Hello everyone,
Well, I took the plunge and traded in my oooooold G2000 gt. I was initially planning on going the route of the GR2120 but long story short, my new BX1880 with 54" deck and 50" rear tiller was just delivered yesterday. I've never actually owned anything quite like this before, so I was hoping you all could give me some input on some first-day questions/concerns I'm having.
1. the manual says not to operate the engine at full engine speed for the first 50 hours. is it safe to run these engines at a lower RPM when the recommended RPM for my tiller is all the way up?
2. I disconnected my mower deck to be able to till with better clearance and now trying to re-connect; however, the mid pto shaft will not connect. I'm pulling the lip back but can't seem to get it onto the male end of the tractor. I've read a lot of others' posts that have had similar issues and tries a few of their ideas but still not having any luck.
3. my PTO selector handle seems to lock up when I put it in rear PTO. I eventually got it loose last night but as soon as it goes back into the rear PTO it locks back up. This being a brand new tractor, should I be concerned with this issue?
Thanks, everyone!
Well, I took the plunge and traded in my oooooold G2000 gt. I was initially planning on going the route of the GR2120 but long story short, my new BX1880 with 54" deck and 50" rear tiller was just delivered yesterday. I've never actually owned anything quite like this before, so I was hoping you all could give me some input on some first-day questions/concerns I'm having.
1. the manual says not to operate the engine at full engine speed for the first 50 hours. is it safe to run these engines at a lower RPM when the recommended RPM for my tiller is all the way up?
2. I disconnected my mower deck to be able to till with better clearance and now trying to re-connect; however, the mid pto shaft will not connect. I'm pulling the lip back but can't seem to get it onto the male end of the tractor. I've read a lot of others' posts that have had similar issues and tries a few of their ideas but still not having any luck.
3. my PTO selector handle seems to lock up when I put it in rear PTO. I eventually got it loose last night but as soon as it goes back into the rear PTO it locks back up. This being a brand new tractor, should I be concerned with this issue?
Thanks, everyone!
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