Every Cub Cadet deck I have EVER ran including a 128 with a 44" deck, a 1872 with a 60" Haban, and the 1861 I showed previously showed in this thread, ALL were run with the deck carried by the tractor. The gauge wheels were always in the air, except for an occasional "touch" on high spots.
Now, I mow some rough stuff. The gauge wheels would not last a season otherwise.
If you can get level mowing with the deck wheels mostly in the air, why would you want them to touch?
