Increasing deck lift on 782

[bugzilla46310]

Is there an easy way to increase the deck lift on a 782, basically increasing the cylinder stroke ie get a longer cylinder? Here is why I want the deck to raise more. We live in a wooded area and in the fall I use the shredded leave I vac up as bedding for my path in the woods. Often when driving over the freshly spread leaves the front roller catches the leaves and plows them. This is very frustrating and causes a lot of extra work. If I could get the deck about 2 inches higher, I could eliminate this. I made a custom box on my Dr leaf vac than is 4'x4.5'x4' and will have 10 or more loads of leaves in a season. Thanks

[gdheck]

They're pretty limited on how high the deck can raise because of the subframe. Short of putting on taller tires, I don't know of much that can be done. I wish I could raise the deck on my 1782 and 2072 higher too.

[ol'George]

Installing a "supersteer" axle as they are sometimes called, from a later model will raise the front end just shy of 2"
Also the pin in the cylinder linkage where it touches lift arm can be made new on a lathe with a larger diameter and it gives an additional 1/2"@ the deck hangers.
But still not much really can be done to get a lot of lift increase.
Thy are not designed to have much lift.
You can check to insure that you are getting all you can and something is not mis adjusted or broken/worn in the linkage area.

[Rescue11]

Install a bushing on the lift cylinder pin that makes contact with the rockshaft arm. Those stupid decks don't need to drop five inches below the tire level, this should help you out! And it's not very much money. If it doesn't help then have another beer