Mowing Question G1800S

[Roger Fowler]

This is my second season mowing with the G1800S. The left front anti-scalp roller often plows up soft turf or dirt with no grass. Often during left turns, but sometimes when travelling straight ahead. Is there something wrong that I have not found yet or is this just "the nature of the beast?" Height is set at 2.5 inches per the manual. The mount looks to be ok. I replaced the roller. The only thing that is non-standard is that one of the parallel linkages on the front of the deck is a similar one from another model of mower deck. The original one was lost and new ones are not available. I did a little grinding to make this one fit.

Just wondering if anyone else has seen this. Thanks in advance,
Roger

 

[Bee-Positive]

Have you checked to make sure all the tire pressures are correct?
With the mower on a flat surface are the right and left side heights identical when raised and lowered?

 

[Hugo Habicht]

Hello Roger,

the length of the front linkages can be adjusted each side individually. If they are the wrong length the deck can hang at an angle (like mine does for over a year now ). Check on a level surface. Tyre pressure, as mentioned by Bee-Positive, is a very good point, check and correct that beforehand.