[quote=NormK]Hi Nick,
In hindsight you might have been better off with a smaller machine like the Y560 , they are only half the size with a 22 inch cut which for a 65kg person much easier to throw around.
I haven't looked at lowering the blades but a spacer would be the way to go. Are you looking to lower it 5mm or 50mm, I'm guessing 50mm as 5mm would make no difference to the skirts dragging on the ground[/quote]

HI Norm,

Thank you as always for your reply.

Umm I'll have to do some measuring down in the shed to see what the offset between the blades and skirt bottom is. I would estimate anything from 10-20mm would likely do whats required. I assume mild steel would be essentially the only option.

Oh I just realised that the flange that holds the blade carrier on might be not so easy to get a spacer working on. The flange has 3 bolt holes, all abot 10mm - bu then there's also a central 'hub' which rather than being a bolt hold is just a ~30mm diameter raised round section thats ~5mm in height, this slides into the blade carrier. I forgot about that little feature until now, which makes a spacer a tad more complex.

Yes, look it's possible the Y560 will be shown to be the better choice, I considered them but hey if I need to I'll swap over in some way.


[quote=maxwestern]
The tighter turns are a bit of a workout with a heavier mower.
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Yes, I remember part way through thinking "Bloody hell why am I so tired, this is meant to be easier" and it was - as I didn't need to push but it was like wrestling a sheep around every 180 degree turn. But like I said was the first use and I am loathe to rush to conclusions as I know it got a lot better when I became aware of it's nuances etc.