should raise/lower in unison by concept...

Maintain the deck height adjustment lever at highest position. What I say
about the rear of deck moving up and down only with that lever is
demonstrated by moving the lever and observing the rear of the deck moving
up and down as a consequence.

My leech field is an above ground level version. Angled on sides, and flat
on top. I have been tempted to mow the sides with the riding mower, but is
too steep. I only mow the top with the riding mower. The remainder, I
attack with a Boelen push mower. Direct attack up, across, and down result
in grass removal to soil level at the edges on top of the leech field.
Dave