This is an old thread but hey, I came across it so maybe others will too. I have the same issue on my 149. I have several lift rods of varying height. Some let me lift high enough, some let me drop low enough, but there just isn't the range I'm looking for. I need to be able to plow (kinda the whole point) but I'd like to get the blade higher for transport, such as pulling my firewood sled across undulating ground between plowing sessions. I'm going to try to replace the lift rod with a chain with quick links on either end, and an additional open hook on one of the quick links. In plow mode the open hook will just hang there, but in transport mode I'll manually lift the plow higher and use the open hook to shorten the chain by a link or two, to get it higher. I think I saw the chain idea mentioned elsewhere before had the plow on to really understand what the issue was, but I haven't seen anyone else try lengthening/shortening it regularly.
The other alternative I see is drill a second hole further down the plow lift bracket, but I don't know if putting that extra strain on the hydraulic lift system would cause any problems. The chain is quick and cheap and requires no modifications.
Anyone tried anything like this? With a chain rather than a rigid lift rod will I have a problem getting enough down force on the plow?
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