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    BX Mower Arms Won't Lower – Manufacturing Defect?

    I believe (but am not certain anymore) that I took that picture at the "Top" position. It's a good point that it of course can't be literally perpendicular to the slot in the lower arm as the two arms rotate through their range of motion, but you can clearly see that the retainer head and the...
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    Repairing a Bent Mower Deck Rim

    FWIW, before heading out to buy that pipe wrench, I ended up finding an old crescent wrench with a handle long enough to bend things back into shape. It wasn't easy, but it worked better than I thought it would. I appreciate the suggestions.
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    BX Mower Arms Won't Lower – Manufacturing Defect?

    There's not even a real question here. This is essentially just a rant, but hopefully it might help someone else having the same problem know what to look for. I've had my BX23S for about a year now, and I've had issues with the mower deck occasionally not lowering (usually after installing...
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    Repairing a Bent Mower Deck Rim

    I finally got around to taking the deck off. I looked into Porta Power jacks, but I couldn't see an obvious way to use one in the limited clearance under the deck, especially given the curve that the walls take towards the top of the deck – but to be clear, I've never used one, so I could be...
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    Repairing a Bent Mower Deck Rim

    Apologies for the lack of pictures – I was thinking about taking the deck off again tonight to take a few, but life got busy (or at least a giant, hollowed out old maple got needing to be limbed and bucked). There are some good suggestions here already though. If I'm honest, I hadn't thought...
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    Repairing a Bent Mower Deck Rim

    While mowing a hillside area, I hit what I suspect was a mole hill in some taller grass. It's hard to understand what exactly happened, but the inner rim/lip of the mower deck (RCK60B-23BX) was dented upwards to the extent that it made blade contact in two spots It's pretty thick steel, so I...
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    Too Steep for a B01 or Even a BX?

    These things hold their resale value too well – around here, if you ever see one, the surprisingly low discount relative to the reduced warranty duration and risk associated with possibly poor maintenance/operation. Also, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of buying such an expensive item used...
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    Too Steep for a B01 or Even a BX?

    Wow – there is a ton of useful information here. Thank you all for the replies. It's surprising to me, but predicted above, that after going outside and actually measuring the slope, it's less than I had thought. There's no single plane/grade here, with larger-scale "mounds" and "bowls"...
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    Too Steep for a B01 or Even a BX?

    I've never owned a tractor before, but am about to purchase either a BX series (other than BX1880) or a B01 series with a MMM, and I'm not sure whether my hilly, uneven terrain that I need to mow/brush hog/clear leaves from will be too much for a B01. I've included some pictures below, and am...