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When I lift the 3 point up on my 756d, my drum mower lifts, but the far end barely clears the ground. Is there some sort of adjustment on the 3 point to fix this? I have a 2400 Reese drum mower attached. I have check for "flex" on the machince but can't see any, the center pivot pin barely has any play, what am I missing? I have just bought this mower and can't wait to try it out, but I don't think I can operate like this. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Try a shorter toplink, there are several sizes. Also, on my Haymaxx, there are 2 or 3 holes, that you can put the toplink in, to change the angle it hangs at. I assume you are talking about the transport position...
 
Actually, I'm not talking about transport position but operating position. This is an 8' model so the end is a ways out there, but it should lift off of the ground. I'm wondering if there is a way to lower one arm or raise the other, not sure if thats possible or if it would work, but is just a thought. Also, would extending the 3 point arm out a bit work? Is this even possible?
 
They never really pick up all the way, when in mowing position, especially if yours is 8' cut. You can do what you can, by shortening the RH link, and lengthening the left hand link, but this is a mower that is basically dragged around, not to be lifted much. Another thing I did, to stabilize mine was to put a wheel weight on the LH rear wheel, to counterbalance the weight of the machine. You might need more than one, on that big of a cutter.
 
If by "far end" you are referring to the rear of the unit,then I agree with Diydave, sounds like you need a shorter top link, as that generally controls front to back pitch.
 

I had an eight foot drum mower probably a decade and 1/3 ago. I sold it after one season. One problem was picking it up like that in working position. I had it on a 70HP cab tractor and it leaned quite a bit in transport position. Also mounting and dismounting were major projects.
 
I have a Zetor drum mower that cuts 53 in. It does the same thing as yours. Adjust the 3 pt links as best you can, but the outer end in mowing position will drag. I just don"t try to lift it any more. Only lift in transport.
 
There might be an adjustment on the mower itself that levels the mower from left to right as it lifts.
 
Diydave covered it. Adjust your top link, or use a shorter one. Switch to another hole at the block on the tractor to change the angle and overall pivot of the top link.

Good luck.

Mark
 
Adjust the arms and ad some air to that rear tire. That tractor isn't a lightweight - it should handle that hanging out there fine. Loaded tires and wheel weights would make it squat less on that side. Is the tractor stripped out to pretty light?
 
If you try to adjust the mower to raise the far right side you will not be able to cut with it or you will have to get off and adjust the mower every time before starting. When cornering you do not want to raise the mower anyway because the weight will cause most tractors to grab on the off side and tear the sod, better to let it glide over the ground the whole time while mowing and during short transport from one side of the field to the other,maybe hold a little weight up but don't try to lift it completely. This is the reason I mentioned the mower sliding into dips and gullies in fields the other day, if you go to fast across a rough field while trying to hold the mower all the way up the tip end will be dragging downward and can hang up and tear up a good bit in short order.
 
There should be a linkage built into the frame of the mower to correct the end from drooping. Or there should be a bar running out towards the end of the mower, shorten that bar. How about a picture of the mower fitted to the tractor?..........Sam
 
I think this is covered by others here, and I have zero experience with a drum mower but have used other mowers for decades.....

But, they would have some sort of linkage to lift, and float, as the three point goes up and down? Often a very small adjustment of this linkage makes a very big difference. Changing tractors means you have to change that adjustment? This float to carry the far end often has a spring involved, and some angle strut. Anything loose, sloppy, or mis adjusted will cause problems, only a few threads of a bolt can be a big difference.....

Your tractor needs the 3pt arms level, at least the right one will have a crank on it to level it with the left one - often the left side also has adjustments. Again a few cranks makes a very small actual adjustment, but can be a big swing of a difference to an implement 8 feet wide.

The manual for the mower probably covers this, we often don't have the manuals we should, and if we have them we forget to look at them....

Paul
 
This is a heavy mower hanging 8'+ out to the side of the tractor. It's going to hang low on the far right to some extent no matter what you do.

Take a CLOSE look at see what's going on. The weight of the mower is lifting the left 3pt arm up, and slop in the linkages is allowing it to happen.

You can probably deal with some of it by adjusting the left and right linkages as recommended above. *IF* the screws aren't rusted up solid.

If it's not dragging on the ground, it will work. Just be careful and don't swing around into a mound.
 
I think you are having the same trouble we had. on a tractor with a worn 3 pt hitch we had to lengthen the adjuster on the left hand arm and shorten the adjuster on the right hand. this is to compensate for wear in the linkage. the right hand arm does all the lifting and the left is being pushed up.
will be better able to help once we start haying.we have a 2400 also new last year.
 
I have a 2400 HL. I use it on a fairly large JD5420 with big tires and the right end of the mower barely clears the ground. Use the cylinder to pick up the end. But when mowing the inside shoe is on the ground and the outside wheel sets the ground clearance.
The top link adjustment is critical to the way the mower cuts Because the drums are so large, a slight change in the length of the
top link makes a big change in the height of the front edge of the drum to the ground. Let me know if you need more info, ...the manual is totally useless.
 
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