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Originally Posted by cdlong

Are you sure you have the correct lift links? I have several pairs and they have different lengths. The 44C on my 1450 raises 6". I had to play around with different lift links until I got the deck level. Check the arms on the hangers. Are the contact points worn down? Is the bar that holds the rear arm worn down?

Thanks - I went thru my stuff and found 3 different link lengths. Both the low riding 129 and the 1250 had the longest of the links. My 129 that lifts high had a medium length linkage (73 had real short links). While going thru the low riding 129 I welded the lift linkage, filling it in enough so the other side with the adj linkage was adjusted all the way to the short side. I also filled in the wear on the rear frame rod (probably 1/8") and tweaked the top side of the "fork" on the mule drive which slides onto the rod so it just fits on the rod. With it all levelled I now get 3 1/2", better but not that high. I had this all torn down and I don't know where the blades were before, but the casters never came off the ground and now they are about an inch off the ground. The belt still misses the deck by a lot and the belt aligment looks OK. The 1250 is going to get medium linkages the other fixes and I post where it ends up.