A freind of mine has a 5' Woods finishing mower for sale. It is in really good shape and he wants $400 for it. It is a left side discharge he runs on a Massey 60. I have a Woods right hand discharge and I can't figure out how a left side discharge would work unless it is in the gearbox. My question is will it work properly on my L3800? Thanks!
Woods Left Side Discharge?
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Perhaps it is a mower designed for a few early Kubotas whose pto turned backwards compared to today's machines. The blades may be different. The cutting edge and up twist to lift grass may be opposite to what you need when connected to your pto.
Study the pto rotation of both machines and also how the blades turn. The cutting edge of the blade needs to approach the front end (closest to the tractor) of the discharge shoot. Other wise the cut grass is thrashing around under the deck. When you back up with a mower designed to be pulled forward, the first part of the blade to touch uncut grass is far from the discharge which compromises its performance.
These are my quick thoughts early in the morning. Hope they make sense.
Dave M7040
Study the pto rotation of both machines and also how the blades turn. The cutting edge of the blade needs to approach the front end (closest to the tractor) of the discharge shoot. Other wise the cut grass is thrashing around under the deck. When you back up with a mower designed to be pulled forward, the first part of the blade to touch uncut grass is far from the discharge which compromises its performance.
These are my quick thoughts early in the morning. Hope they make sense.
Dave M7040
I had a Lo-Boy with a CCW PTO and it had a left side discharge woods. The Mitsubishi Beaver tractors also came with left side discharge woods finsh mowers because they turned backwards as well.
Thanks for the thoughts. I kinda of figured it had a CCW PTO and after a little further investigation this is what it has. Don't do me any good so I will have to pass on it.
I'd be careful about this. I had a left side discharge mower for a tractor with the usual rotation of the PTO. Getting blades for that mower was impossible, none available.