Wow! You guys are amazing! I was planning on disappearing into the woodwork after being so mechanically inept, but apparently I have set the marker even higher. Today was a true learning experience. I went out today ready to take on the cold and figure this out. I printed out FINSRUSKW'S instructions and went out to study the tractor. I removed the tunnel cover and moved the lift lever to try to see the 2 bolt holes. I couldn't see them.
Then I went to the back of the tractor and tried to find the 2 bolt holes on the frame and could not find them either. The place where I should have mounted the spring assist on the rear of the frame already had something bolted there. Anyone care to guess what was bolted there?
If you guessed a spring assist go to the head of the class. There was already one installed. You can not imagine how stupid I feel right about now. I really didn't know what a spring assist was or where it mounted when I started. I thought it just replaced the lift rod between the snow plow and the bottom of the lift lever. I didn't realize it was on the opposite side of the tractor. After I realized that I still couldn't understand why it was so difficult to lift the snow plow. After studying the lift rod that I had made I realized what Ironman saw in my pictures. When I got the tractor I was given a bucket with tire chains and there was one long piece of chain with an s hook. After experimenting for a while I discovered that the chain was the length I needed to replace the lift rod. I pushed the lift lever all the way forward and hooked it to the arm for the plow and magically the plow lifts easily. I am truly amazed at how observant Ironman was to also spot the position of the lift lever. When I was through I checked the original lift rod I had made and realized it was about 6 inches too long and that was why I could not lift the plow blade. Thank you everyone for your help. It's not easy being mechanically challenged and having no one to figure this stuff out with. I appreciate everyone's patience. I'm going to disappear now..
Thanks
Dan
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