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Tbone95 
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 Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 2:10pm |
Hahahaha!!!  In all honesty, as I figured. Glad it worked out for you.
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HudCo
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Location: Plymouth Utah
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Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 4:47pm |
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mtd says lower in front , tall wet heavey moister grass i think higher in the front is a little better espeicaly if the front wheels are laying it over a little
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HudCo
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Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 4:53pm |
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2x that on the blades upside down or the chain saw chain backwards a few of those come threw here each year
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fixer1958
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Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 5:22pm |
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I had a JD 318 I repowered with a 24 HP Briggs.
JD had a speed up pulley designed for that 52" deck.
I got one but needed a shorter belt.
Said and done when it's wound up it sounds like an airplane.
Made a heck of a difference. Son uses it now.
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DiyDave
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Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 6:50pm |
Dixie Chopper I have says blades a little lower on front. Logic also says that. If the front is too high, you will have a lot of short cut grass, stuck under the deck. Note: Deck height in front does not always equate to blade height. Drive to a level concrete pad, take a wooden block with you, and check the actual blade height vs the deck height. Properly tuned and adjusted, blades should always be lower in the front.
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fixer1958
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Posted: 14 Apr 2017 at 7:19pm |
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I never did understand what is best as far as deck adjustment height front to rear. Too many different opinions. Never really gave 2 chits as much as getting it to cut level.
Only matters to me if, when mowing, if it's sticking up, cut it down and it's all green.
I'm the only one that has to look at it. Only others are friends and trespassers.
UPS and the mailman now and again.
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Lonn
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017 at 6:37am |
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Well I looked the book over on our new Conquest the other night. Yep the book says to adjust so the front of the blades higher (1/8" I think) than the rear. That's not how we did them back when I worked at the dealership. Now I got to look for the book on our old 1616. I know that it will say the opposite. Why would they change that? It makes no sense as you are going to use more power with the front adjusted higher.
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Tbone95
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Posted: 18 Apr 2017 at 6:46am |
 Lonn wrote:
Well I looked the book over on our new Conquest the other night. Yep the book says to adjust so the front of the blades higher (1/8" I think) than the rear. That's not how we did them back when I worked at the dealership. Now I got to look for the book on our old 1616. I know that it will say the opposite. Why would they change that? It makes no sense as you are going to use more power with the front adjusted higher.
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Maybe for mulching effect? And / or so that there's shorter clippings so they discharge easier? 1/8" wouldn't seem like it would make much difference though. Hmm....
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