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Post by bigturtle on Mar 7, 2017 2:05:19 GMT
Does anyone know what it might cost for after warranty repairs?
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Post by nittanydoug on Apr 19, 2017 23:35:15 GMT
I had a local fabricator beef up the rear hitch/bumper and add a piece of tubing so I could mount a rear light. I hooked up light bars similar to what I had found somewhere else online. Makes it great to mow in lower light in the fall when you have to try to fit mowing in after work.
One of the dealers near me will take off the rear/dump bed and put on a golf cart rear seat. He wanted a small fortune to do it.
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Post by ace4499 on May 8, 2017 6:28:11 GMT
Plow that lowers and raises with deck lever, battery voltage gauge (real volt read out), light bar in rear for rear work light and maybe brake lights, official winch for rear and front, light kit like golf carts have for turn signals and brakes,
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Post by korinne on Jun 1, 2017 16:55:59 GMT
Any ideas how to make a shear pin for the mower blade??? I've only used mine a few times and just had to fork out $350 for a new mower motor because my bolt is slightly torqued! Ergggg. Ridiculous these don't have some type of shear pin or gear shaft safety system.
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Post by nittanydoug on Jun 2, 2017 1:34:14 GMT
I thought these motors had an overload safety built into it.
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Post by Brian on Sept 18, 2017 16:52:00 GMT
How about a snow plow attachment! the machine would be heavy enough to plow especially with some chains on the rear wheels.
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Post by crawford on Jun 16, 2018 3:59:36 GMT
I am now working on a way for blades to slip by rounding the for conners of the x pattern to allow the blade to slip over it trying to find a heavy spring on nut side to allow it to move down and over next x spot
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Post by nittanydoug on Jun 20, 2018 18:58:40 GMT
I am now working on a way for blades to slip by rounding the for conners of the x pattern to allow the blade to slip over it trying to find a heavy spring on nut side to allow it to move down and over next x spot Wow are you hitting enough "stuff" for this? The blades to me seem soft. I can mow once and mine are dull. I go through sharpening them several times a season. I've never had a stick stop the blade.
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Post by crawford on Jul 13, 2018 23:17:11 GMT
I mow 5 acres and motors have no safety ..... you can take that to the bank.
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Post by koelling on Aug 17, 2018 14:54:08 GMT
Let's have some ideas for some accessories for the Raven. I can fabricate just about anything within reason so let's see what we can come up with. I reinforced the hitch mount for drawing/pulling power. Towing a DR Power Grader bent the hitch frame/tube. After replacing the bent hitch, I U-bolted 1" square tubes to rear axle next to the frame mounts, extended rearward to a 2" flat steel bar to connect tubes while resting on hitch. I drilled through steel bar and enlarged hitch hole, then installed 1 7/8" hitch ball to secure together. I modified my DR Power Grader to hitch to a ball, all works great to grade our ΒΌ mile gravel drive!
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Post by koelling on Aug 17, 2018 15:03:23 GMT
Maybe a hitch that is rated for more than 550lbs? I think the main issue for a hitch would be having to add weight to the front of the raven. They are pretty light on the front end. I believe the weight balance issue is why the hitch is as low as it is, to prevent pulling the front end up. Interestingly, I noticed that one promotional brochure shows the tow-bar hitch mounted upside down while Raven is towing a trailer, which raised the hitch much higher. I mentioned that to Raven Support during one phone call, was advised it is mountable either way. I guess that person didn't realize that with the tow-bar hitch mounted upside down, that the storage box cannot be tilted to gain service access to the engine! Refer to my previous response describing how I beefed up the tow-bar strength for improved pulling power, to prevent leverage bending of tow-bar mount.
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Post by koelling on Aug 17, 2018 15:46:49 GMT
Let's have some ideas for some accessories for the Raven. I can fabricate just about anything within reason so let's see what we can come up with. Steering needs periodic greasing - becomes very hard to turn otherwise, to the point of gears jumping positions. Would it be possible to design a steering gear mechanism that is easier to lubricate, possibly protected from the dust/dirt environment surrounding Raven mowing use? I've been using an aerosol white lithium grease, but this seems to attract the flying dirt debris. I now find it necessary to grease about every 2nd or 3rd day/use of Raven.
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Post by koelling on Aug 17, 2018 15:49:39 GMT
Greasing the gears will help - I learned that from experience after the hardening steering actually caused the steering gears to jump positions, changing the steering wheel alignment!
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Post by koelling on Aug 17, 2018 16:22:14 GMT
Let's have some ideas for some accessories for the Raven. I can fabricate just about anything within reason so let's see what we can come up with. (1) Wide-angle lights for mowing after dark, to be able to see to where you are turning. Current narrow-beam headlights only illuminate straight ahead, can't see where or how far to turn. (2) Gauges (volt or ammeter?) that show performance of each mower deck motor, to enable recognition if/when one blade isn't operational as well as the other. (3) Some form of anti-scalp-wheel-guard, maybe a deflector-fender-bumper extended from mower-deck-housing forward around wheel, to prevent wheel from snagging on T-bar fence posts and bending its mounting when mowing closely along fence lines. (4) Improved parking/safety brake handle/lever. Proximity to dashboard makes this one difficult to set. (5) How about an optional clock? I put one on my boat, very convenient, but no dashboard space available on Raven. I don't want to miss dinner just because I'm so involved in mowing our lawn and/or grading our drive!
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Post by denny on Sept 7, 2018 14:41:20 GMT
Adding power steering would be nice but would probably cost more than the unit is worth. I am looking for a larger steering wheel. I am also going to put stops (bolts) near each end of the rack to keep the pinion from going too far and slipping/jumping/rounding off teeth.
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