OK. First day with my LX2610 and Land Pride finish mower. I can't find any instructions on how my top link should be adjusted. Here's a picture but if I raise or the mower the top link swivels and doesn't keep the rear wheels off the ground for transport.
Where does my top link go??
- Thread starter Jack Bonham
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Loosen the lock nut (blue circle) and turn the turnbuckle (yellow arrow) to shorten up the top link then tighten the lock nut.
Russell King
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The way that is attached is correct. That link is to allow the mower to follow the ground contours as you move.
Two things you can do to lift it more is to move the tractor end to the lowest hole and shorten the top link so that link is around 45 degrees. For transport you could shorten the top link as much as you want but then you have to lengthen it for mower operation when you get where you are going.
You might want to look into hydraulic top links and side links at some point in your future! They are nice to have!
Two things you can do to lift it more is to move the tractor end to the lowest hole and shorten the top link so that link is around 45 degrees. For transport you could shorten the top link as much as you want but then you have to lengthen it for mower operation when you get where you are going.
You might want to look into hydraulic top links and side links at some point in your future! They are nice to have!
There's a sweet spot for the length of the top link adjustment. There's also a difference in which hole is used on the bracket on the tractor end. For my RFM, the top hole on the tractor is used and the length of the top link is adjusted long enough to allow the mower to droop a bit when the 3PH is lowered, but short enough to pick it up sufficiently. Without allowing some movement the back of the mower would pick up when cresting a hill or bind in a valley..That is done by shortening the top link to use some of the range of motion of the swinging connection point of the mower frame.
The connection point for the top link on my RFM is oriented differently. Here's a picture. It is mounted above the pivot in lieu of below it. There's a tab welded to it that won't allow it to rotate beyond straight up,. The tab bumps into the frame as the lift arms are raised. After that contact is made the mower is raised. At first the front of the mower is raised and when the tab hits, the rear is lifted.
With the top link adjusted for the implement, there's no need to fiddle with it. If the scraper blade is removed in the Spring, the top link is adjusted when the mower goes on and doesn't get touched till the tractor is prepped for snow with the back blade again unless the York rake or something else is pressed into service.
The connection point for the top link on my RFM is oriented differently. Here's a picture. It is mounted above the pivot in lieu of below it. There's a tab welded to it that won't allow it to rotate beyond straight up,. The tab bumps into the frame as the lift arms are raised. After that contact is made the mower is raised. At first the front of the mower is raised and when the tab hits, the rear is lifted.
With the top link adjusted for the implement, there's no need to fiddle with it. If the scraper blade is removed in the Spring, the top link is adjusted when the mower goes on and doesn't get touched till the tractor is prepped for snow with the back blade again unless the York rake or something else is pressed into service.
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Your top link is adjusted MUCH Too Long.
Shorten it until the mower top toggle is only barely drooping when the mower sits on the ground ready for mowing.
In that way, the mower can “follow the ground”…yet when tgeh 3 pt is raised, the entire mower will pickup off the ground. (The rear wheels will be in the air…but lower than the front only slightly)