My lower link ends only drop to about 15" from the ground. Barely low enough to get my box blade and mower hooked up. I have to set my chipper on blocks to hook it up. I haven't found this dimensioned anywhere in my manuals. I suspect maybe my vertical links have been modified by a previous owner because there are welds from past repairs. Maybe my vertical links are a litttle short? I have considered removing the splined lift arms and rotating them one notch, or lengthening the vertical links. Anyone with an L245 that can take a measurement of how low your rear link eyes are and vertical link lengths would help me out?