The paint is dry and it's time to put the mowers back together.
The tires fit tight enough that the rims have to be forced into the tire with a rubber hammer.
I got some large plastic hole plugs off ebay to fit into the center hole on the rims.
Here is the finished mower mounted back on the tractor.
The lift control is set so it only raises the mower about 1-1/2 inch off the ground.
With the mower mounted in-between the rear wheels, it is going to ride up and down the same as the rear wheels do so I didn't figure it needed very much extra clearance.
At this lift height, the foot pads on the tool bar are even with the original foot rest on the tractor.
There are two stops clamped on the notches of the lift gauge to control how high and low the tool bar can move.
One of the rear mower units.
With all the mowers put back together, I figured that I was finished with them and then I got to thinking about them setting on display at the tractor shows.
There are always some little kids at the shows and there is always the risk of one of them slipping and falling down.
The blades on the reels have a flat edge on them and aren't really sharp enough to cut someone but a little hand could still get banged up pretty good if it got jammed down into the blades.
So with that in mind, I've decided to make a cover that will fit across the top of each mower unit.
I have this sheet of galvanized steel that the covers will be made out of.
The tires fit tight enough that the rims have to be forced into the tire with a rubber hammer.
I got some large plastic hole plugs off ebay to fit into the center hole on the rims.
Here is the finished mower mounted back on the tractor.
The lift control is set so it only raises the mower about 1-1/2 inch off the ground.
With the mower mounted in-between the rear wheels, it is going to ride up and down the same as the rear wheels do so I didn't figure it needed very much extra clearance.
At this lift height, the foot pads on the tool bar are even with the original foot rest on the tractor.
There are two stops clamped on the notches of the lift gauge to control how high and low the tool bar can move.
One of the rear mower units.
With all the mowers put back together, I figured that I was finished with them and then I got to thinking about them setting on display at the tractor shows.
There are always some little kids at the shows and there is always the risk of one of them slipping and falling down.
The blades on the reels have a flat edge on them and aren't really sharp enough to cut someone but a little hand could still get banged up pretty good if it got jammed down into the blades.
So with that in mind, I've decided to make a cover that will fit across the top of each mower unit.
I have this sheet of galvanized steel that the covers will be made out of.